1934 in British radio
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1934.
Events
- 23 February
- Edward Elgar dies, leaving unfinished his Symphony No. 3, commissioned by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, who will premiere its realised version in 1998.
- Benjamin Britten's choral variations A Boy Was Born are premiered in a BBC radio concert of contemporary music with Leslie Woodgate conducting the Wireless Chorus and choirboys of St Mark's, North Audley Street, London.[1]
- 6 September â The BBC's most powerful long-wave transmitter, Droitwich Transmitting Station, starts transmitting regularly at 200 kilohertz, following test transmissions from 8 May.[2] From 7 October it takes over from Daventry 5XX as the main station radiating the BBC National Programme.
- 29 November â Marriage of Prince George, Duke of Kent, to Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark at Westminster Abbey, the first wedding to be broadcast live on radio.[3]
- 25 December â King George V delivers his third Christmas Message.
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- A former London roller skating rink reopens as the BBC's Maida Vale Studios[4] which becomes the home of the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
- The Northern Studio Orchestra is renamed the BBC Northern Orchestra.
- EKCO introduces its distinctive circular bakelite radio cabinets in the United Kingdom.[5]
Births
- 10 January â Sheila Tracy (née Lugg), broadcast presenter, previously swing trombonist (died 2014)
- 4 March â John Dunn, radio presenter (died 2004)
- 5 June â Bryon Butler, radio football correspondent (died 2001)
- 26 August â Gordon Clough, radio journalist (died 1996)
- 18 December â Michael Freedland, journalist, biographer and broadcaster in London (You Don't Have To Be Jewish) (died 2018)
Deaths
- 14 May â Norman Clapham, radio comedian as John Henry, suicide (born 1879)[6]