Long Reads: Tom Mills on the BBC's Partisan Politics
Discussing the myths of "public" media.
May 14, 2022
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May 14, 2022
Long Reads: Tom Mills on the BBC's Partisan Politics
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<p>Tom Mills, lecturer in sociology at Aston University and the author of <a href="https://www.versobooks.com/books/3630-the-bbc" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><em>The BBC: Myth of a Public Service</em></a>, joins <em>Long Reads</em> for a discussion about the history of the BBC, its ideological and soft-power functions, and the future of public broadcasting.</p><br /><p>Read Tom's article "The Left Should Stand for a Democratically Run BBC" here: <a href="https://www.jacobinmag.com/2022/02/defend-bbc-funding-public-broadcasting-license-fees-conservative-tories" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.jacobinmag.com/2022/02/defend-bbc-funding-public-broadcasting-license-fees-conservative-tories</a></p><br /><p><em>Long Reads</em> is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn. Produced by Conor Gillies, music by <a href="https://knxwledge.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Knxwledge</a>.</p>
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