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British Reaction to U.S. Nuclear Tests

On September 5, 1961, President John F. Kennedy ordered U.S. nuclear testing to resume, prompting British citizens to flock to the U.S. embassy in protest. A news reporter on the scene gets varying reactions from the British public. (1:18)

British public policy

This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. As taught Autumn Semester 2010/2011. The aim of this module is to analyse and explain the changing nature of policy-making in contemporary Britain, with particular emphasis on the period since 1979. Specifically, the module examines the impact of new forms of 'governance' on the policy-making process and the changing roles and responsibilities of the British state. Taking the alleged shift from an era of 'gover

Olympic ticket sell-out is coup for London: Coe

July 21 - The British public needs to be realistic about the unprecedented demand for 2012 tickets, says Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London organising committee.

The Future of Broadcasting - Public Service in a Digital Age [Audio]

Speaker(s): Ed Richards, Damian Tambini | The countdown to the end of British public service broadcasting has begun. In 2012 analogue is switched off as the digital competition threatens to shatter the status quo. Is this a cultural disaster in the making or an opportunity to create a more open and creative broadcast media?

Just How Bad Are Britain's Spending Cuts?

British public-sector unions have called for the largest strike in a generation on June 30 to protest the Liberal-Conservative government's budget cuts. They reject Prime Minister David Cameron's austerity plan, which includes cuts in public-sector jobs, pensions, and spending. But just how bad is it for them?

If you listen to the unions or the Labour Party opposition, you might bel

Captain Scott and Dr. Wilson with the Pony 'Nobby' (1912)

Outside the huts of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12 stand the smiling figures of Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Dr Edward Wilson. Wilson is holding 'Nobby', one of the Siberian ponies accompanying the Expedition to serve as pack animals for the assault on the South Pole. What makes this Gaumont Graphic newsreel all the more poignant is that by the time the British public got to see it Scott and four of his companions, including Wilson, were probably already dead, their dreams of vic

What is a Newsreel?

How did people keep up-to-date with what was happening at home and abroad before the advent of the internet and 24-hour news? Aside from newspapers, it was the newsreels that provided the British public with a unique window on to the world. From royalty to revolutions, war to weather, and holidays to horseracing, the newsreels covered a huge variety of topics. They were an extremely popular form of entertainment in the first half of the last century, watched by millions in cinemas across the c

British public policy

A Life in Numbers - Bob Worcester. MORI

Sir Robert Worcester, KBE, is the founder of the MORI polling and research organisation, and a member and contributor to many voluntary organisations. He is a well known figure in British public opinion research. Here he talks about his life working with numbers, statistics and public opinion polls.

A Life in Numbers - Bob Worcester. MORI

Roger Carr, Cadbury: Hostile bids and takeovers

Roger Carr, who is to stand down as chairman of Cadbury following the recent takeover by Kraft Foods, gave a Distinguished Speaker Seminar at Saïd Business School on 9 February on the subject of hostile bids and takeovers. Carr delivered his verdict on an event that he said had enraged a portion of the British public, ignited politicians, distressed employees, amply rewarded shareholders and perhaps highlighted some pitfalls of the system and the rules under which directors and Boards discharge

Roger Carr, Cadbury: Hostile bids and takeovers

The Future of Broadcasting - Public Service in a Digital Age

The countdown to the end of British public service broadcasting has begun. In 2012 analogue is switched off as the digital competition threatens to shatter the status quo. Is this a cultural disaster in the making or an opportunity to create a more open and creative broadcast media?