TY  - SOUND
AU  - Sandbrook,Dominic
TI  - The people's post
SN  - 9781445890487 (sound discs) :
U1  - 383.4209 SAN 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Bath
PB  - BBC Audiobooks
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Post Office
KW  - History
KW  - Radio programs
KW  - Audiobooks
KW  - Media Studies
KW  - ukslc
KW  - European history
KW  - thema
KW  - Media, entertainment, information & communication industries
KW  - United Kingdom, Great Britain
KW  - Communication studies
KW  - Ireland
N1  - Radio tie-in; Compact discs
N2  - 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
ER  -