Sometimes we get nerdy. Sometimes we get very nerdy.This episode is one of those where media meets politics meets history - and we're giving you all the nit-picking details, because if we don't, who

Episode 70 is a biggie.In April 1923, the five-month-old BBC faced a two-pronged attack.The Daily Express ran an anti-BBC campaign, with front page stories questioning its existence, and even offeri

Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin...Episode 69 of our deep dive into British broadcasting's back-story brings us to 5th April 1923, and the hiring of Ella Fitzgerald (not that one), to

Episode 68 and STILL in March 1923 - March 26th to be precise, as Major Arthur Corbett-Smith is hired to be the 5th Cardiff station director in about as many weeks. It's not going well there......Cor

Episode 67 is a special:A Brief History of Coronation Broadcasts (or Broadcast Coronations)How the BBC has brought two such ceremonies to the air, as they (and others) now tackle a third, for King C

Here is the news. And the weather. And the SOS messages...Our timeline continues into late March 1923 - which means that as well as news, we now have daily weather forecasts on the early BBC. It's ju

Episode 65 welcomes the BBC's only ever Sound Archivist (the title changed a few times), Simon Rooks. For 33 years he was lost in the archives and now he's found his way out, he's here to tell us the

Episode 64 dwells in 1st-16th March 1923: the last days of the first BBC HQ of Magnet House.So this packed show takes a walk from Magnet House to the studios at Marconi House, just as the early broad

On episode 63, we've reached 6th March 1923: Glasgow 5SC launches - the BBC's first station in Scotland.It's not Scotland's first radio station (see episode 48 for the tale of how Daimler, Glasgow Mo

On 22 February 1923, the BBC tried something new: the first broadcast political debate. What could possibly go wrong?Let's find out!And we chat to Reeta Chakrabarti - a mainstay of BBC news for over