C.S. Lewis at the BBC

Download or read book C.S. Lewis at the BBC written by Justin Phillips and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A behind-the-scenes look at religious radio broadcasting during World War II, in which such revered figures as C.S. Lewis and Dorothy Sayers came into the public eye. This book explores the tensions behind the greatest era in BBC radio broadcasting - the Home Service. Despite evacuation, air-raids and the closure of the fledgling TV service, the BBC rose magnificently to the challenge of informing, entertaining and inspiring a nation at war.