WW1: Technology Flashcards
What was founded in 1922?
British Broadcasting company
When was the British broadcasting company?
1922
How many houses had access to radio because in the first year of the BBC’s operation (1922)?
Half a million homes
By what year did the BBC’s radio service reach half a million homes?
1922
What happened at the opening of the Wembley Exhibition?
BBC’s microphone stretched above the kings head enabling the King to be heard.
What did the Daily mail say about the possibility of hearing the Kings voice over radio?
‘Never before has a King’s voice been heard by his subjects both in his presence and in their own homes as well - to the turn of perhaps a million homes. Such a miracle can do nothing but cement the bonds of Empir’
What was made of the King’s broadcast?
Gramophone (Record player) of his broadcast
What was the Gramophone Company trade name?
His Masters voice
What was the company that had the trade name His Master’s voice?
Gramophone company
What did the Gramophone company called, His Masters voice do?
Hundreds of pressings which from Croydon would be flown to every corner of the empire
What was the nickname given to radio?
The wonderful wireless
What happened on Armistice Day in 1927?
BBC Chief Announcer Hibberd addressed the colonies through the radio
When had the BBC Chief Announcer Hibberd addressed the colonies through the radio?
Armistice Day in 1927
What did the daily mirror say about the BBC?
‘Brought the mother country’s voice into the Australian shearing shed, The Indian plantation and the Canadian Ranch house alike’
What did the US do in the mid-1920s?
Set up the apparatus necessary to relay the broadcast of its own broadcast
When had the US set up the apparatus necessary to relay the broadcast of its own broadcast?
Mid 1920s
What happened on Christmas 1932?
King George delivered a message on the BBC
When did George V deliver a message to the nation?
Christmas Day 1932 on the BBC
What was the impact of George V broadcast message from the year 1932?
Effective wartime ritual
What happened after 1919?
India and Australia were linked by air travel
When were Australia and India linked with Britain by air travel?
After 1919
What did the times say about air travel?
‘Who should calculate the effect of the dwindling distance between the far separated parts of the Empire which is the certain result of air traffic’
What did newspapers feature about air travel?
Diagrams, symbols and small maps, giving the impression that in a month or so anybody would be able to make a weekend visit to anyone in the empire
What happened during the early and mid 1920s at the new London Terminal Aerodome at Croydon?
Crammed with sightseers, who would watch the planes arrive and take off, while long queues waited to pend five shillings on ten-minute trips over the airport in two-seater planes
What was crammed with sightseers, who would watch the planes arrive and take off, while long queues waited to pend five shillings on ten-minute trips over the airport in two-seater planes during the 1920s?
The new London Terminal Aerodome at Croydon
What signs were put up at the London Terminal Aerodome in Croydon and what was the impact?
Sign posts which would show the distance of places (E.g. Sydney 2000 miles) and therefore it seemed like an inevitability that Britain would be able to reach these places
When was the first British national airline (Called Imperial Airways) formed?
1924
What was formed in 1924?
The first British national airline, called imperial airways
Where were the imperial airways travelling to by 1929?
Egypt India Australia Singapore Palestine Burma Malaya Central Africa
How many passengers did the imperial airways carry in its first year of operation?
12,000
How many letters had the imperial airways carried in its first year of operation?
250,000
Over how many miles did the imperial airways carry 250,000 letters and 12,000 passenger?
853,000 miles
By the end of the 1920s, how many passengers were using the Imperial airways?
58,000
By the end of what decade were 58,000 passengers using the imperial airways?
End of the 1920s
How many letters were the imperial airways carrying by the end of the 1920s?
11 million
What was the mileage of the imperial airways by the end of the 1920s?
2.5 million
How did advertisers display air travel?
Beauty of territory peopled with strange nomadic races that fringe our Empire
Who scripted the George V Christmas broadcast in 1932?
Kipling
