1936 in British radio

This is a list of events from British radio in 1936.

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Events

• 20 March – The Lisnagarvey transmitter begins service, broadcasting the Northern Ireland Regional Programme of the BBC on a frequency of 977 kHz.
• 11 December – In a worldwide radio broadcast, King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom makes a speech from Windsor Castle explaining the reasons for his abdication of the throne,[1] introduced by John Reith in person.

Births

• 2 March – John Tusa, Czech-born broadcast presenter and administrator
• 30 March – John Tydeman, radio drama producer (died 2020)
• 12 May – Peter Goodwright, comedic impressionist (died 2020)
• 16 May – Roy Hudd, comedy performer (died 2020)
• 1 August – Laurie Taylor, sociologist and radio presenter
• 20 November – Bill Wallis, character actor (died 2013)

References

1. Stuart, Charles, ed. (1975), The Reith Diaries, London: Collins, pp. 192–193, ISBN 0-00-211174-8