1930 in British radio

This is a list of events from British radio in 1930.

Events

• 8 March – Last day of broadcast for 5GB Daventry, the BBC's experimental National Programme which has been running on a scheduled basis since 21 August 1927; it is replaced by the National Programme Daventry. ^{[1] [2] [3]}
• 9 March – First day of broadcast for the BBC's new National and Regional Programmes, which gradually replace the existing call-signed regional radio stations. 9 May sees three new stations broadcast: the National Programme (aka National Programme Daventry, replacing station 5XX), the Regional Programme London (replacing 2LO) and the Regional Programme Midlands. ^{[1] [4] [5] [6] [7]} The BBC also opens its second high-power medium-wave transmitter at Brookmans Park, north of London.
• 18 April – BBC radio listeners uniquely hear the announcement "Good evening. Today is Good Friday. There is no news." ^[8] Piano music follows.
• 28 May – The BBC Symphony Orchestra is formed as a permanent full-scale ensemble under the directorship of Adrian Boult. It gives its first concert on 22 October at the Queen's Hall, London. ^[9]
• 14 June–19 July – The Scoop , a serial written by members of the Detection Club, is broadcast on the BBC National Programme.
• 12 October – First day of broadcast of the National Programme London, providing better reception for the south of England than is available from Daventry. ^{[1] [10] [11]}
• Elsie and Doris Waters introduce the radio comedy characters Gert and Daisy. ^[12]

Births

• 6 February – Lionel Blue, reform rabbi and broadcaster (died 2016)
• 7 February – Peter Jones, Welsh-born sports commentator (died 1990)
• 7 April – Cliff Morgan, Welsh rugby union player, sports commentator and broadcasting executive (died 2013) ^[13]
• 4 June – Edward Kelsey, actor (died 2019)
• 17 July – Ray Galton, comedy scriptwriter (died 2018)

References

1. "Schedule Coverage". BBC Genome labs. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
2. "Listings | 5GB Daventry | 21 August 1927". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
3. "Listings | 5GB Daventry | 8 March 1930". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
4. "Listings | National Programme (Daventry) | 9 March 1930". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
5. "Listings | Regional Programme (London) | 9 March 1930". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
6. "Listings | Regional Programme (Midlands) | 9 March 1930". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
7. "The First Week of Alternative Programmes". Radio Times. Vol. 26, no. 336. 7 March 1930. p. 557.
8. Giaimo, Cara (18 April 2018). "The Day Without News". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
9. Boult, Adrian (1973). My Own Trumpet. London: Hamish Hamilton. p. 99. ISBN   0241024455.
10. "Listings | National Programme (London) | 12 October 1930". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
11. "The Development of the Twin Wave Service". Radio Times. Vol. 29, no. 367. 10 October 1930. p. 85.
12. Dixon, Stephen (2013). "Elsie and Doris Waters". Voices of Variety. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
13. Williams, Richard (29 August 2013). "Cliff Morgan obituary". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 19 August 2019.