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Connections Author name Excerpt
Occupation Viola Meynell
VM was invited to host a series of BBC radio broadcasts on literary figures.
MacKenzie, Raymond N. A Critical Biography of English Novelist Viola Meynell, 1885-1956. Edwin Mellen, 2002.
311 and n36, 312-13
Occupation Lady Cynthia Asquith
Meanwhile she prepared to receive evacuees from London, and volunteered for first aid work, nursing, and night shifts with the ARP (Air Raid Precaution) .
Beauman, Nicola. Cynthia Asquith. Hamish Hamilton, 1987.
311
After the war she became a member both of...
Occupation Clemence Dane
By then she had appeared on a couple of the BBC 's Brains Trust series.
Dane, Clemence. London Has a Garden. Michael Joseph, 1964.
58
Occupation Virginia Woolf
Virginia and Leonard Woolf gave their first broadcast for the BBC —a talk entitled Are Too Many Books Written and Published?
Lee, Hermione. Virginia Woolf. Chatto and Windus, 1996.
565
Occupation Mary Agnes Hamilton
MAH served as a Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation .
She writes first that notice of the appointment came in December 1932, but twice later that she served from 1 January 1932.
Hamilton, Mary Agnes. Remembering My Good Friends. Jonathan Cape, 1944.
280, 288, 295
Hamilton, Mary Agnes. Remembering My Good Friends. Jonathan Cape, 1944.
280, 288, 295
Occupation Virginia Woolf
VW broadcast again, on her own, in 1937. Part of her broadcast (a reading of her essay Craftsmanship) is in the National Sound Archive of the British Library (M7060). The only extant recording of...
Occupation George Orwell
GO organised and produced talks broadcast by the Far Eastern section of the BBC (largely to India), on topics ranging from the war to English poetry.
Davison, Peter. George Orwell: A Literary Life. St Martin’s Press, 1996.
xxi-xxii
Occupation Mary Kingsley
MK helped to initiate the Royal African Society , which was founded in her name in 1901 just after her death. Today the Society's website offers a biography and some striking pictures of MK ...
Occupation P. D. James
She retired to become a full-time writer at the end of 1979, six months before her sixtieth birthday. Then she served as a magistrate for Willesden (1979-82) and for Inner London (1984). She has been...
Occupation Irene Handl
She was still working in the last year of her life, when she played another spiritualist medium role in Never Say Day, which was shown on BBC Channel Four.
Occupation Una Marson
UM became a full-time programme assistant on the BBC 's Empire Service from London, for which she managed the programme Calling the West Indies.
Jarrett-Macauley, Delia. The Life of Una Marson, 1905-65. Manchester University Press, 1998.
149
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Occupation E. Arnot Robertson
During the Second World War, EAR worked as a government adviser on films. After the war she returned to reviewing films on radio. She was a broadcaster of note, particularly as a panellist on The...
Occupation Freya Stark
After an August 1933 massacre of Assyrian civilians by the Iraqi Army, FS was in demand as an authority on Iraq. She spoke at the BBC , the Forum , and the Royal Central Asia Society
Occupation Barbara Pym
This work had an impact on her own writing, which continued to be her primary focus. Hazel Holt observes that she was a capable and conscientious editor but had no real interest in Africa as...
Occupation Una Marson
UM 's groundbreaking radio programme, Caribbean Voices, was first broadcast on the BBC 's West Indian Service, where it ran for fifteen years.
Jarrett-Macauley, Delia. The Life of Una Marson, 1905-65. Manchester University Press, 1998.
158

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15 October 1951: BBC television broadcast its first live election...

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15 October 1951

BBC television broadcast its first live election address, given by Lord Samuel .
BBC Handbook: 1960. BBC, 1960, http://U of A HSS HE 8690 B86.
239
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
382

15 February 1952: The funeral of King George VI was aired on...

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15 February 1952

The funeral of King George VI was aired on both BBC television and radio.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
382
Tremain, Rose. Sacred Country. Sinclair-Stevenson, 1992.

8 July 1952: The BBC broadcast its first public transmission...

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8 July 1952

The BBC broadcast its first public transmission of television from Paris, using French equipment.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
382

6 February 1953: Singer Kathleen Ferrier collapsed during...

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6 February 1953

Singer Kathleen Ferrier collapsed during Gluck 's opera Orfeo at Covent Garden ; she never sang again, but died of cancer later this year.
Drogheda, Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, Earl of et al. The Covent Garden Album: 250 Years of Theatre, Opera, and Ballet. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981.
141
Stevenson, John, 1946 -. British Society, 1914-45. Penguin, 1984.
409
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2025, 22 vols. plus supplements.

16 April 1953: R. A. Butler, Chancellor of the Exchequer,...

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16 April 1953

R. A. Butler , Chancellor of the Exchequer, made the first budget speech to be broadcast on BBC television.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
383

2 June 1953: Queen Elizabeth II was crowned; the BBC's...

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2 June 1953

Queen Elizabeth II was crowned; the BBC 's coverage of this, the first televised coronation, was carried live in the UK, France, the Netherlands and West Germany.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
383
Harris, Melvin. ITN Book of Firsts. Michael O’Mara Books, 1994.
130

15 June 1953: BBC television made its first broadcast from...

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15 June 1953

BBC television made its first broadcast from a ship at sea, during a Royal Naval Review.
BBC Handbook: 1960. BBC, 1960, http://U of A HSS HE 8690 B86.
240

1 November 1953: The BBC made its first television broadcast...

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1 November 1953

The BBC made its first television broadcast of Anglican Holy Communion.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
383

7 October 1954: The BBC aired its first television coverage...

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7 October 1954

The BBC aired its first television coverage of an annual Party Conference (that of the Conservatives, held in Blackpool).
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
384

December 1954: Winston Churchill, as Prime Minister, intervened...

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December 1954

Winston Churchill , as Prime Minister, intervened to block a planned BBC programme (with a woman producer) about the prospect of the H-bomb and the effects of fallout.
Travis, Alan. “Churchill gagged BBC on H-bomb”. The Guardian, 20 Aug. 1999, p. 6.
6

23 December 1954: The BBC broadcast a hard-hitting radio talk...

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23 December 1954

The BBC broadcast a hard-hitting radio talk by Bertrand Russell : Man's Peril, about the threat of nuclear war and the need for action to avoid it.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
23 December 2009

13 April 1955: The BBC television show For Deaf Children...

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13 April 1955

The BBC television show For Deaf Children was first aired.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
385

22 September 1955: BBC television acquired its first commercially...

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22 September 1955

BBC television acquired its first commercially sponsored competitor when ITV (Independent Television) began broadcasting alternative programmes.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
410
Weldon, Fay. Auto da Fay. Flamingo, 2002.
273

22 September 1955: BBC television acquired its first commercially...

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22 September 1955

BBC television acquired its first commercially sponsored competitor when ITV (Independent Television) began broadcasting alternative programmes.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
410
Weldon, Fay. Auto da Fay. Flamingo, 2002.
273

28 March 1956: The BBC's Crystal Palace television station...

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28 March 1956

The BBC 's Crystal Palace television station was opened.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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