{"product_id":"9781783350735","title":"This New Noise: The Extraordinary Birth and Troubled Life of the BBC","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharlotte Higgins, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e's  chief culture writer, steps behind the polished doors of Broadcasting  House and investigates the BBC. Based on her hugely popular essay  series, this personal journey answers the questions that rage around  this vulnerable, maddening and uniquely British institution. Questions  such as, what does the BBC mean to us now?  What are the threats to its  continued existence? Is it worth fighting for?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiggins  traces its origins, celebrating the early pioneering spirit and  unearthing forgotten characters whose imprint can still be seen on the  BBC today. She explores how it forged ideas of Britishness both at home  and abroad. She shows how controversy is in its DNA and brings us right  up to date through interviews with grandees and loyalists, embattled  press officers and high profile dissenters, and she sheds new light on recent feuds and scandals.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a deeply researched, lyrically written, intriguing portrait of an institution at the heart of Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guardian Faber Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150061191408,"sku":"9781783350735","price":15.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783350735_p0.jpg?v=1763724855","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783350735","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}