1933 in British radio
Events
- 28 May – Washford transmitting station begins broadcasting the BBC Regional Programme for the West of England.[1]
- 28 October – Broadcast of the earliest surviving BBC location recording, Night on London’s River: Westminster to the Docks.[2]
- BBC executive Colonel Alan Dawnay begins to meet with the head of MI5, Sir Vernon Kell, to trade information informally on potentially subversive staff.[3]
Debuts
- 18 November – In Town Tonight debuts on BBC National Programme.[4]
Births
- 16 April – Joan Bakewell, broadcaster
- 12 December – Tony Brandon, presenter
References
- The BBC Year-book 1933. London: BBC. 1933. OCLC 867862862.
- "Radio actuality recordings – Night on London's River". Sound and History. 1933. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- "The vetting files: How the BBC kept out 'subversives'". bbc.co.uk. 2018-04-22. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- Radio Times (10 November 1933), In Town Tonight, vol. 41, BBC National Programme, p. 50
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