We're back, and we're a little muffled. (I'll be hitting my microphone with hammers, promise.)

As I struggle with 2020 tech, the Great British public were struggling with theirs, getting to know their first radio sets in Sept/Oct 1922, at the First All-British Wireless Exhibition and Convention (FABWEAC, for short).

So this time, hear the sights, smell the sounds and meet the artistes, such as singer and future radio boss Rex Faithful, first pianist of the BBC Maurice Cole and first broadcast royal, the Prince of Wales (before he regenerated into Edward VIII).

Oh and the BBC is formed. No biggie.

But did you know that Hotpoint and Siemens had their bosses on the first board of BBC directors? No, me neither. Radio's just another household appliance to some people... but come on, how many podcasts devoted to dishwashers? [checks] Wow, loads.

Plus an Airwave Memory from Philip Rowe of the History of European Theatre Podcast - give 'em a listen!

There are pics to go with this episode on our Facebook and Twitter pages, including a fuller line-up of FABWEAC's artistes.

There's also a nice silent video of 1922's King's Cup Air Race, that we mention in this episode, here.

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Thanks to Will Farmer for the original music.

Older music is either public domain or private domain but we're not sure whose. If you have any copyright issues with the attached audio, do let us know and we'll remove if you'd rather. We're just here to inform, educate and entertain - thanks for helping us do so.

(Oh and we're nothing to do with the BBC. Never heard of them.)

#014 1922's British Wireless Exhibition: Tomorrow's World

The British Broadcasting Century with Paul Kerensa

#014 1922's British Wireless Exhibition: Tomorrow's World