Today
A History of our World through 60 years of Conversations & Controversies
Published on 5. September 2019
Book
Hardback
512 pages
978-1-78840-037-4 (ISBN)
Description
Today is the sound of history being made - live on air.
In an era of fake news, echo chambers and new fault lines in global politics, millions of listeners turn to BBC Radio 4's Today programme each morning to help them make sense of the world around them.
The first ever book from the iconic programme marks six decades of BBC Radio 4's Today programme with sixty world changing stories as they were broadcast. Covering war, rebellion and political transformation, to significant changes in culture, society, and the scientific world, the book explores events as they happened, and how they changed the world around us.
From the fall of the Berlin Wall and the anti-apartheid movement to 9/11 and the Rise of Islamic State, from the Rushdie affair to the emergence of Brit Art and from space exploration to the tomorrow's world of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Key figures within the book include Harold Wilson, Margaret Thatcher, Stephen Hawking, Tracey Emin and Barack Obama.
Chapters include:
Chapter 1: Rebellion, Revolution and Protest
Chapter 2: Britain's Political Landscape
Chapter 3: War, Conflict and Security
Chapter 4: Art, Culture and Sport
Chapter 5: Social Change
Chapter 6: The Natural World, Science and Technology
Also available in Audio and Ebook.
Edited by Edward Stourton
Forewords by Nick Robinson & Martha Kearney
With an introduction by Sarah Sands, editor of the Today programme.
Shortlisted for the 2019 FutureBook of the Year award
In an era of fake news, echo chambers and new fault lines in global politics, millions of listeners turn to BBC Radio 4's <i>Today </i>programme each morning to help them make sense of the world around them.
The first ever book from the iconic programme marks<b> six</b> <b>decades</b> of BBC Radio 4's <i>Today</i> programme with <b>sixty world changing stories</b> as they were broadcast. Covering<b> war, rebellion </b>and<b> political transformation</b>, to significant changes in <b>culture, society</b>, and the <b>scientific world</b>, the book explores events as they happened, and how they changed the world around <i>us</i>.
From the fall of the Berlin Wall and the anti-apartheid movement to 9/11 and the Rise of Islamic State, from the Rushdie affair to the emergence of Brit Art and from space exploration to the tomorrow's world of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Key figures within the book include Harold Wilson, Margaret Thatcher, Stephen Hawking, Tracey Emin and Barack Obama.
Chapters include:
<b>Chapter 1: </b>Rebellion, Revolution and Protest
<b>Chapter 2: </b>Britain's Political Landscape
<b>Chapter 3: </b>War, Conflict and Security
<b>Chapter 4: </b>Art, Culture and Sport
<b>Chapter 5: </b>Social Change
<b>Chapter 6: </b>The Natural World, Science and Technology
<b>Also available in Audio and Ebook.</b>
Edited by Edward Stourton
Forewords by Nick Robinson & Martha Kearney
With an introduction by Sarah Sands, editor of the <i>Today </i>programme.
<b></b></b><b><b>Shortlisted for the 2019 FutureBook of the Year award</b></b>
In an era of fake news, echo chambers and new fault lines in global politics, millions of listeners turn to BBC Radio 4's Today programme each morning to help them make sense of the world around them.
The first ever book from the iconic programme marks six decades of BBC Radio 4's Today programme with sixty world changing stories as they were broadcast. Covering war, rebellion and political transformation, to significant changes in culture, society, and the scientific world, the book explores events as they happened, and how they changed the world around us.
From the fall of the Berlin Wall and the anti-apartheid movement to 9/11 and the Rise of Islamic State, from the Rushdie affair to the emergence of Brit Art and from space exploration to the tomorrow's world of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Key figures within the book include Harold Wilson, Margaret Thatcher, Stephen Hawking, Tracey Emin and Barack Obama.
Chapters include:
Chapter 1: Rebellion, Revolution and Protest
Chapter 2: Britain's Political Landscape
Chapter 3: War, Conflict and Security
Chapter 4: Art, Culture and Sport
Chapter 5: Social Change
Chapter 6: The Natural World, Science and Technology
Also available in Audio and Ebook.
Edited by Edward Stourton
Forewords by Nick Robinson & Martha Kearney
With an introduction by Sarah Sands, editor of the Today programme.
Shortlisted for the 2019 FutureBook of the Year award
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<b><i>Today</i></b><b> is the sound of history being made - live on air.</b><b>In an era of fake news, echo chambers and new fault lines in global politics, millions of listeners turn to BBC Radio 4's <i>Today </i>programme each morning to help them make sense of the world around them.
The first ever book from the iconic programme marks<b> six</b> <b>decades</b> of BBC Radio 4's <i>Today</i> programme with <b>sixty world changing stories</b> as they were broadcast. Covering<b> war, rebellion </b>and<b> political transformation</b>, to significant changes in <b>culture, society</b>, and the <b>scientific world</b>, the book explores events as they happened, and how they changed the world around <i>us</i>.
From the fall of the Berlin Wall and the anti-apartheid movement to 9/11 and the Rise of Islamic State, from the Rushdie affair to the emergence of Brit Art and from space exploration to the tomorrow's world of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Key figures within the book include Harold Wilson, Margaret Thatcher, Stephen Hawking, Tracey Emin and Barack Obama.
Chapters include:
<b>Chapter 1: </b>Rebellion, Revolution and Protest
<b>Chapter 2: </b>Britain's Political Landscape
<b>Chapter 3: </b>War, Conflict and Security
<b>Chapter 4: </b>Art, Culture and Sport
<b>Chapter 5: </b>Social Change
<b>Chapter 6: </b>The Natural World, Science and Technology
<b>Also available in Audio and Ebook.</b>
Edited by Edward Stourton
Forewords by Nick Robinson & Martha Kearney
With an introduction by Sarah Sands, editor of the <i>Today </i>programme.
<b></b></b><b><b>Shortlisted for the 2019 FutureBook of the Year award</b></b>
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
512pp + 2 x 16pp plate sections
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 48 mm
Weight
1000 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78840-037-4 (9781788400374)
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Schweitzer Classification
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E-Book
09/2019
1st Edition
Brazen
€3.99
Available for download
Persons
Today is Radio 4's flagship radio news and current affairs programme, bringing listeners in-depth reporting, informed analysis and robust interviews. Today is often cited as the most influential news programme in Britain.
In an era of fake news, echo chambers and new fault lines in global politics, millions of listeners turn to Today each morning for the latest headlines and to help them make sense of the world around them.
Today remains indispensable listening.
In an era of fake news, echo chambers and new fault lines in global politics, millions of listeners turn to Today each morning for the latest headlines and to help them make sense of the world around them.
Today remains indispensable listening.
<i>Today</i> is Radio 4's flagship radio news and current affairs programme, bringing listeners in-depth reporting, informed analysis and robust interviews. <i>Today</i> is often cited as the most influential news programme in Britain.
In an era of fake news, echo chambers and new fault lines in global politics, millions of listeners turn to <i>Today</i> each morning for the latest headlines and to help them make sense of the world around them.
<i>
Today</i> remains indispensable listening.