{"product_id":"9781526190802","title":"London calling Italy","description":"Author: Ester Lo Biundo\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526190802\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon calling Italy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a book about Radio Londra, as the BBC Italian Service was known in Italy, and the company's development as a global leader in the broadcasting industry, starting from the Second World War. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on unexplored archive material collected in Italy and the United Kingdom, it aims to understand how the BBC programmes engaged with ordinary Italians, while concurrently conducting political warfare against fascist Italy. The book also focuses on the relationship between the BBC Italian anti-fascist broadcasters, the British Foreign Office, and Labour Party. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey sources analysed in the book are, among others, the Foreign Office's records, the programmes broadcast by the BBC Italian Service during the Allied campaign, the memoirs of Italian anti-fascist broadcasters, the BBC surveys on the audience and the letters sent by listeners of the Italian Service.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920567320734,"sku":"ING-9781526190802","price":56.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526190802.jpg?v=1782824188","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526190802","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}