| Death of a Pirate: British Radio and the Making of the Information Age Contributor(s): Johns, Adrian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393341801 ISBN-13: 9780393341805 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Radio - History & Criticism - History | Europe - Great Britain - 20th Century - Technology & Engineering | Radio |
| Dewey: 384.54 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.60 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 1960's |
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| Publisher Description: When the pirate operator Oliver Smedley shot and killed his rival Reg Calvert in Smedley's country cottage on June 21, 1966, it was a turning point for the outlaw radio stations dotting the coastal waters of England. Situated on ships and offshore forts like Shivering Sands, these stations blasted away at the high-minded BBC's broadcast monopoly with the new beats of the Stones and DJs like Screaming Lord Sutch. For free-market ideologues like Smedley, the pirate stations were entrepreneurial efforts to undermine the growing British welfare state as embodied by the BBC. The worlds of high table and underground collide in this riveting history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Johns, Adrian: - Adrian Johns is a professor of history at the University of Chicago. Educated at Cambridge, England, Johns is a specialist on intellectual property and piracy. |