1935 in British radio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of events from British radio in 1935.
Events
- 17 February â The Droitwich medium-wave transmitter begins service in England, broadcasting the Midland Regional Programme of the BBC on a frequency of 1013 kHz.
- 8 August â The successful musical show The Air-do Wells appears in the evening schedule and is featured prominently in the Radio Times.[1] The show is produced by Max Kester, with Effie Atherton, accompanied by Jean Colin, Marjorie Stedeford, Brian Lawrence and Ronald Hill.
- 9 August â The Air-do Wells feature again prominently in the schedule and within the Radio Times for the 'listeners weekend' schedule.[2] The show results in Effie Atherton and her crew touring America with the same format and name of the show during 1936.
- 10 December â The first broadcast commentary on a snooker match (Joe Davis v. Horace Lindrum) is given in the BBC Regional Programme.
- The BBC establishes its first Gaelic department.[3]
Births
- 23 March â Barry Cryer, comedy scriptwriter and performer (died 2022)
- 15 May â Tony Butler, radio sports presenter in the west midlands (died 2023)
- 26 May â Sheila Steafel, South African-born actress (died 2019)
- 22 June â Walter Love, Northern Irish broadcaster (died 2024)[4]
- 28 July â Simon Dee, born Cyril Henty-Dodd, DJ (died 2009)
- 24 October â Mark Tully, India correspondent (died 2026)
- 15 November â Gillian Reynolds, radio critic
- 18 December â Rosemary Leach, actress (died 2017)