The Battle of the Brows

1x 60 minute programme for BBC Radio 4

In The Battle of the Brows, which marks a century of the BBC, Philip Hensher delves into the archival history of a culture war that swept the broadcaster up in its wake. He explores how we rank and value culture and how debates over 'high' and 'low' culture have played out at the BBC and beyond, since the 1920s.

 

 

Philip Hensher takes a s look at how public debates over culture have played out at the BBC and beyond.