Did you know Adam Curtis of Power of Nightmares fame has an official BBC blog? Or that his latest post is on a subject you may find of considerable interest?
Have you ever wondered how Rupert Murdoch launched his media empire pre-Fox? Well this is a potted history of Murdoch's rise to prominence as a magnate, traced from the Sixties onwards using various documentary footage Curtis has found in the BBC archive (which I hope overseas visitors will be able to view). This background may be less familiar to US readers but I hope you find it educational.
By the way Curtis has many other fascinating posts here, including some extraordinary stuff on Afghanistan past and present!