Boer War, The: The First Media War

Synopsis

The Boer War (1988-1902) saw correspondents - among them Winston Churhcill, Rudyard Kipling and Edgar Wallace, photographers and newsreel cameramen play a major part in war propaganda for the first time. Uses diaries, memoirs, photographs and archive film to show the role of the media in the conflict.

Series

Timewatch, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. b&w/col. 50 min.

Year of production

1997

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 on 18/3/97.

Subjects

History; Media studies

Keywords

Boer War

Credits

Producer

William Cran

Contributor

Laurence Rees

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’