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The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office

The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office: Episode 7: Business Post

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Episode 7: Business Post

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office, Business Post

Thanks to cheap postage, businesses could advertise and interact with people more directly

Thanks to cheap postage, businesses could interact with people in their own homes. Dominic Sandbrook investigates how the post office has shaped British society. From Dec 2011.

The post office played a vital role in the spread of mass consumerism.

Thanks to cheap postage, businesses could advertise and interact with people in their own homes. When it took over the Parcel Post in 1883 the Post Office offered the first genuinely joined up postal service, leading to a boom in mail order catalogues.

Writer and Presenter: Dominic Sandbrook

Musicians: Sam Lee, Bella Hardy, Mick Sands, Nick Hart

Actors: Morgan George, John Sessions, Simon Tcherniak, 
Malcolm Tierney, Jane Whittenshaw

Producer: Joby Waldman
A Somethin Else production for BBC Radio 4.

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Dominic Sandbrook charts the development of the post office

As Royal Mail faces an uncertain future, Dominic Sandbrook charts the development of the post office and examines its impact on literacy, free speech, commerce and communication

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