Lesson One: Intro to Radio

If you missed the lesson or want to revise (of course you do! :-), here is the powerpoint:


You should also have a go at the BBC Radio Quiz. Answers are almost all there for the finding at the BBC's own great history-of-itself site.

The BBC Radio Quiz

1. Who invented radio and when?

2. When was the BBC formed?

3. What was the vision of the first general manager for the BBC's purpose - and what was his name?

4. What does it mean that the BBC is 'independent' or 'impartial' and why is this important?

5. In what decade was TV invented?

6. How did the BBC change during World War II?

7. People were generally very poor after World War II. How did the BBC try to appeal to this audience?

8. How did the BBC appeal to young people in the

9. VHF was introduced in 1955. What does it stand for, and how did it improve radio audience's experience?

10. What new radio stations started up on the BBC in the 1960s?

11. What pressures did the BBC come under in the 1980s?

12. What major technological development affected the BBC in the 1990s?

13. What other changes took place in its radio scheduling?

14. What was the major technological change since 2000?
15.
How did it affect BBC radio (name some of the new stations that were created)?

What should I have learnt, and recorded in my notes?

• A brief history of the BBC as a radio institution
• A list of the different technologies used to listen to radio
• A list of the kinds of radio station (public, commercial, pirate...)
  
• A note about my own radio listening habits

Key word definitions: institution, impartial, digital