The Thirties

Question 1

Who was PM FROM 29 to 35

Answer 1

Ramsay MacDonald

Question 2

What was Ramsay Macdonald’s party ?

Answer 2

He was labour

Question 3

Which commission of enquiry was set up in 1934?

Answer 3

It was the Selsdon committee

Question 4

What was the Selsdon committee about ?

Answer 4

It considered the future of television broadcasting.
2 competitive systems:
1) Baird : 240 lines
2) EMI: 405 lines+> technically superior

Question 5

# invention
# modernity
What was the new technology in 1931?

Answer 5

The portable recording machine was invented with 9 mn recording disks

Question 6

# competition 
When was Radio Normandy set up?

Answer 6

It was set up in 1931

Question 7

Date of marriage bar?

Answer 7

1932

Question 8

Date of the Empire Service ?

Answer 8

1932

Question 9

Date of the first Royal Xmas message ?

Answer 9

1932

Question 10

Where did the BBC move in 1932?

Answer 10

Thé BBC moved from Savoy Hill to Portland Place

Question 11

What does Portland place symbolize ?

Answer 11

It symbolized its coming of age as an institution

Question 12

# controverse 
What is the code word for secret vetting ?

Answer 12

The code word was formalities policy

Question 13

Date of Radio Luxembourg ?

Answer 13

1933

Question 14

# left-wing
# controverse
What happened to Harding?

Answer 14

He was left to the north because he was considered to be left-wing

Question 15

When was the news service established ?

Answer 15

In 1934

Question 16

Who was PM in 1935-37?

Answer 16

Stanley Baldwin

Question 17

Date of the Ullswater Committee ?

Answer 17

1936

Question 18

What did the ullswater committee recommend? 2 things

Answer 18

It recommended more decentralization to regions and more money to develop television

Question 19

Death of George V?

Answer 19

January 1936

Question 20

Date of the great fire of Crystal Palace?

Answer 20

1936

Question 21

When was the listener research section established ?

Answer 21

It was established in 1936

Question 22

Where was the public television service broadcast from ?

Answer 22

It was broadcast from Alexandra Palace

Question 23

Which live event did Dimbleby cover in 1936?

Answer 23

The great fire of Crystal Palace

Question 24

Name of the new king in 1937?

Answer 24

George VI

Question 25

Date of the first children’s tv show?

Answer 25

1937

Question 26

#innovation
What was used for the first time for the coronation ?

Answer 26

It was the first television broadcast van

Question 27

When did Reith leave the BBC?

Answer 27

He left the BBC in 1938

Question 28

Where did Reith work after the BBC ?

Answer 28

He worked for imperial airways

Question 29

Name of the new director general in 1938?

Answer 29

His name was Ogilvie

Question 30

What was the first foreign language broadcast ?

Answer 30

It was in Arabic

Question 31

How many licences in 1939?

Answer 31

9 million licences

Question 32

Why was the television shut down in 1939?

Answer 32

It was shut down because the strong signal of Alexandra palace could provide a navigational aid for enemy aircraft.

Question 33

Names of the two stations in 1939?

Answer 33

The home service

The forces programme

Question 34

Name of the programme with Tommy Handley?

Answer 34

It’s that man again

ITMA

Question 35

# competition 
Name of a German propaganda programme?

Answer 35

German Calling with William Joyce aka Lord Haw Haw