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Reithian, a.|ˈriːθɪən|
Also Reithean.
[f. the name of J. C. W. Reith (1889–1971), 1st Lord Reith of Stonehaven, Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation (1927–38) + -ian.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Reith or his principles, esp. relating to the responsibility of broadcasting to enlighten and educate public taste.
1961Guardian 26 Oct. 10/5 The Reithian conception of broadcasting was barely in evidence at the time [sc. in 1923]. 1963Times 12 Jan. 4/5 An elaborate compromise between past and present balancing Reithian principles against television's need to survive as show business. 1969Observer (Colour Suppl.) 21 Dec. 38/1 From the great Reithean days the BBC had come to be taken for granted as a pillar of enlightened orthodoxy. 1973Times 9 June 10/4 Nowhere has the Reithian prediction—offer the public what it wants and it will want what it gets—been vindicated more awesomely. 1977Punch 31 Aug.–6 Sept. 327/3 The BBC..still retains at least something of the old Reithian sobriety or an image of established quality. |