1921 in British radio
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1921.
Events
- 1 June â The Epsom Derby horse race is for the first time broadcast live by wireless.
Births
- 17 February â Ken Platt, Lancashire comedian (d. 1998)
- 25 February â Patricia Ryan, English-born American child actress, continues performing on radio until her death (d. 1949)[1]
- 7 March â Eleanor Summerfield, actress and radio panel show member (d. 2001)
- 21 March â Antony Hopkins, British composer, pianist, conductor and music broadcaster (d. 2014)
- 1 April â Steve Race, English pianist-composer and radio presenter (d. 2009)
- 23 May â Humphrey Lyttelton, English jazz trumpeter and radio presenter (d. 2008)
- 28 June â Ronnie Taylor, English broadcast comedy scriptwriter and producer (d. 1979)
- 21 September â Jimmy Young, English singer and broadcaster (d. 2016)
- 24 December â Jimmy Clitheroe, Lancashire comic entertainer (d. 1973)