40s and 50's British Radio Milestones
1940 :
23 Jun. Music While you Work first transmitted
1941 :
1 Jan. The
Brains' Trust
began.
31 May. Worker's Playtime began
1942 :
29 Jan. Desert
Island Discs first broadcast
6 May. The Radio Doctor first transmitted
1945 :
1 Aug. Family
Favourites
started
9 Oct. Today in Parliament first transmitted
1946 :
4 Mar. Housewives'
Choice began
24 Mar. Alistair Cooke's Letter From America first
broadcast
4 Oct. From Our Own Correspondent first transmitted
7 Oct. Woman's Hour first transmitted
7 Oct. Dick Barton Special Agent first transmitted
29 Dec. Down Your Way first transmitted
1947 :
2 Jan. Much
Binding in the Marsh began
9 April How Does Your Garden Grow? becoming Gardeners' Question Time, first transmitted
2 Nov. Round Britain Quiz first transmitted
1948 :
5 Jan. Mrs.Dale's
Diary first
broadcast.
23 Mar. Take It From Here first broadcast
3 July Top of the Form first broadcast
12 Oct First edition of Any Questions?
1949 :
31 Jan. Book
At Bedtime first broadcast
6 Mar. Billy Cotton Band Show first transmitted
1950:
16 Jan. Listen
with Mother
first broadcast
28 May Crazy People, becoming The
Goon Show,
first transmitted
26 Oct. First radio and television broadcast from the House of
Commons (opening of the rebuilt chamber).
5 Nov. Life with the Lyons first broadcast.
8 Nov. International Commentary first Broadcast
1951:
1 Jan. The
Archers first
network broadcast
1952:
15 Feb.
Funeral of King George VI on television and radio
12 Mar. Science Review first broadcast
1953:
2 June. The Coronation of Queen
Elizabeth II
broadcast on radio
29 July A life of Bliss first broadcast
1954:
13 Jan.Talking
about Music with Anthony Hopkins first broadcast
25 Jan. Under Milk Wood broadcast
19 Mar. Thank You Ally Pally televised
31 May. Hello Playmates with Arthur Askey first
broadcast
2 Nov. Hancock's Half Hour first broadcast
1955:
22 Sept.
Start of Independent Television. Grace Archer 'dies' in a fire in
The
Archers
1956:
1957:
1 Jan. My
Word! first
broadcast
29 Sept. Gardener's Question Time on National Network
29 Sept. Does the Team Think? first broadcast
30 Sept. Reorganisation of Radio Services
Oct-Nov Transfer of Overseas Service to Bush House
5 Oct. Record Review first transmitted
26 Oct. Saturday Night on the Light first broadcast
28 Oct. Today first Broadcast
1958:
1 July Beyond Our
Ken with
Kenneth Horne first broadcast
14 Apr. BBC Radiophonic Workshop formed.
13 Oct. Roundabout first broadcast
1959:
3 Apr. Pick of the Week first broadcast
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