The people's post
Sandbrook, Dominic.
The people's post [sound recording] / Dominic Sandbrook. - Bath : BBC Audiobooks, 2012. - 3 sound discs (3 hr.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Radio tie-in. Compact discs.
Over the centuries, the Post Office has become a much-loved social institution, linking people together and extending their vision into the wider world. A 15-part BBC Radio 4 series exploring the origins of the Post Office, how it became a cherished national institution, and how it adapted to globalisation and commercialisation. It's called Royal Mail but it should be known as the People's Post. Launched in 1516 by Henry VIII, it was intended to support royal communications and bolster intelligence. It was only a rise in literacy, trade and interest that stimulated a demand for a public service, and it wasn t until the advent of the Penny Black in 1840 that it became affordable to the general public. Over the centuries, the Post Office has become a much-loved social institution, linking people together and extending their vision outward into the wider world. How the people made it their own is a fascinating story that has not been told.
9781445890487 (sound discs) : 14.25
Great Britain. Post Office --History.
Radio programs--Great Britain.
Audiobooks.
Media Studies.
European history
Media, entertainment, information & communication industries
United Kingdom, Great Britain
Communication studies
Ireland
383.4209 SAN
The people's post [sound recording] / Dominic Sandbrook. - Bath : BBC Audiobooks, 2012. - 3 sound discs (3 hr.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Radio tie-in. Compact discs.
Over the centuries, the Post Office has become a much-loved social institution, linking people together and extending their vision into the wider world. A 15-part BBC Radio 4 series exploring the origins of the Post Office, how it became a cherished national institution, and how it adapted to globalisation and commercialisation. It's called Royal Mail but it should be known as the People's Post. Launched in 1516 by Henry VIII, it was intended to support royal communications and bolster intelligence. It was only a rise in literacy, trade and interest that stimulated a demand for a public service, and it wasn t until the advent of the Penny Black in 1840 that it became affordable to the general public. Over the centuries, the Post Office has become a much-loved social institution, linking people together and extending their vision outward into the wider world. How the people made it their own is a fascinating story that has not been told.
9781445890487 (sound discs) : 14.25
Great Britain. Post Office --History.
Radio programs--Great Britain.
Audiobooks.
Media Studies.
European history
Media, entertainment, information & communication industries
United Kingdom, Great Britain
Communication studies
Ireland
383.4209 SAN