1949 in British radio
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1949.
Events[]
- 9 January – The death today in London of comedian Tommy Handley is announced after the Sunday evening repeat of his popular series It's That Man Again by the Director General of the BBC, Sir William Haley, who insists on making the announcement himself; ITMA is immediately cancelled[1] and succeeded by Ray's a Laugh with Ted Ray,[2] while Take It from Here takes over its repeat slot.[3]
- 28 March – Astronomer Fred Hoyle coins the term Big Bang during a BBC Third Programme broadcast.[4][5][6]
Debuts[]
- 31 January – A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present)
- 6 March – Billy Cotton Band Show (1949–1968)
- 4 April – Ray's a Laugh (1949–1961)
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)
- Any Questions? (1948–Present)
- Mrs Dale's Diary (1948–1969)
- Take It from Here (1948–1960)
Ending this year[]
- 6 January – It's That Man Again (1939–1949)
Births[]
- 7 February – Les Ross, né Meakin, midlands DJ
- 12 March – David Mellor, politician and radio presenter
- 2 April – Paul Gambaccini, American-born music presenter
- 20 April – Paul Heiney, broadcaster
- 7 August – Matthew Parris, South African-born political writer and broadcaster, previously MP
- 2 September – Moira Stuart, broadcast presenter
- 25 November – Isabel Hilton, Scottish-born journalist and broadcaster
- 12 December – Bill Nighy, actor
- Philip Dodd, creative arts academic and broadcaster
- David Stafford, writer and broadcaster
Deaths[]
- 9 January – Tommy Handley, comedian (born 1892)
- 10 June – Sir Frederick Ogilvie, broadcasting executive and university administrator (born 1893)
- 9 July – Peter Waring, comedian and fraudster, suicide (born 1916)
See also[]
- 1949 in British music
- 1949 in British television
- 1949 in the United Kingdom
- List of British films of 1949
References[]
- ^ Took, Barry (1981). Laughter in the Air. London: Robson Books; BBC. ISBN 978-0-86051-149-6.
- ^ Street, Sean (2002). A Concise History of British Radio, 1922–2002. Tiverton: Kelly. p. 103. ISBN 9781903053140.
- ^ "Take It From Here". British Comedy. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "'Big bang' astronomer dies". BBC News. 22 August 2001. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
- ^ Croswell, Ken (1995). "Chapter 9". The Alchemy of the Heavens. Anchor Books. ISBN 0-385-47213-7.
- ^ Mitton, Simon (2005). Fred Hoyle: a Life in Science. Aurum Press. p. 127. ISBN 1-85410-961-8.
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