1933 in British radio explained

This is a list of events from British radio in 1933.

Events

• 10 March – The BBC holds a memorial concert for its late Director of Music, Percy Pitt, in The Concert Hall of Broadcasting House, London.^[1]
• 28 May – Washford transmitting station begins broadcasting the BBC Regional Programme for the West of England.^[2]
• 16 August – The BBC unveils a Compton organ in The Concert Hall of Broadcasting House, London.^[3]
• 28 October – Broadcast of the earliest surviving BBC location recording, Night on London’s River: Westminster to the Docks.^[4]
• BBC executive Colonel Alan Dawnay begins to meet with the head of MI5, Sir Vernon Kell, to trade information informally on potentially subversive staff.^[5]
• The BBC acquires a roller skating rink in west London and begins its reconstruction as the Maida Vale Studios.

Debuts

• 18 November – In Town Tonight debuts on BBC National Programme.

Births

• 16 April – Joan Bakewell, broadcaster
• 12 December – Tony Brandon, presenter

Notes and References

1. Book: Ruth, Jennifer. The BBC and Ultra-Modern Music, 1922–1936: Shaping a Nation's Tastes. 2019-11-11. 1999. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-66117-1. 467.
2. Book: The BBC Year-book 1933. 1933. BBC. London. 867862862.
3. Web site: Beckwith. Roger. Lower Ground Floor. Broadcasting House in the 1930s. Old BBC Radio Broadcasting Equipment and Memories. 2013-09-11. 2022-11-18.
4. Web site: Radio actuality recordings – Night on London's River. 1933. Sound and History. 2020-11-28.
5. Web site: The vetting files: How the BBC kept out 'subversives'. bbc.co.uk. 2018-04-22. 2018-04-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20180422000203/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-43754737. 2018-04-22. live.