This volume of documents provides a comprehensive account of the dramatic development of the British media from 1945-1995. Using a broad selection of both official and unofficial documents, Negrine brings to life the story of the growth of television and newspapers in British society. Opening with an introductory chapter that sets the background to the key developments in technology, policy and political ideologies during this period, the book then looks thematically as terrestrial broadcasting, the advent of cable and satellite, the politicisation of broadcasting, the press and its changing role in society.