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Overview of the events of 1938 in British radio
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1938.
Events
- 3 January – The BBC Empire Service, begun in 1932, transmits its first programme in a foreign language: Arabic.
- 13 January – The BBC makes a radio broadcast of a matinee performance of the musical Me and My Girl live from the Victoria Palace Theatre in London, following cancellation of a sporting event.
- 30 September – Lieutenant commander Thomas Woodrooffe commentates for BBC radio on Neville Chamberlain's return from signing the Munich Agreement.
Debuts
- 5 January – Band Waggon, BBC (1938–1940)
Births
- 17 February – Jo Kendall, radio comedy actress (died 2022)
- 27 June – Alan Coren, humourist (died 2007)
- 6 July – Tony Lewis, Welsh cricketer and sports presenter
- 3 August – Terry Wogan, Irish-born broadcaster (died 2016)
- 10 September – "Diddy" David Hamilton, born David Pilditch, broadcaster
- 28 October – David Dimbleby, broadcaster
- 1 November – Malcolm Laycock, radio presenter and producer (died 2009)
- 13 December – Chris Emmett, radio comedy actor
References
- "Me and My Girl - the Musical". h2g2. BBC. 29 March 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2023.