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This is a list of events from British radio in 1924.

Events

January

1 January - The Meteorological Office issues its first broadcast Shipping Forecast, at this time called Weather Shipping.^[1]
15 January - The world's first original adult radio play, Danger by Richard Hughes, is broadcast by the British Broadcasting Company from its studios in London.

February

5 February - Hourly Greenwich Time Signal from Royal Greenwich Observatory is broadcast for the first time.^[2]
24 February - The first broadcasts from the British Broadcasting Company's 6FL Sheffield radio station listed in The Radio Times .^{[lower-alpha 1]}^[3]^[4]

March

28 March - First broadcasts from the 5PY Plymouth radio station listed in The Radio Times.^{[lower-alpha 2]}^[3]^[5]

April

23 April - First broadcast by King George V, opening the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium.^[6] It is recorded off-air by a listener using home-made equipment.

May

1 May - The first broadcasts from the 2EH Edinburgh radio station listed in The Radio Times.^{[lower-alpha 3]}^[3]^[7]
19 May - The British Broadcasting Company first broadcasts cellist Beatrice Harrison duetting live with a wild nightingale in her Surrey garden.^[8]^[9]

June

11 June - First broadcasts from the 2LV Liverpool radio station listed in The Radio Times.^{[lower-alpha 4]}^[3]^[10]

July

8 July - First broadcasts from the 2LS Leeds radio station listed in The Radio Times.^{[lower-alpha 5]}^[3]^[11]

August

15 August - First broadcasts from the 6KH Hull radio station listed in The Radio Times.^{[lower-alpha 6]}^[3]^[12]

September

15 September - First broadcasts from the 2BE Belfast radio station listed in The Radio Times.^{[lower-alpha 7]}^[3]^[13]
16 September - First broadcasts from the 5NG Nottingham radio station listed in The Radio Times.^{[lower-alpha 8]}^[3]^[14]

October

13 October - The 1924 general election is the first in the United Kingdom to include party political broadcasts, the first being made today on the BBC by Ramsay MacDonald on behalf of the Labour Party.^[15]
21 October - First broadcasts from the 6ST Stoke radio station listed in The Radio Times.^{[lower-alpha 9]}^[3]^[16]

November

12 November - First broadcasts from the 2DE Dundee radio station listed in The Radio Times.^{[lower-alpha 10]}^[3]^[17]

December

12 December - First broadcasts from the 5SX Swansea radio station listed in The Radio Times.^{[lower-alpha 11]}^[3]^[18]
28 December - First broadcasts from the 5XX Daventry radio station listed in The Radio Times.^{[lower-alpha 12]}^[3]^[19]

Undated

The Wireless Chorus, predecessor of the BBC Singers, is formed.

Births

11 February - Douglas Smith, radio announcer (died 1972)
3 April - Peter Hawkins, voice actor (died 2006)
20 April - Leslie Phillips, comic actor (died 2022)
23 April - Norman Painting, actor (died 2009)
1 May - Dennis Main Wilson, broadcast comedy producer (died 1997)
12 May - Tony Hancock, comedian (suicide 1968)
31 July - Garard Green, actor (died 2004)
4 October - Don Mosey, cricket commentator (died 1999)
15 November - Mike Raven, born (Austin) Churton Fairman, DJ, actor and sculptor (died 1997)

Notes

↑ It is probable that 6FL Sheffield broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
↑ It is probable that 5PY Plymouth broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
↑ It is probable that 2EH Edinburgh broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
↑ It is probable that 2LV Liverpool broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
↑ It is probable that 2LS Leeds broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
↑ It is probable that 6KH Hull broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
↑ It is probable that 2BE Belfast broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
↑ It is probable that 5NG Nottingham broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
↑ It is probable that 6ST Stoke broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
↑ It is probable that 2DE Dundee broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
↑ It is probable that 5SX Swansea broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
↑ It is probable that 5XX Daventry broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.

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References

↑ "Fact sheet No. 8 – The Shipping Forecast" (PDF). National Meteorological Library and Archive. 2007. p. 3. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
↑ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Schedule Coverage". BBC Genome labs. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
↑ "Listings | 6FL Sheffield | 24 February 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
↑ "Listings | 5PY Plymouth | 28 March 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
↑ Knight, Donald R.; Sabey, Alan D. (1984). The Lion Roars at Wembley. New Barnet: D. R. Knight. ISBN 0-9509251-0-1.
↑ "Listings | 2EH Edinburgh | 1 May 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
↑ Seatter, Robert (25 March 2016). "The cello and the nightingale". BBC . Retrieved 23 April 2020.
↑ Harrison, Beatrice (2024). The Cello and the Nightingale. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 9781805300182.
↑ "Listings | 2LV Liverpool | 11 June 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
↑ "Listings | 2LS Leeds | 8 July 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
↑ "Listings | 6KH Hull | 15 August 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
↑ "Listings | 2BE Belfast | 15 September 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
↑ "Listings | 5NG Nottingham | 16 September 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
↑ Evans, Jeff (2022). The Political Compendium. Newcastle upon Tyne: Zymurgy Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-903506-49-3.
↑ "Listings | 6ST Stoke | 21 October 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
↑ "Listings | 2DE Dundee | 12 November 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
↑ "Listings | 5SX Swansea | 12 December 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
↑ "Listings | 5XX Daventry | 28 December 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

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[3] It is probable that 6FL Sheffield broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.

[6] It is probable that 5PY Plymouth broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.

[9] It is probable that 2EH Edinburgh broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.

[13] It is probable that 2LV Liverpool broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.

[15] It is probable that 2LS Leeds broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.

[17] It is probable that 6KH Hull broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.

[19] It is probable that 2BE Belfast broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.

[21] It is probable that 5NG Nottingham broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.

[24] It is probable that 6ST Stoke broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.

[26] It is probable that 2DE Dundee broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.

[28] It is probable that 5SX Swansea broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.

[30] It is probable that 5XX Daventry broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.

[1] "Fact sheet No. 8 – The Shipping Forecast" (PDF). National Meteorological Library and Archive. 2007. p. 3. Retrieved 10 November 2010.

[2] Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.

[SC-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Schedule Coverage". BBC Genome labs. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[5] "Listings | 6FL Sheffield | 24 February 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[7] "Listings | 5PY Plymouth | 28 March 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[8] Knight, Donald R.; Sabey, Alan D. (1984). The Lion Roars at Wembley. New Barnet: D. R. Knight. ISBN 0-9509251-0-1.

[10] "Listings | 2EH Edinburgh | 1 May 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[11] Seatter, Robert (25 March 2016). "The cello and the nightingale". BBC . Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[12] Harrison, Beatrice (2024). The Cello and the Nightingale. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 9781805300182.

[14] "Listings | 2LV Liverpool | 11 June 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[16] "Listings | 2LS Leeds | 8 July 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[18] "Listings | 6KH Hull | 15 August 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[20] "Listings | 2BE Belfast | 15 September 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[22] "Listings | 5NG Nottingham | 16 September 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[23] Evans, Jeff (2022). The Political Compendium. Newcastle upon Tyne: Zymurgy Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-903506-49-3.

[25] "Listings | 6ST Stoke | 21 October 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[27] "Listings | 2DE Dundee | 12 November 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[29] "Listings | 5SX Swansea | 12 December 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[31] "Listings | 5XX Daventry | 28 December 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

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