1924 in British radio

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

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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 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]

May

• 1 May - The first broadcasts from the 2EH Edinburgh radio station listed in The Radio Times.[lower-alpha 3][3][7]

June

• 11 June - First broadcasts from the 2LV Liverpool radio station listed in The Radio Times.[lower-alpha 4][3][8]

July

• 8 July - First broadcasts from the 2LS Leeds radio station listed in The Radio Times.[lower-alpha 5][3][9]

August

• 15 August - First broadcasts from the 6KH Hull radio station listed in The Radio Times.[lower-alpha 6][3][10]

September

• 15 September - First broadcasts from the 2BE Belfast radio station listed in The Radio Times.[lower-alpha 7][3][11]
• 16 September - First broadcasts from the 5NG Nottingham radio station listed in The Radio Times.[lower-alpha 8][3][12]

October

• 21 October - First broadcasts from the 6ST Stoke radio station listed in The Radio Times.[lower-alpha 9][3][13]

November

• 12 November - First broadcasts from the 2DE Dundee radio station listed in The Radio Times.[lower-alpha 10][3][14]

December

• 12 December - First broadcasts from the 5SX Swansea radio station listed in The Radio Times.[lower-alpha 11][3][15]
• 28 December - First broadcasts from the 5XX Daventry radio station listed in The Radio Times.[lower-alpha 12][3][16]

Births

• 11 February - Douglas Smith, radio announcer (died 1972)
• 20 April - Leslie Phillips, comic actor
• 23 April - Norman Painting, actor (died 2009)
• 1 May - Dennis Main Wilson, broadcast comedy producer (died 1997)
• 12 May - Tony Hancock, comedian (died 1968)
• 15 November - Mike Raven, born (Austin) Churton Fairman, DJ, actor and sculptor (died 1997)

Notes

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

References

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.
3. "Schedule Coverage". BBC Genome labs. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
4. "Listings | 6FL Sheffield | 24 February 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
5. "Listings | 5PY Plymouth | 28 March 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
6. Knight, Donald R.; Sabey, Alan D. (1984). The Lion Roars at Wembley. New Barnet: D. R. Knight. ISBN 0-9509251-0-1.
7. "Listings | 2EH Edinburgh | 1 May 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
8. "Listings | 2LV Liverpool | 11 June 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
9. "Listings | 2LS Leeds | 8 July 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
10. "Listings | 6KH Hull | 15 August 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
11. "Listings | 2BE Belfast | 15 September 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
12. "Listings | 5NG Nottingham | 16 September 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
13. "Listings | 6ST Stoke | 21 October 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
14. "Listings | 2DE Dundee | 12 November 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
15. "Listings | 5SX Swansea | 12 December 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
16. "Listings | 5XX Daventry | 28 December 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.