Weekly commentary about the BBC, media history, wartime propaganda, writing, and other stuff that matters (and sometimes doesn't)
I'm a writer and broadcaster, specialising in modern cultural history, and Emeritus Professor of the University of Sussex. My latest book is 'The BBC: A People's History'. My next is on the tangled life of wartime propagandists.
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Writing prompts for waking up & making a more creative second half of life. Explore and respond to three seasons of free themes from author Tanya Shadrick. Discover like-minds and share your short true soul stories with other life-writers...