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Upon the outbreak of World War II on 1 September 1939, the BBC had merged its two nationwide radio stations – the National Programme and the Regional Programme (which were begun broadcasting on 9 March 1930) – into a single BBC Home Service.
The Londoner Rundfunk (English: German Service) of the BBC was a German language radio service running from 1938 until 1999 as part of the wider BBC European Service.It began operating during the Second World War and continued running until after the dissolution of the GDR and the end of the Cold War.
Workers' Playtime was a British radio variety programme transmitted by the BBC between 1941 [1] and 1964. [2] Originally intended as a morale-booster for industrial workers in Britain during World War II, the programme was broadcast at lunchtime, three times a week, live from a factory canteen "somewhere in Britain".
Domestically, the BBC's medium wave transmitters continued to broadcast only the Home Service until the start of 1940, when the lack of choice and of lighter programming for people serving in the British Armed Forces having been noted – some of the former regional frequencies (804 and 877 kHz) were given over to a new service known as the ...
The BBC Forces Programme was launched to appeal directly to those members of the armed services during the Phoney War who were mainly sat in barracks with little to do. Its mixture of drama, comedy, popular music, features, quiz shows and variety was richer and more varied than the former National Programme, although it continued to supply lengthy news bulletins, informational and talk.
Radio Oranje made its first broadcast on 28 July 1940, consisting of a rendition of the nationalist song Merck toch hoe sterck, followed by a speech by Queen Wilhelmina. In total, Wilhelmina spoke on Radio Oranje 34 times during the course of the war. The name, Radio Oranje, was a tribute to the Dutch monarchy's House of Orange-Nassau.
Pages in category "Radio during World War II" ... BBC Allied Expeditionary Forces Programme; ... (radio series) Broadcast to Allied Merchant Ships; C.
29 January – The BBC Forces Programme transmits the first edition of Desert Island Discs, devised and presented by Roy Plomley. Austrian-born revue artist (and son-in-law to the Prime Minister) Vic Oliver is the first castaway. [1] The series will still be running (on BBC Radio 4) more than 75 years later.