First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
In 1870, the telegraph system came under the control of the post office, in the first ever instance of the government nationalising a commercial industry. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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. Show more
