Table of Contents

Introduction:: The BBC World Service and Iran: Seventy Years of the Delicate Dance Chapter 1: From Propaganda to Public Diplomacy: The Changing Paradigms Chapter 2: The Establishment of the BBC World Service Persian Radio Chapter 3: The BBC World Service, the British Government and the Nationalisation of Iranian Oil Chapter 4: The BBC and the Iranian Revolution of 1979 Chapter 5: BBC Broadcasting to Afghanistan Chapter 6: Culture Wars and Foreign Policy: BBC Persian Television Chapter 7: Conclusion

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This book is thus a significant contribution to understanding the changing nature of British diplomacy and the broader implications of the nexus between government and international broadcasting during the rise of diplomatic strategies aimed at winning the 'hearts and minds' of populations.

About the Author

Annabelle Sreberny is Professor of Global Media and Communications in the Centre for Media and Film Studies at SOAS, University of London. She is the co-author of Blogistan: The Internet and Politics in Iran (I.B.Tauris, 2009) and the co-editor of Cultural Revolution in Iran: Contemporary Popular Culture in the Islamic Republic (I.B.Tauris, 2013). Massoumeh Torfeh is the Director of the Strategic Communication & Spokespersons Unit, part of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Kabul, Afghanistan, and Research Associate in the Centre for Media and Film Studies at SOAS. She was previously a senior producer for the BBC World Service. She is also the co-editor of Cultural Revolution in Iran: Contemporary Popular Culture in the Islamic Republic (I.B.Tauris, 2013).

Reviews

I consider this to be an excellent piece of work. Drawing on so many sources and quoting them, it is itself a balanced commentary on a subject which aroused many passions. Much of the material I had not seen before, and the inner workings of the BBC and FCO have a certain fascination for me. Christopher Rundle, formerly of the FCO Middle East Department