Entertainment and Public Service Broadcasting

1. Entertainment and Public Service Broadcasting

2. 1904 Feb 1: CQD Distress Call1909 Feb 11: Sinking of the Republic1910 Jul 31: Capture of Dr. Crippen1912 Apr 14-15: Sinking of Titanic1913 Oct 9-10: The Volturno Disaster • CQD • SOS

3. Following World War One, the Marconi Company in Great Britain began producing vacuum-tube continuous-wave transmitters. To test the new equipment, the company built experimental stations, including one at Chelmsford, near London. From February 23rd to March 6th two daily half-hour news and entertainment broadcasts were made, mainly by Marconi staff. At this point a major London newspaper, the Daily Mail, became interested in the activities, and made the arrangements to have Dame Nellie Melba make this historic broadcast from the station.

4. ON June 15th of this year the Daily Mail of London inaugurated the first "world" concert, in conjunction with the famous opera star, Madame Nellie Melba performing at Chelmsford, near London, singing into the microphone of a standard radio telephone apparatus.

5. Title • Peter Eckersley

6. Formation of the BBC

7. Marconi Crystal Set the simplest form of radio receiver that required no external power or batteries

8. The BBC gets a licence John Reith was appointed General Manager of the BBC on 14th December 1922, with Captain Peter Eckersley, the first engineer • In October 18th 1922 the British Broadcasting Company was formed

9. The first programmes • On December 23rd 1922 the BBC broadcast the first orchestral concert, the first programme of dance music, the first radio talks programme and commenced the first regular bulletin of general news from London, provided from the Reuters news source. On Christmas Day 1922 the BBC broadcast "The Truth About Father Christmas" - the first play for radio - and transmitted the first religious programme

10. More BBC firsts • 31st December 1923 Big Ben chimed in the new year. • February 1924, the Greenwich Time signal ("The Pips") was broadcast. • By the mid 1920's programmes from the BBC could be received my most of the population, including talks, variety entertainment and classical music concerts. • 15th November1922 BBC Manchester the station broadcast Kiddies Corner and also, along with London, the results of the general election. • 11th November 1925 the BBC broadcast its first radio play, 'The White Chateau' by Reginald Berkley

11. UK Coverage

12. Radio Evolution

13. Television

14. The war Years • War broke out in 1939 and the nature of programmes provided by the BBC was quickly changed to adapt to the situation. • On September 1st the BBC quickly closed its television service from Alexandra Palace • The Regional and National radio programmes were also closed and replaced by a single Home Service • Radio Luxembourg and Radio Normandy closed the English service • On 10th November 1939 the BBC Home Service began Garrison Theater with Jack Warner. • The new BBC Home Service used two frequencies formerly used by the North Regional and Scottish Regional Programmes. Two groups of transmitters were established - each group synchronized together to impede enemy direction finding capabilities.

16. Pirate Radio

17. Radio One