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Radio: A True Love Story by Libby Purves

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I'm not a big fan of speech radio but this book had me wondering what I've been missing. As a combined professional memoir and love letter to the medium it draws on Purves' wide experience and articulacy to paint a humorous, persuasive picture of the world of intelligent speech broadcasting. The last chapter is a blistering attack on the Birtian 'reforms' of the nineties, finishing with a more hopeful view of developments in the early 21st century. It would be interesting to know her views on progress since the book was published in 2002.



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