We're nearly there! Episode 17 zooms in on the pre-BBC fortnight. You'd have thought everything's in place by now, right?

Not quite - just the tiny non-controversial matters of the licence fee and allegations of bias to deal with first. Good job they're all sorted now...

We've got archive reminiscences from pioneer Peter Eckersley and the return of Newspaper Detective Andrew Barker, who also gives us an Airwave Memory (email a clip of yours for next season: paul@paulkerensa.com)

We mention CenturiesofSound.com - try their 1922 mix for starters.

We also mention Tim Wander's search for Melba's voice - read the Times article here.

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Thanks to Will Farmer for composing the original music.

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Next time, the launch of the BBC! Including a re-enactment of the very first broadcast. It'll land on November 14th, the 98th anniversary of the BBC, so listen on the day of release. The day of the podcast's release, that is, not the day of your release. Although this episode's recorded during a lockdown, so... anyway, happy listening.

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#017 The Eve of the BBC: A Partly Political Broadcast

The British Broadcasting Century with Paul Kerensa

#017 The Eve of the BBC: A Partly Political Broadcast