Radio Collection (page 4)

BBC: School Broadcasts, A Nature Study Lesson (b/w photo)
8659178 BBC: School Broadcasts, A Nature Study Lesson (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: School Broadcasts, A Nature Study Lesson)

BBC: Broadcasting a History Lesson (b/w photo)
8659177 BBC: Broadcasting a History Lesson (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Broadcasting a History Lesson)

BBC: BBC Northern Orchestra, Manchester (b/w photo)
8659175 BBC: BBC Northern Orchestra, Manchester (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: BBC Northern Orchestra, Manchester)

BBC: Control Room, Leeds (b/w photo)
8659169 BBC: Control Room, Leeds (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Control Room, Leeds)

BBC: Broadcasting House (b/w photo)
8659160 BBC: Broadcasting House (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Broadcasting House)

Diodes, invented by Sir Ambrose Fleming in 1904 (b/w photo)
8626610 Diodes, invented by Sir Ambrose Fleming in 1904 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diodes, invented by Sir Ambrose Fleming in 1904)

Cartoon of Marconi with his wireless, 1903
NWI4947652 Cartoon of Marconi with his wireless, 1903.; (add.info.: Cartoon of Marconi with his wireless, 1903.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

man recording his voice with Edison's phonograph: one of the first (and simplest) models - engraving, by B
PCT4259205 man recording his voice with Edison's phonograph: one of the first (and simplest) models - engraving, by B

Oliver Lodge, British physicist and inventor (colour litho)
8664053 Oliver Lodge, British physicist and inventor (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oliver Lodge (1851-1940), British physicist and inventor

Guglielmo Marconi, Italian inventor (coloured photo)
8655490 Guglielmo Marconi, Italian inventor (coloured photo) by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), Italian inventor

BBC: A Rehearsal in St George's Hall (b/w photo)
8659194 BBC: A Rehearsal in St George's Hall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Rehearsal in St George's Hall)

BBC: BBC Military Band in the Concert Hall (b/w photo)
8659190 BBC: BBC Military Band in the Concert Hall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: BBC Military Band in the Concert Hall)

BBC: Northern Children's Hour, Manchester (b/w photo)
8659172 BBC: Northern Children's Hour, Manchester (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Northern Children's Hour, Manchester)

BBC: The Orchestral Studio, Leeds (b/w photo)
8659170 BBC: The Orchestral Studio, Leeds (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Orchestral Studio, Leeds)

BBC: Droitwich Transmitting Station (b/w photo)
8659164 BBC: Droitwich Transmitting Station (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Droitwich Transmitting Station)

BBC: Studio Listening Room (b/w photo)
8659163 BBC: Studio Listening Room (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Studio Listening Room)

BBC: Control Room, Broadcasting House (b/w photo)
8659162 BBC: Control Room, Broadcasting House (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Control Room, Broadcasting House)

BBC: Effects Studio, Broadcasting House (b/w photo)
8659203 BBC: Effects Studio, Broadcasting House (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Effects Studio, Broadcasting House)

Mr Punch thanking Marconi for wireless telegraphy which was saving lives at sea
540142 Mr Punch thanking Marconi for wireless telegraphy which was saving lives at sea. Leonard Raven-Hill cartoon from Punch, London, 22 October 1913 by Raven-Hill

Frank Mullen, announcer, is shown at the microphone of America's first Radio Station, KDKA, in 1922
7133789 Frank Mullen, announcer, is shown at the microphone of America's first Radio Station, KDKA, in 1922. Pittsburgh, PA (b/w photo); (add.info.: Frank Mullen, announcer)

A British submarine, during World War One, showing the wireless apparatus, from The History of the Great War, pub.c
3502729 A British submarine, during World War One, showing the wireless apparatus, from The History of the Great War, pub.c

Rugby Radio Station, Warwickshire (b/w photo)
8635917 Rugby Radio Station, Warwickshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Transmitter at Rugby Radio Station, Warwickshire)

BBC: A Broadcast Discussion (b/w photo)
8659174 BBC: A Broadcast Discussion (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Broadcast Discussion)

BBC: Transmitter Power Control Desk, Droitwich (b/w photo)
8659165 BBC: Transmitter Power Control Desk, Droitwich (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Transmitter Power Control Desk, Droitwich)

BBC: Broadcasting the Grand National (b/w photo)
8659181 BBC: Broadcasting the Grand National (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Broadcasting the Grand National)

BBC: Inauguration of England to India Telephone Service (b/w photo)
8659208 BBC: Inauguration of England to India Telephone Service (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

BBC: Effects Studio, Rain Effect (b/w photo)
8659207 BBC: Effects Studio, Rain Effect (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Effects Studio, Rain Effect)

BBC: Recording the King's Speech at the World Economic Conference (b/w photo)
8659205 BBC: Recording the King's Speech at the World Economic Conference (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

BBC: Music Control Cubicle, Broadcasting House (b/w photo)
8659200 BBC: Music Control Cubicle, Broadcasting House (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Music Control Cubicle, Broadcasting House)

BBC: Gramophone Effects Studio (b/w photo)
8659199 BBC: Gramophone Effects Studio (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gramophone Effects Studio)

Londonian family listening to the signal broadcasted by the Eiffel Tower, 1947 (illustration)
2453374 Londonian family listening to the signal broadcasted by the Eiffel Tower, 1947 (illustration by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); (add.info.: Science. Time Measuring)

Stazodyne radio, 1930 (print)
2102265 Stazodyne radio, 1930 (print); (add.info.: Sciences. Communication. Coll. Part. Science. Communication. The radio Stazodyne from the compagnie Radio Electrique de l'Opera)

French field wireless, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French field wireless, between c1915 and 1918. Wireless equipment in a truck in France during World War I

Aviators practicing telegraphy, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Aviators practicing telegraphy, 1917

Wireless, Pratt Institute, Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Wireless, Pratt Institute, Oct 1917. Members of the U.S. Army Signal Corps in telegraph training at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York during World War I

Watt Radio, 1931. Creator: Unknown artist
Watt Radio, 1931. Found in the Collection of the Museo Nazionale Collezione Salce, Treviso

Crosley Radio, 1930. Creator: Mauzan, Achille (1883-1952)
Crosley Radio, 1930. From a private collection

1979 USA-West GP
STREETS OF LONG BEACH, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - APRIL 08: Phil Hill with radio talks to spectators during the USA-West GP at Streets of Long Beach on Sunday April 08, 1979 in Long Beach

Brooklyn Vibes
Bethany Young

Darwin don´t think about this
Christine von Diepenbroek

THE NIGHT DANCE
LARRY BUTTERWORTH

There is nothing new under the sun
janini (Zhana Topchieva)

Radio, someone still loves you
Knartist

Radio, 1919. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Radio, 1919. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Radio, 1919. USA. Sailor typing at ticker tape machine: Leased wire telegram received at Navy Department...New York Oct 23 1919, I P Bemberg

Radio, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Radio, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Radio, between 1910 and 1920. Ticker tape machine, USA

Radio, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Radio, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Radio, between 1910 and 1920. USA

Radio, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Radio, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Radio, between 1910 and 1920. USA. Man in naval uniform wearing headphones, writing on a notepad headed Radiogram

Portrait of William P. Gottlieb, Washington, D.C. ca. 1940. Creator: Delia Potofsky Gottlieb
Portrait of William P. Gottlieb, Washington, D.C. ca. 1940

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"Unleashing the Waves of Music and Stories: A Journey through Radio History" Step aboard the Pirate Radio ship, Radio Caroline, as we set sail along the enchanting Essex coast. In 1972, comedic geniuses Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, and Peter Sellers - famously known as The Goons - took to the airwaves with their hilarious banter. But radio's influence stretches far beyond comedy. Even George Orwell himself, under his pseudonym Eric Blair, graced the BBC in London in 1943 with his thought-provoking broadcasts that captivated listeners across England. Another legendary pirate radio ship emerged on the scene - Radio London. Anchored off the Essex coast, it brought a new wave of music and entertainment to eager ears. Before these rebellious ventures came into existence, it was the BBC that first established its dominance in 1935. With Marconi's revolutionary radio apparatus paving the way for mass communication, British households were introduced to a world of news reports and captivating dramas. Across continents and oceans alike, radio became an international phenomenon. From Danny Kaye entertaining audiences through RKO Radio to Marconi's groundbreaking wireless telegraph apparatus capturing imaginations in 1899-1900 – this medium transcended borders. In Britain's golden era entertainment during World War II, beloved characters like Archie Andrews accompanied by ventriloquist Peter Brough enchanted families while Vera Lynn's angelic voice provided solace amidst chaos. And who could forget Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dancing their way into our hearts through crackling speakers? Even renowned illustrator W. Heath Robinson found inspiration within this realm of sound waves as he depicted Alexandra Palace – home to BBC transmissions – with its towering transmitters reaching towards infinite possibilities. Radio has been more than just a means of transmitting information; it has woven itself into our cultural fabric. It continues to be a timeless companion that connects us, entertains us, and sparks our imagination.