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SUMMARY:'Broadcast Britain' by Dr Mark Pegg
DESCRIPTION:This event is both an in-person and on-line event. No need to register – just come along or click this zoom link to join on-line. \nA Century of Change Personalities\, Politics\, Society & Culture 1922–2022\nDr Mark Pegg presented to the society in 2024 on the technology that enabled public broadcasting: 100 years of the BBC\, crystal sets\, valve radios and television through to the semi-conductors and microchips creating today’s multi-media age with computers\, mobile phones and smart speakers. \nBy popular demand\, members wanted more information on the people\, social and cultural changes plus the impact of broadcasting on the way we live our lives. \nThis is a further presentation on the technology that uniquely entered our homes and changed us forever.\n \nAbout the Speaker\nDr Mark Pegg read history at Oxford University where his published doctoral thesis was British Broadcasting and Society 1918-1939. He worked in the UK coal mining industry in deep mines and headquarters where he was the Chairman’s personal assistant and also researched the modern coal mining history.  \nAfter working as a management consultant\, Mark became a Director of a Business School and CEO of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. He has extensive experience in the UK\, Europe\, Middle East\, Far East and Africa with clients including central governments\, Rolls-Royce plc and the UK Senior Civil Service.  \nHe is a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/broadcast-britain-a-century-of-change-personalities-politics-society-culture-1922-2022-by-dr-mark-pegg/
LOCATION:LONDON  Alan Baxter Gallery\, 75 Cowcross St\, Clerkenwell\, London\, EC1M 6EL
CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - London Branch
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