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Episode 4: Mass Culture

Mass Culture

BBC Radio 4 - The Value of Culture, Mass Culture

Melvyn Bragg charts the rise of mass culture in the 20th century.

Melvyn Bragg considers how our understanding of culture was transformed by rise of mass culture in the 20th century.

Melvyn Bragg considers how technology and increasing access to education made possible the rise of a true mass culture in the twentieth century. He examines how the rise of cinema and photography opened the cultural realms to millions, and how our understanding of what culture is, and what it's for, was transformed by the work of scholars such as Richard Hoggart and Raymond Williams.

Producer: Thomas Morris.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Melvyn Bragg explores the history of the idea of culture, and its value today.

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