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Article: Television Policies of the Labour Party 1951-2001.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- May 1, 2004
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Television Policies of the Labour Party 1951 - 2001. Des Freedman. Frank Cass. [pounds sterling]18.50 p. b. xv + 224 pages. ISBN 0-7146-8387-6. The background to this history is twofold: for the period covered, Labour were only in power for fifteen years and when in power it took none of the decisions which shaped the radio and television culture of that period. (The one exception is the creation of the Open University.) However, as Mr Freedman argues, debate over the media has been a constant feature of the Labour Party during this period. He confines himself to television policies and asks if the Labour Party has had a coherent ...