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Radio and cinema. Features of the culture Role of Charlie Chaplain Role of Bing Crosby WHAT YOU WILL LEARN.

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1 Radio and cinema

2 Features of the culture Role of Charlie Chaplain Role of Bing Crosby WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

3 Associated with radio, cinema, jazz and sport and expanded because of: Shorter working week More women working People being better off POP CULTURE 1920 AND 1930S

4 Pop culture = young culture Radio was first broadcast in 1922 BBC was set up in 1922 to control radio Late 1930s 75% of house had radio BBC programmes boosted popular music, kept people informed Cinema popular: 1920s black and white silent moves 1930s sound films introduced (The Jazz Singer)

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7 London born star of the silent era Developed the character of the tramp Book pg. 87 CHARLIE CHAPLIN

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9 Super cinema could hold 3000 people Cinema most pop. form of entertainment in Britain 1939: 50% of people went once a week No class divide Escape from reality CINEMA

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11 1.Set trends: fashion, hair and sayings 2.Spread Anglo-American culture through Europe 3.Lead actors and actresses spread attractiveness of cinema 4.Advent of sound created new stars in the 1930s 5.Musicals became new type movies CINEMA INFLUENCE ON SOCIETY

12 Hair was cut shorter Wore knee length skirts Smoked Rebellion against the older generation Mainly middle and upper class (as they had access to money) Flappers WOMEN IN SOCIETY

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15 Jazz Records, radio and cinema helped promote growth Spread from America to Europe Brought new dances such as the Charleston and the foxtrot MUSIC

16 CHARLESTON

17 Mass spectator sport began to grow from radio and cinema Development of sport hero's Soccer became Britain's National sport: development of football leagues World Cup finals in 1930 huge attention : Uruguay V Argentina Boxing and athletics also popular SPORT

18 WORLD CUP 1930

19 Played important roles in propaganda Reached mass audiences: boosted morale Main news of events in the war for masses Cinema produced films with war effort Stars of film visited troops to boost morale RADIO AND CINEMA IN WWII

20 BOXING MATCH 1920S


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