Part Two - Telling it how it is: truth, taste and testimony - Special Broadcasts - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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The speech heard on radio and television was initially the preserve of professionals and generally scripted. Unscripted discussion, loosely the form which is a well entrenched part of most radio today, began on the ABC during the Second World War. But the speakers who end up on the radio, and what they have to say, has sometimes been a contentious issue for the ABC. And, for the national public broadcaster, it has not only been about what can and cannot be uttered, but also about the accent, the sound of the spoken word. In this segment we explore how language has been a central issue throughout the ABC’s 80 years—from pronunciation and grammar to questions of obscenity, censorship, and freedom of speech.

Guests:
Richard Buckham, Network Manager, ABC Classic FM

Norman May, veteran ABC Sports broadcaster

Meredith Burgmann, former leader of the NSW Legislative Council

Robyn Archer, singer, writer, creative director of Centenary of Canberra (2013) and artistic director of The Lights in Winter (Melbourne)

Tim Bowden, Broadcaster, radio and television documentary maker, oral historian and author.

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/specialbroadcasts/80-anniversary/4148872

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