The Twenties

Question 1

Where was broadcasting from?

Answer 1

Broadcasting was from Writtle near Chelmsford

Question 2

What programme was broadcast from Birmingham from 1922 onwards ?

Answer 2

Children’s hour was broadcast from Birmingham from 1922 onwards

Question 3

How much was the radio licence in 1922?

Answer 3

the radio licence was 10 shillings in 1922

Question 4

When was the British Broadcasting Company established?

Answer 4

the British Broadcasting Company was established in 1922

Question 5

When was the magazine Radio Times published?

Answer 5

the magazine Radio Times was published in 1923.

Question 6

What was the first outside broadcast ?

Answer 6

the first outside broadcast was The magic flute in 1923

Question 7

Why was the magazine Radio Times published ?

Answer 7

It was published because the newspapers refused to publish the BBC’s programmes

Question 8

Date of the Sykes Committee ?

Answer 8

1923: the Sykes committee

Question 9

What did the Sykes committee recommend ?

Answer 9

the Sykes committee recommended that the BBC should be a monopoly. There shouldn’t be any commercial advertising because standards would lower.
It recommended that the BBC should not compete with the printing press by broadcasting news bulletins.

# monopoly 
# competition

Question 10

What are Reith’s 4 principles in his manifesto Broadcast over Britain ?

Answer 10

1) the lack of profit motive
2) availability for all
3) monopoly and unity of control
4) providing the best for all listeners

Question 11

Who was PM from 1926to 1928?

Political party?

Answer 11

Conservative Baldwin

Question 12

When was the Crawford Committee?

Answer 12

1926

Question 13

What did the Crawford committee establish ?

Answer 13

1) The BBC became a corporation
2) it is established by Royal charter
3) it is composed about a board of governors and a director general
4) it’s motto was to inform to educate to entertain

Question 14

Date of the general strike ?

Answer 14

4-12 may 1926

Question 15

What happened during the general strike ?

Answer 15

The BBC produced 5 news bulletins a day because there were no newspapers.
They delayed a peace appeal by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Question 16

# betterment 
What was established in 1926?

Answer 16

The advisory committee on spoken English

Question 17

Which sports was first broadcast live?

Answer 17

A rugby match

Question 18

Who was the first DJ?

Answer 18

Christopher Stone

Question 19

Who was Hilda Matheson ?

Answer 19

She was the first director of talks

Question 20

How many licences in 1927?

Answer 20

2 million

Question 21

# education 
Name of an educational programme about music ?

Answer 21

The foundations of music

Question 22

# education 
From when to when was the foundation of music broadcast ?
How long did the programme last?

Answer 22

From 1927 to 1937

15 minutes long

Question 23

When did women above 21 got the right to vote?

Answer 23

In 1928

Question 24

When was the ban on news broadcast on the radio lifted?

Answer 24

It was lifted in 1928

Question 25

Could the BBC broadcast news of its own ?

Answer 25

No, it broadcast news bulletins made by agencies like Reuters.

Question 26

What did listeners listen to on Sundays?

Answer 26

A Bach cantata for three hours

Question 27

Which programme was created in 1928 and still exists today ?

Answer 27

The daily service

It is 15 minutes long

Question 28

When was the magazine The Listener created ?

Answer 28

It was created in 1929