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Pinkoes and Traitors: the deeper debate

Published on: 5 May 2015

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Jean Seaton’s feisty reply to critical reviews of her book invites us to reflect on history when we think about the...
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What would a world without the BBC look like?

Published on: 9 April 2015

Written by: Jean Seaton All articles by Jean Seaton

The author of the recent BBC history Pinkoes and Traitors responds to her critics, arguing for the book’s...
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Writing the BBC: the perils of historiography

Published on: 9 April 2015

Written by: Brian Winston All articles by Brian Winston

Jean Seaton’s book on BBC in the 70s and 80s has been widely faulted. But is there some intrinsic reason why writing...
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'Pinkoes and Traitors': a tunnel vision of broadcasting history

Published on: 20 March 2015

Written by: David Elstein All articles by David Elstein

Jean Seaton’s latest history of the BBC is mired by typos, inconsistencies and factual errors. Far from incidental,...

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