1941 in British radio

This is a list of events from British radio in 1941.

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Events

• 14 January – In a BBC radio broadcast from London, Victor de Laveleye asks all Belgians to use the "V sign" as a rallying sign, being the first letter of victoire (victory) in French and of vrijheid (freedom) in Dutch, the beginning of a subversive campaign which spreads across occupied Europe.
• May – Arthur Bliss joins the BBC's overseas music service.[1]
• 6 August – C. S. Lewis begins a series of BBC radio broadcasts that will be adapted as Mere Christianity.[2]
• 30 December – The Brains Trust first broadcast as Any Questions? on the BBC Home Service.[3]

Debuts

• Sincerely Yours, presented by Vera Lynn (BBC)

Continuing radio programmes

1930s

• In Town Tonight (1933–1960)

1940s

• Music While You Work (1940–1967)
• Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018)

Births

• January – John Rowe, actor
• 24 March – Humphrey Barclay, comedy producer
• 10 May – Chris Denning, presenter and sex offender[4]
• 20 July – Ed Doolan, Australian-born presenter (died 2018)
• 28 July – Peter Marinker, voice actor
• 4 August – Martin Jarvis, voice and stage actor
• 30 August – Sue MacGregor, presenter[5]
• 5 December – Sheridan Morley, theatrical critic/biographer and broadcaster (died 2007)

See also

• 1941 in British music
• 1941 in British television
• 1941 in the United Kingdom
• List of British films of 1941

References

1. "New BBC Director of Music". The Times. London. 1942-04-01. p. 7.
2. Perry, Mike W. (1998-07-01). "Publication History of C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity". C. S. Lewis Web. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
3. "The Brains Trust". Radio Days. Archived from the original on 2010-10-08. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
4. "Denning: Going against social norms". The Prague Post. 2013-09-10. Archived from the original on 2013-09-10.
5. "Presenters – Sue MacGregor". BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2013-07-20.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)