The Last Broadcast:  Reflections on the life and legacy of BBC Four

Michael Samuel; Leanne Weston

doi:10.1177/17496020221078498

The Last Broadcast: Reflections on the life and legacy of BBC Four

Michael Samuel, Leanne Weston^*

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Abstract

Following the news detailed in the BBC Annual Plan 2021/22 that BBC Four will cease to broadcast original content and will revert to an archive-only channel as a cost-cutting measure, this article endeavours to understand the legacy of the channel as it was, as it is and what it could become.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	178-186
Number of pages	9
Journal	Critical Studies in Television
Volume	17
Issue number	2
Early online date	19 Apr 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/17496020221078498
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2022

Keywords

BBC
British Television
Heritage
television
BBC Four
Television History

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