Dr Matthew LinfootPrincipal Lecturer in Radio, Audio & Podcasting, University of Westminster
BBC Radio began as a local broadcaster in 1922, as a national network was technically impossible until the BBC long wave transmitter at Daventry came into service in July 1925. Dr Matthew Linfoot, Principal Lecturer in Radio, Audio & Podcasting, University of Westminster, explores the origins of local broadcasting in the UK.
BBC radio can trace its local roots back to the early days of the organisation in the 1920s. Read More...
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FacebookLeft to right: Brittany Pettibone, Lauren Southern, and Martin SellnerThree activists with big social media followings from Austria, Canada and the US have been barred from entering the United Kingdom, in a move that some say is part of a crackdown on the far right.
Brittany Pettibone and her boyfriend, Martin Sellner, were refused entry to the UK when they landed at Luton Airport on Friday. Read More...
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