This is a list of events from
British radio in 1926.
Events
16 January – A
British Broadcasting Companyradio play by
Ronald Knox about workers' revolution in London causes a panic among those who have not heard the preliminary announcement that it is a satire on broadcasting.[1]
4 May – The British Broadcasting Company broadcasts five news bulletins a day as no newspapers are published due to the
general strike.
7 October – The first edition of Choral Evensong is relayed by the British Broadcasting Company from
Westminster Abbey; it will still be broadcast regularly as of 2022 as the BBC's longest-running outside broadcast programme.[2][3]
31 December – The British Broadcasting Company is dissolved and its assets transferred to the non-commercial and crown-chartered
British Broadcasting Corporation.[4]
This is a list of events from
British radio in 1926.
Events
16 January – A
British Broadcasting Companyradio play by
Ronald Knox about workers' revolution in London causes a panic among those who have not heard the preliminary announcement that it is a satire on broadcasting.[1]
4 May – The British Broadcasting Company broadcasts five news bulletins a day as no newspapers are published due to the
general strike.
7 October – The first edition of Choral Evensong is relayed by the British Broadcasting Company from
Westminster Abbey; it will still be broadcast regularly as of 2022 as the BBC's longest-running outside broadcast programme.[2][3]
31 December – The British Broadcasting Company is dissolved and its assets transferred to the non-commercial and crown-chartered
British Broadcasting Corporation.[4]