1933 in British radio
Events
- 10 March – The BBC holds a memorial concert for its late Director of Music, Percy Pitt, in The Concert Hall of Broadcasting House, London.[1]
- 28 May – Washford transmitting station begins broadcasting the BBC Regional Programme for the West of England.[2]
- 16 August – The BBC unveils a Compton organ in The Concert Hall of Broadcasting House, London.[3]
- 28 October – Broadcast of the earliest surviving BBC location recording, Night on London’s River: Westminster to the Docks.[4]
- BBC executive Colonel Alan Dawnay begins to meet with the head of MI5, Sir Vernon Kell, to trade information informally on potentially subversive staff.[5]
- The BBC acquires a rolling skating rink in London and begins its reconstruction as the Maida Vale Studios.
Debuts
- 18 November – In Town Tonight debuts on BBC National Programme.[6]
Births
- 16 April – Joan Bakewell, broadcaster
- 12 December – Tony Brandon, presenter
References
- Ruth, Jennifer (1999). The BBC and Ultra-Modern Music, 1922–1936: Shaping a Nation's Tastes. Cambridge University Press. p. 467. ISBN 978-0-521-66117-1. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- The BBC Year-book 1933. London: BBC. 1933. OCLC 867862862.
- Beckwith, Roger (11 September 2013). "Lower Ground Floor". Broadcasting House in the 1930s. Old BBC Radio Broadcasting Equipment and Memories. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- "Radio actuality recordings – Night on London's River". Sound and History. 1933. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- "The vetting files: How the BBC kept out 'subversives'". bbc.co.uk. 22 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Radio Times (10 November 1933), In Town Tonight, vol. 41, BBC National Programme, p. 50
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