Savage, Robert J.,

Northern Ireland, the BBC, and censorship in Thatcher's Britain / Robert J. Savage. - First edition. - 1 online resource (viii, 295 pages). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .

This edition also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is a study of how Thatcher's government tried to control the narrative of the Northern Ireland conflict in an effort to shape how 'the Troubles' were understood by regional, national, and international audiences, and exploring how Britain's status as a leading global democracy was tarnished by the imposition of censorship in the 1988 Broadcasting Ban.

Specialized.

9780191944871 (ebook) : No price


Television and politics--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Television--Censorship--History--Great Britain--20th century.


Great Britain--Politics and government--1979-1997.
Northern Ireland--Politics and government--Press coverage.--1968-1998

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