Author: GIFFORD, DENIS
Title: The Golden Age of Radio - an Illustrated Companion
Description: London, B.T. Batsford. 1985, First Edition. (ISBN: 0713442344). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A near Fine copy with a gift inscription to front endpaper with VG+ dustjacket which has fading to spine and has been lightly taped to inside boards. 319 pages. Radio pictorial station chart endpapers. Foreword by Richard Murdoch. Over 1600 entries make up this, the first ever reference guide to the programmes, the entertainers, the dance bands, the comedy characters and the catchphrases that make up the Golden Age of Radio - or perhaps of the Wireless. Alphabetically arranged with over 180 illustrations, it is a nostalgic and vivid portrait of the pioneering days of broadcasting. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.03 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 16. Near Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: British Radio Pioneers, Radio Broadcasting History, Itma, Richard Murdoch, Dick Barton, Henry Hall, Colonel Chinstrap, Goon Shows, Billy Cotton Band Show, Geraldo 0713442344


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