Asa Briggs (n. 1921) a fost rector al Worcester College, Oxford, si al Open University. Este cel mai important istoric media din Marea Britanie. In 2000 i s-a decernat Premiul Wolfson pentru istorie pe anul 1999. Dintre lucrarile publicate mentionam: The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom (5 vol., Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1961-1995), Governing the BBC (London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1979), The BBC: The First Fifty Years (in colaborare cu Joanna Spicer, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1985), The Franchise Affair: Creating Fortunes and Failures in Independent Television (Hutchinson, Londra, 1986).