1932 in British radio
The following is a list of events from British radio in 1932.
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Events
- 15 March – First BBC radio broadcast from the new Broadcasting House in London;[1] all programmes transfer from 15 May.
- 30 November – The BBC begins a series of radio broadcasts to mark the 75th birthday of composer Sir Edward Elgar.
- 19 December – The BBC Empire Service, later known as the BBC World Service, begins broadcasting[2] using a shortwave radio facility at its Daventry transmitting station.[3]
- 25 December – Inaugural Royal Christmas Message delivered by King George V from Sandringham House; scheduled for approximately 3.05pm;[4][5] the text has been written by Rudyard Kipling.
- Henry Hall becomes Director of the BBC Dance Orchestra.
Births
- 19 January – George MacBeth, Scottish-born poet and radio poetry producer (died 1992)
- 28 January – Norman de Mesquita, sports commentator (died 2013)
References
- Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 375–376. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
- Tomalin, Norman (1998). Daventry Calling the World (PDF). Whitby: Caedmon. ISBN 0-905355-46-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
- "Listings | National Programme (Daventry) | 25 December 1932". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- "Daventry | Christmas Day". Radio Times. Vol. 37, no. 482. 23 December 1932. p. 910.
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