‘What do we get from a Disney film if we cannot see it?’: The BBC and the “Radio Cartoon” 1934-1941

Vicky Jackson

doi:10.1080/01439685.2018.1522789

‘What do we get from a Disney film if we cannot see it?’: The BBC and the “Radio Cartoon” 1934-1941

Vicky Jackson

Department of Film and Television

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Abstract

This article examines the BBC’s experimentation with animation and radio during the 1930s and early 1940s. It explores how the BBC adapted animation into the sound medium of radio, through an emphasis on aesthetics and the exploitation of character. It also examines how the BBC adopted a transmedial storytelling approach which resulted in an expanded engagement with the world and characters developed by Disney.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	290-308
Number of pages	19
Journal	Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television
Volume	39
Issue number	2
Early online date	30 Jan 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01439685.2018.1522789
Publication status	Published - 3 Apr 2019

Keywords

Animated Film
BBC
Disney
Music
Radio
Radio Cartoon
Rhythm
Sound
Transmedial Storytelling

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