The British Broadcasting Century podcast

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The British Broadcasting Century podcast

@BBCentury

Was here, informing/educating/entertaining about the BBC's early days. Now on other social mediums. Podcast/Live show/Other things

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Paul Kerensa
Paul Kerensa@paulkerensa·
Time to bail from here, alas. It's not you, it's him. But you know that. Can we pick things up elsewhere? I'm on: - FB (page) - b sky (as paulkerensa + bbcentury) - Insta - Linkedin - Substack - Mailchimp ...Will that suffice? Do say if not. Hate to lose ya, cos of him.
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I've loved it here. But alas, time to bail. It's not you, it's him. But you know that. Can we pick things up elsewhere? -B Sky: bbcentury -FB: British Broadcasting Century group + page (group's better) -Substack, Insta, Mailchimp: as paulkerensa Will that suffice? Say if not 😢
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'Some Big Noises at 2LO' Early BBC staffers Lewis, Burrows, Eckersley, Palmer, Reith, Rice and Carpendale - illustrated by E.S. Hynes in The Bystander, Oct 1924
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archivetvmusings@archivetvmus71·
The first episode of Rentaghost was broadcast on this day in 1976.
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'Broadcast marks historic radio site's 100th year: The message alerted the world that "British official wireless news messages" would be transmitted from 1 Jan 1926 "by the new high power wireless telegraph station recently erected at Hilmorton near Rugby' bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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100 years ago today, one of the only surviving recordings of the BBC in the 1920s - via America… 2 Jan 1926, Jean Lensen’s band were live from Ciro’s Club, Leicester Square, recorded by a US radio station: youtu.be/K-MoA5qczHs?si… (pic via Andrew Barker, rec via Jonathan Holmes)
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Morris Bright MBE
Morris Bright MBE@MorrisBrightMBE·
Delighted as he approaches 95yrs old, Roy Clarke who has penned 500 half hours of comedy inc Last of the Summer Wine, Keeping Up Appearances & Open All Hours has been awarded a Knighthood. Here at tribute I organised @PinewoodStudios. Roy is just the nicest guy I've interviewed
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Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny@PetrocTrelawny·
The BBC tells the story of Britain in a way Netflix simply cannot. In the year to come, please remember that theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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103 years ago today, 30 December 1922: John Reith arrives for his first day at the BBC. In 1942's Picture Post, quoted in Briggs' The Birth of Broadcasting, Reith recalled his chat with the lift attendant: (PS: I write this from Broadcasting House where it feels similarly empty)
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Our most downloaded podcast eps in 2025: 5. Books on Broadcasting & Listen In Exhibition 4. Sykes Report + Early Recs Association 3. Sept 1923: Rob Roy 2. The Century: Story So Far, 1895-1923 1. Godfrey Isaacs: The Man Behind the BBC Idea Find 'em all at podfollow.com/BBCentury
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Philip Smith 💚🧡
Philip Smith 💚🧡@piphilthims·
@BBCentury @back_the_BBC There's a back catalogue & books to read BAI that will take many lifetimes to enjoy. A small mercy it credited it but perhaps it should start with it
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If you’re looking for some listening/reading/viewing, here are my Twiggmas treats all in one place - all based on our Radio 4 retelling (on Christmas Eve 2025) of the first radio drama (on Christmas Eve 1922): 📻 Radio: The drama itself... bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… 1/4
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