This is a list of events from British radio in 1958. 29 March – The first averaged BBC Top 20 chart is broadcast on Pick of the Pops. 1 April – BBC Radiophonic...
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The year 1958 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history. 24 February – In Cuba, Radio Rebelde, the radio station of Fidel Castro's...
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This is a list of British television related events from 1958. 14 January – TWW, the first ITV franchise for South Wales and the West of England, goes...
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Pete Murray (DJ) (redirect from Pete Murray (radio presenter))
a British radio and television presenter and actor. He is known for his career with the BBC including stints on the Light Programme, Radio 1, Radio 2...
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of events from British radio in 1964. 5 January – Alan Freeman returns as host of Pick of the Pops. 26 January – York Hospital Radio goes on air with...
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British radio. Each year is annotated as a reference point. 1916 in British radio – 1917 in British radio – 1918 in British radio – 1919 in British radio...
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Strachan, ballad singer (born 1875) 1958 in British television 1958 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1958 Spitz, Bob (2005). The Beatles: The...
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The radio ballad is an audio documentary format created by Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, and Charles Parker in 1958. It combines four elements of sound:...
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1951. 1 January – The Archers production series debuts on the BBC Light Programme; it will still be broadcast...
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across the British Isles and continental Europe, pirate radio challenged government control of the airwaves in the region until changes in legislation...
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sister station to Radio City. Radio City Tower, a radio and observation tower in Liverpool Radio City (pirate radio station), British Radio City (Bulgaria)...
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1948. 3 January – Sports Report, the world's longest-running sports radio programme, debuts on the BBC Light...
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Sandi Toksvig (category British radio personalities)
[ˈsænti ˈtsʰʌksˌviˀ]; born 3 May 1958) is a Danish-British broadcaster, comedian, presenter and writer on British radio, stage and television. She is also...
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1956. January No events. February No events. March No events. April 22 April – The Shipping Forecast is...
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Olympic sprinter, died in United States (born 1890) 1958 in British music 1958 in British television List of British films of 1958 Palmer, Alan; Palmer...
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is a list of events in British radio during 1968. 4 February – BBC Radio Nottingham broadcasts the UK's first ever radio phone-in, What Are They Up To...
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BBC World Service (redirect from BBC Radio World Service)
external broadcaster in terms of reception area, language selection and audience reach. It broadcasts radio news, speech and discussions in more than 40 languages...
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BBC Radio is an operational business division and service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) which has operated in the United Kingdom under...
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1960. 13 July – The Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting is established to consider the future of broadcasting...
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BBC (redirect from British Broadcasting Co)
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally...
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1950. 6 June – the BBC Light Programme first broadcasts Educating Archie, featuring ventriloquist Peter...
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1955. 17 April – Opening of Hancock's Half Hour 2nd series on BBC radio. Two days before it is due to be...
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1959. The BBC Third Programme becomes available in Wales on VHF from Wenvoe transmitting station. 3 April...
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1957. 2 September – The BBC Light Programme starts broadcasting at breakfast and now goes on-air each day...
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Ronald Colman (category 1958 deaths)
Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English-born actor, starting his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then emigrating...
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1966. 20 January – Radio Caroline ship MV Mi Amigo loses its anchor in a storm, drifts and runs aground...
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1963. 6 January – Alan Freeman takes over as presenter of Pick of the Pops; he remains with the programme...
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1954. 25 January – First broadcast of Dylan Thomas's radio play Under Milk Wood, two months after its author's...
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Munich air disaster (redirect from Munich air disaster (1958))
occurred on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany...
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1961. 5 June – Hans Keller broadcasts a performance of the spoof avant-garde composition Mobile for Tape...
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