From Grub Street to Fleet Street: The Development of the Early English Newspaper

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From the broadsides of the sixteenth century to the broadsheets of the 19th century, taking in the Civil War newsbooks, the gutter press of the 18th century, the rise of the Sunday papers full of sex, sport and sensationalism, and the birth of the popular press, Bob Clarke describes the journey of the English newspaper from Grub Street to Fleet Street. The lecture will vividly portray the way the news was reported, providing a colourful, if often gruesome, picture of the social history of the past.
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@GrubStLodger 11 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this lecture, it is a brilliant overview. I also really enjoyed his book. My favourite part of it being the parts about the Grub Street Journal, which I have always loved since I picked up a second hand copy of Hillhouse's book on it.

@MoerreNoseshine 11 жыл бұрын

This is an unexpectedly entertaining and quite humorous lecture, which I did not expect given that I watched quite a lot of the previously available videos (not saying they are bad, I just did not find much of the proverbial British humour). I also did not expect to be willing to watch this video to the end because I was not all that interested in the subject. However, I was very pleasantly surprised and watched it eagerly to the very end.