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- Title
'Something About Who We Are as a People': Government, Media, Heritage and the Construction of the Centenary.
- Authors
Todman, Daniel
- Abstract
The article presents the author's views on the efforts to commemorate the centenary of World War I in Great Britain as of December 2016. These efforts include the opening of the Imperial War Museum. He offers information on the reality television (TV) series "Gogglebox" which focuses on viewers' reactions to TV programs. Also discussed are the financial aspects of the centenary celebrations by the government.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; WORLD War I; WORLD War I -- Anniversaries, etc.; IMPERIAL War Museum (Great Britain); MILITARY museums; PUBLIC spending; SPECIAL events; GOGGLEBOX (TV program)
- Publication
Twentieth Century British History, 2016, Vol 27, Issue 4, p518
- ISSN
0955-2359
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/tcbh/hww042