1939 in British radio

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This is a list of events from British radio in 1939.

Contents

Events

January to May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Station debut

Debuts

Continuing radio programmes

1930s

Births

Deaths

See also

References

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  8. Wilmut, Roger (1985). Kindly Leave the Stage!: Story of Variety, 1919–1960. Methuen. p. 132. ISBN   978-0-413-48960-9.
  9. The Eternal Vision: The Ultimate Collection of Spiritual Quotations. Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. 2002. p. 516. ISBN   978-1-85311-495-3.
  10. "The Thirty-Nine Steps". BBC Genome. 23 July 1939. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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  12. The Listener, British Broadcasting Corporation, July 1939, p. 1270.