Entertainment

Question 1

By 1939…

Answer 1

Nearly 75% of British families owned a wireless

Question 2

When were wirelesses first introduced in Britain?

Answer 2

1922, at first they were expensive but within the first few years they began to become cheaply mass produced.

Question 3

Describe the BBC.

Answer 3

> British Broadcasting Corporation, it was set up to provide a new national radio service, it’s purpose was to inform and entertain

> did this by: live theatre, classical music and news broadcasting

> soon it provided schools programmes, contemporary music and comedy.

Question 4

What happened to the sale of radio licenses between 1929 and 1933?

Answer 4

It doubled

Question 5

Why were the BBC worried about cinema?

Answer 5

Because they were worried that it would overtake radio as most popular entertainment.

> in 1936 they started broadcasting live television, but as television sets were widely unaffordable, it was unsuccessful

> by 1939 there were only 50 000 viewers

Question 6

Describe sport in the industrial areas

Answer 6

The three most popular sports in the north of England and the South of Wales were rugby, football and boxing

> boxing was most popular amongst the working class and provided an escape from poverty and deprivation

> Tommy Farr was one of the most famous boxers, known as the ‘ man who nearly beat Joe Louis