1952 in British radio
Events
- 22 January – First broadcast of The Goon Show under this title. Around the start of the third series at the end of the year, Spike Milligan, the principal writer, suffers a nervous breakdown.
- 6 February – Following the death of King George VI, discovered at 7.30am, the BBC broadcasts the news at 11.15am; the news is repeated seven times, every 15 minutes, and then the BBC goes silent for five hours.[1]
- 26 August – Hit radio series Welsh Rarebit, broadcast from the BBC Cardiff studios, transfers to television.
Continuing radio programmes
1930s
- In Town Tonight (1933–1960)
1940s
- Music While You Work (1940–1967)
- Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018)
- Desert Island Discs (1942–Present)
- Family Favourites (1945–1980)
- Down Your Way (1946–1992)
- Have A Go (1946–1967)
- Housewives' Choice (1946–1967)
- Letter from America (1946–2004)
- Woman's Hour (1946–Present)
- Twenty Questions (1947–1976)
- Any Questions? (1948–Present)
- Mrs Dale's Diary (1948–1969)
- Take It from Here (1948–1960)
- Billy Cotton Band Show (1949–1968)
- A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present)
- Ray's a Laugh (1949–1961)
1950s
- The Archers (1950–Present)
- Educating Archie (1950–1960)
- Listen with Mother (1950–1982)
Births
- 4 February – Harriet Cass, radio newsreader and announcer
- 11 March – Douglas Adams, writer (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) (d. 2001))
- 12 March – Chris Needs, Welsh radio host (d. 2020)
- 10 December – Clive Anderson, broadcast presenter, comedy writer and barrister
- 26 December – Jon Glover, actor
Deaths
- 19 April – Steve Conway, singer (b. 1920)[2]
See also
References
- Knight, Sam (2017-03-17). "London Bridge is down". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- "Steve Conway Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
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