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How effective were BBC efforts to improve the 'public mind' between the two world wars?

How effective were BBC efforts to improve the 'public mind' between the two world wars? Did broadcasts foster a 'spiritual democracy'.

The historian of broadcasting, David Hendy, explores the ways in which the electronic media have shaped the modern mind. 

How effective were the efforts of the BBC to improve the 'public mind' between the wars? Did broadcasts such as W.B. Yeats's poetry recitals or E.M. Forster's talks foster ideas of a 'spiritual democracy' and an enlightened citizenry?

Producer: Matt Thompson.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

David Hendy examines the ways in which the electronic media have shaped the modern mind

Historian of broadcasting David Hendy examines the ways in which the electronic media have shaped the modern mind

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