Translating Radio Productions into Television Programmes: The Post-War Career of BBC Writer/Producer Nesta Pain.
When BBC Television resumed broadcasting in 1946, BBC radio still dominated the airwaves. However, within a decade, television had swiftly become the dominant medium. BBC radio producers from the Features Department were eager to try their hand at translating their audio productions into visual ones...
| Published in: | Historical Journal of Film, Radio & Television Vol. 44; no. 4; pp. 710 - 734 |
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