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The First Listings: from Norman Long to Neville Chamberlain
Yellow highlighters at the ready - the listings have arrived! Except it's weeks 2 + 3 of the BBC, back in Nov/Dec 1922, and the Radio Times is nearly a year away. So how do we know what's on the wireless? And is it called radio yet? A few trusty loca… -
The First BBC Entertainers... and Lee Mack
Season 2 begins! So please welcome to the microphone: entertainment! The very first. Journey back to November 16th 1922 - Day 3 of the BBC - to meet Auntie's first entertainers. But history being history, nothing's easy... Discover why the BBC's firs… -
Season 2 Trailer (aka Season 1 recap)
Ahead of season 2 (covering the first year and a bit of the BBC, from November 16th 1922 to December 31st 1923), here's a recap of season 1 - told by the people who were there: eleven broadcasting pioneers. GUGLIELMO MARCONI: Inventor of 'wireless'… -
SPECIAL: Percy Edgar - BBC and the Midlands from Day 2 to 1948
Percy Edgar was right there at the start of the BBC. One of the first voices, he booked the acts, managed the station, then became Director of the Midland Region. He was the most influential regional director from 1922 to 1948, far outlasting Reith a… -
SPECIAL: Part 2 of 1922's Parliamentary Broadcasting Debates
Part 2 of our parliamentary re-enactment is a dense and complex beast - but then so is Parliament. Good luck! Following last episode, we're re-enacting every political discussion on broadcasting in 1922: the year the word caught on, and the year the … -
SPECIAL: The Parliamentary Broadcasting Debates of 1922, pt1
Westminster, 1922: Parliament learns a new word, 'Broadcasting'. And they LOVE to argue about new words. In this special, our cast of 20 brings to life EVERY broadcasting debate from 1922, no matter how big or small. No editing here. On our specials … -
SPECIAL: Gertrude Donisthorpe: Britain's 1st DJ?
A special minisode championing Gertrude Donisthorpe: one of the world's first female broadcasters and arguably Britain's first DJ. Yet she's hardly to be seen in any of the history books. Google her now, go on. What do you find? Radio silence. We men… -
SPECIAL: Capt H.J. Round, a speech from Dec 1952
Our first special stars radio pioneer Captain H.J. Round, in a true piece of history. We're on a break between seasons, so here's the first of a few specials... about one of the last of a few, a genius cigar-chomping engineer who shaped the modern wo… -
Loose Ends (with Gareth Jones)
Ending season 1, here's episode 21 to tie up some loose ends, correct some clarifications and clarify some corrections from our previous 20 episodes on the prehistory of the BBC, radio and life as we know it.There's also an exclusive wide-ranging int… -
The First BBC Christmas
Merry listening! Now, do you hear what I hear?Join our sleigh ride back to Christmas 1922, and delve deep into our pod-sack to discover what the BBC was broadcasting in its first Christmas.Includes: the first religious broadcast from Rev John Mayo, t…
The British Broadcasting Century with Paul Kerensa
By Paul Kerensa
100 Years of the BBC, Radio and Life as We Know It.
Be informed, educated and entertained by the amazing true story of radio's forgotten pioneers. With host Paul Kerensa and rarely-heard clips from broadcasting's golden era. Original music by Will Farmer. www.paulkerensa.com
Be informed, educated and entertained by the amazing true story of radio's forgotten pioneers. With host Paul Kerensa and rarely-heard clips from broadcasting's golden era. Original music by Will Farmer. www.paulkerensa.com
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