1924 in British radio

none November 2020 November 2020 1924 British radio British music This is a list of events from British radio in 1924. Events January 1 January – The Meteorological Office issues its first broadcast Shipping Forecast, at this time called Weather Shipping.2007 Fact sheet No. 8 – The Shipping Forecast http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/library/factsheets/factsheet08.pdf National Meteorological Library and Archive 3 2010-11-10 15 January – The world's first original adult 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.Penguin Pocket On This Day Penguin Reference Library 0-14-102715-0 2006 24 February – The first broadcasts from the British Broadcasting Company's 6FL Sheffield radio station listed in The Radio Times.It is probable that 6FL Sheffield broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.Schedule Coverage BBC Genome labs https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/labs/coverage BBC 21 November 2020 2 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150302082243/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/labs/coverage deadhttps://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/6fl/1924-02-24 Listings 6FL Sheffield 24 February 1924 BBC Genome BBC 21 November 2020 March 28 March – First broadcasts from the 5PY Plymouth radio station listed in The Radio Times.It is probable that 5PY Plymouth broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/5py/1924-03-28 Listings 5PY Plymouth 28 March 1924 BBC Genome BBC 21 November 2020 April 23 April – First broadcast by King George V, opening the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium.The Lion Roars at Wembley Donald R. Knight Alan D. Sabey D. R. Knight New Barnet 1984 0-9509251-0-1 It is recorded off-air by a listener using home-made equipment. May 1 May – The first broadcasts from the 2EH Edinburgh radio station listed in The Radio Times.It is probable that 2EH Edinburgh broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/2eh/1924-05-01 Listings 2EH Edinburgh 1 May 1924 BBC Genome BBC 21 November 2020 19 May – The British Broadcasting Company first broadcasts cellist Beatrice Harrison duetting live with a wild nightingale in her Surrey garden.The cello and the nightingale Robert Seatter https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35861899 2016-03-25 BBC 2020-04-23Beatrice Harrison The Cello and the Nightingale Edinburgh Canongate 2024 9781805300182 June 11 June – First broadcasts from the 2LV Liverpool radio station listed in The Radio Times.It is probable that 2LV Liverpool broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/6lv/1924-06-11 Listings 2LV Liverpool 11 June 1924 BBC Genome BBC 21 November 2020 July 8 July – First broadcasts from the 2LS Leeds radio station listed in The Radio Times.It is probable that 2LS Leeds broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/2ls/1924-07-08 Listings 2LS Leeds 8 July 1924 BBC Genome BBC 21 November 2020 August 15 August – First broadcasts from the 6KH Hull radio station listed in The Radio Times.It is probable that 6KH Hull broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/6kh/1924-08-15 Listings 6KH Hull 15 August 1924 BBC Genome BBC 21 November 2020 September 15 September – First broadcasts from the 2BE Belfast radio station listed in The Radio Times.It is probable that 2BE Belfast broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/2be/1924-09-15 Listings 2BE Belfast 15 September 1924 BBC Genome BBC 21 November 2020 16 September – First broadcasts from the 5NG Nottingham radio station listed in The Radio Times.It is probable that 5NG Nottingham broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/5ng/1924-09-16 Listings 5NG Nottingham 16 September 1924 BBC Genome BBC 21 November 2020 October 13 October – The 1924 general election campaign is the first in the United Kingdom to include party political broadcasts, the first being made today on the BBC by Ramsay MacDonald on behalf of the Labour Party.Evans Jeff The Political Compendium 2022 Zymurgy Publishing Newcastle upon Tyne 978-1-903506-49-3 55 21 October – First broadcasts from the 6ST Stoke radio station listed in The Radio Times.It is probable that 6ST Stoke broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/6st/1924-10-21 Listings 6ST Stoke 21 October 1924 BBC Genome BBC 21 November 2020 November 12 November – First broadcasts from the 2DE Dundee radio station listed in The Radio Times.It is probable that 2DE Dundee broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/2de/1924-11-12 Listings 2DE Dundee 12 November 1924 BBC Genome BBC 21 November 2020 December 12 December – First broadcasts from the 5SX Swansea radio station listed in The Radio Times.It is probable that 5SX Swansea broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/5sx/1924-12-12 Listings 5SX Swansea 12 December 1924 BBC Genome BBC 21 November 2020 28 December – First broadcasts from the 5XX Daventry radio station listed in The Radio Times.It is probable that 5XX Daventry broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/5xx/1924-12-28 Listings 5XX Daventry 28 December 1924 BBC Genome BBC 21 November 2020 Undated The Wireless Chorus, predecessor of the BBC Singers, is formed. Births 11 February – Douglas Smith, radio announcer (died 1972) 19 March – Mary Wimbush, actress (died 2005) 3 April – Peter Hawkins, voice actor (died 2006) 20 April – Leslie Phillips, comic actor (died 2022) 23 April – Norman Painting, actor (died 2009) 1 May – Dennis Main Wilson, broadcast comedy producer (died 1997) 12 May – Tony Hancock, comedian (died 1968) 31 July – Garard Green, actor (died 2004) 4 October – Don Mosey, cricket commentator (died 1999) 15 November – Mike Raven, born (Austin) Churton Fairman, DJ, actor and sculptor (died 1997) 6 December – Eric Merriman, comedy scriptwriter (died 2003) Notes References Category:Years in British radio Radio