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Battle for the Airwaves

Nick Robinson presents a series on the relationship between broadcasters and politicians

Radio 4,8 episodes

Episodes

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Episode 1
Nick Robinson on radio's early days and the impact of the 1926 General Strike.
25 Feb 2013,15 mins
Episode 2
The maverick Churchill and other critical voices were kept off the BBC in the 1930s.
26 Feb 2013,15 mins
Episode 3
The bitter clash between the broadcasters and Sir Eden's government during the Suez crisis
27 Feb 2013,15 mins
Episode 4
Nick Robinson on the row over Yesterday's Men, a BBC film about Labour in 1971.
28 Feb 2013,15 mins
Episode 5
Nick Robinson looks at broadcast coverage of 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland.
01 Mar 2013,15 mins
Episode 6
Nick Robinson looks at clashes between broadcasters and politicians in the Falklands War.
04 Mar 2013,15 mins
Episode 7
Nick examines the 2003 Iraq War and the most damaging political row in the BBC's history.
05 Mar 2013,15 mins
Episode 8
Nick Robinson concludes his series on relations between broadcasters and politicians.
06 Mar 2013,15 mins