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Overview of the events of 1927 in British radio
List of years in British radio
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table
)
…
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
…
In British television
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
In British music
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
Art
Archaeology
Architecture
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Science
+...
This is a list of events from
British
radio in 1927.
Events
1 January – The
British Broadcasting Company
is succeeded in monopoly control of the airwaves by the
British Broadcasting Corporation
, under the terms of a
Royal Charter
.
[1]
John Reith
becomes the first Director-General.
15 January – First live sports broadcast on the BBC: the
rugby union
international England v Wales is commented on by
Teddy Wakelam
.
22 January – The BBC transmits the first ever running commentary on an
English Football League
match:
Arsenal
v.
Sheffield United
at
Highbury
.
[2]
7 July –
Christopher Stone
presents a record programme on the BBC, becoming the first British
disc jockey
.
13 August –
The Proms
broadcast concert season opens in London under management of the BBC.
21 August – The BBC starts high-power medium-wave transmissions to the
English Midlands
from station 5GB (
Daventry transmitting station
) on 610 kHz.
December – Joshua Powell of
Clacton
begins the domestic radio relay service which will become
Rediffusion
.
[3]
Vernon Bartlett
is appointed the BBC's first foreign correspondent.
Entertainers
Elsie and Doris Waters
make their first radio appearance on the BBC.
Births
26 February –
Gerald Priestland
, news correspondent (died 1991)
25 June –
Peter Clayton
, jazz disc jockey (died 1991)
20 July –
Heather Chasen
, actress (died 2020)
9 November –
Ken Dodd
, comedian (died 2018)
9 December –
Benny Green
, jazz saxophonist and radio presenter (died 1998)
17 December –
Robert Robinson
, broadcast presenter (died 2011)
References
^
"A Message from the Earl of Clarendon | The New B.B.C. -- 'A Transition Simple and Efficient.'
"
.
Radio Times
. Vol. 14, no. 170. 31 December 1926. p. 85.
^
BBC: Radio football down the years.
^
"1928–1978: The first 50 Years of Rediffusion"
. Rediffusion Ltd. 2010
. Retrieved
26 March
2011
.
Categories
:
1927 in radio
Years in British radio
1927 in the United Kingdom
Hidden categories:
Use dmy dates from November 2020
Use British English from November 2020
Articles with short description
Short description matches Wikidata
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Overview of the events of 1927 in British radio
List of years in British radio
(
table
)
…
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
…
In British television
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
In British music
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
Art
Archaeology
Architecture
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Science
+...
This is a list of events from
British
radio in 1927.
Events
1 January – The
British Broadcasting Company
is succeeded in monopoly control of the airwaves by the
British Broadcasting Corporation
, under the terms of a
Royal Charter
.
[1]
John Reith
becomes the first Director-General.
15 January – First live sports broadcast on the BBC: the
rugby union
international England v Wales is commented on by
Teddy Wakelam
.
22 January – The BBC transmits the first ever running commentary on an
English Football League
match:
Arsenal
v.
Sheffield United
at
Highbury
.
[2]
7 July –
Christopher Stone
presents a record programme on the BBC, becoming the first British
disc jockey
.
13 August –
The Proms
broadcast concert season opens in London under management of the BBC.
21 August – The BBC starts high-power medium-wave transmissions to the
English Midlands
from station 5GB (
Daventry transmitting station
) on 610 kHz.
December – Joshua Powell of
Clacton
begins the domestic radio relay service which will become
Rediffusion
.
[3]
Vernon Bartlett
is appointed the BBC's first foreign correspondent.
Entertainers
Elsie and Doris Waters
make their first radio appearance on the BBC.
Births
26 February –
Gerald Priestland
, news correspondent (died 1991)
25 June –
Peter Clayton
, jazz disc jockey (died 1991)
20 July –
Heather Chasen
, actress (died 2020)
9 November –
Ken Dodd
, comedian (died 2018)
9 December –
Benny Green
, jazz saxophonist and radio presenter (died 1998)
17 December –
Robert Robinson
, broadcast presenter (died 2011)
References
^
"A Message from the Earl of Clarendon | The New B.B.C. -- 'A Transition Simple and Efficient.'
"
.
Radio Times
. Vol. 14, no. 170. 31 December 1926. p. 85.
^
BBC: Radio football down the years.
^
"1928–1978: The first 50 Years of Rediffusion"
. Rediffusion Ltd. 2010
. Retrieved
26 March
2011
.
Categories
:
1927 in radio
Years in British radio
1927 in the United Kingdom
Hidden categories:
Use dmy dates from November 2020
Use British English from November 2020
Articles with short description
Short description matches Wikidata
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