1943 in British radio

This is a list of events from British radio in 1943.

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Events

• 6 January – BBC reporter Richard Dimbleby makes a live recording from a Royal Air Force nighttime bombing raid over Berlin piloted by Guy Gibson.
• Spring – The BBC Monitoring service moves from Wood Norton Hall, Worcestershire, to Caversham Park and Crowsley Park, near Reading, Berkshire.
• 4 September – BBC reporter Wynford Vaughan-Thomas reports from an RAF nighttime bombing raid over Berlin.[1]
• 23 November – British Forces Broadcasting Service begins operation serving forces overseas.
• 3 December – British-based American war reporter Edward R. Murrow delivers his classic "Orchestrated Hell" broadcast over CBS describing an RAF nighttime bombing raid over Berlin.

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)

Births

• 29 January – Tony Blackburn, DJ
• 18 February – Graeme Garden, Scottish-born comedy performer
• 6 April – Roger Cook, Australasian-born investigative reporter
• 17 August – John Humphrys, Welsh-born news broadcaster
• 11 September – Brian Perkins, New Zealand-born newsreader
• 28 September – Mike Dickin, DJ and presenter (died 2006)
• 23 October – Roger Scott, DJ (died 1989)
• 26 November – Paul Burnett, DJ

See also

• 1943 in British music
• 1943 in British television
• 1943 in the United Kingdom
• List of British films of 1943

References

1. "Raid on Berlin: Actuality recording of a Royal Air Force (RAF) bombing raid over Berlin, Germany". Australian War Memorial. 1943-09-04. Retrieved 2019-01-23.