1948 in British radio
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1948.
Events[]
January[]
- 3 January – Sports Report, the world's longest-running sports radio programme,[1] debuts on the BBC Light Programme.
- 5 January – The first episode of Mrs Dale's Diary, the first significant British radio serial drama, is broadcast on the Light Programme.
February[]
- No events.
March[]
- 23 March – Radio comedy Take It from Here, written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden and starring Jimmy Edwards, is first broadcast on the Light Programme; this first series is set in a fictitious commercial radio station office.
April to September[]
- No events.
October[]
- 12 October – Topical debate programme Any Questions? is first broadcast on the West of England Home Service[2] chaired by Freddie Grisewood; originally intended to run for six fortnightly editions only, it will still be on the air weekly more than sixty years later.
November[]
- No events.
December[]
- 26 December – The first series of the BBC's annual Reith Lectures, Bertrand Russell on Authority and the Individual, begins broadcasting on the Home Service.[3]
- 28 December – For the second series of Take It from Here, writers Muir and Norden begin to adopt its familiar three-part sketch show format.[4][5]
Debuts[]
- 3 January – Sports Report (1948–Present)
- 5 January – Mrs Dale's Diary (1948–1969)
- 23 March – Take It From Here (1948–1960)
- 12 October – Any Questions? (1948–Present)
- The McCooeys (1948–1955)
Continuing radio programmes[]
1930s[]
- In Town Tonight (1933–1960)
1940s[]
- Music While You Work (1940–1967)
- Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018)
- Desert Island Discs (1942–Present)
- Family Favourites (1945–1980)
- Down Your Way (1946–1992)
- Have A Go (1946–1967)
- Housewives' Choice (1946–1967)
- Letter from America (1946–2004)
- Woman's Hour (1946–Present)
- Twenty Questions (1947–1976)
Births[]
- 8 March – Gyles Brandreth, writer, broadcaster and politician
- 14 April – Rob Cowan, classical music presenter
- 9 June – Nick Clarke, news presenter (died 2006)
- 18 June – Philip Jackson, actor[6]
- 25 August – Harriett Gilbert, radio arts presenter
- 30 August – Robin Lustig, radio news presenter
- 22 December – Noel Edmonds, broadcast presenter and producer
- Paul Lewis, financial broadcaster
See also[]
- 1948 in British music
- 1948 in British television
- 1948 in the United Kingdom
- List of British films of 1948
References[]
- ^ "Sports Report at 70: Presenters' memories, royal recognition & THAT theme tune". BBC Sport. 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ^ Kynaston, David (2007). Austerity Britain 1945–1951. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-0-7475-7985-4.
- ^ "1940s" (PDF). The BBC Story. BBC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-18. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ "Take It From Here". British Comedy. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ McKay, Mark (2009-02-07). "Radio: Take It From Here". Laughterlog.com. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "Philip Jackson". Aveleyman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
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