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Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · Apr 15

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Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 2h

15/10/1932 Radio Times: Featuring Consider Your Verdict - I; Songs from the Shows; Dance Music; Daventry National Programme; London Regional Sports Bulletin; The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra; The Second News and more

READ: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/491d036e54d74f0994c376ce96a4aa58?page=70

This is a Radio Times page from October 1932, featuring the Daventry National Programme. It includes programme listings, feature articles, and adverts. The programme includes music recitals, shows, news bulletins, dramas, and dance music. Adverts promote winter coats, bargain coupons, cold remedies and underwear. Ann Hurst's story is featured in the drama 'Consider Your Verdict'.

Featuring:

A Recital
A Violin Recital
Consider Your Verdict - I
Dance Music
Daventry National Programme
London Regional Sports Bulletin
Songs from the Shows
The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra
The De Groot Trio
The Second News

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 3h

TV Listings For Thursday 12th October 1961

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 7h

09/10/1950 Radio Times: Featuring Mrs. Dale's Diary; In Town Tonight; Music While You Work; Bedtime With Braden; Everything's In Rhythm; Housewives' Choice; News; Music For The Housewife; Tropical Magic and more

READ: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/a036d47d4d5448f7a5c6a3a2e26182b3?page=16

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 8h

BBC Radio Listings For Tuesday 12th October 2004

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 9h

Daventry National listings for 14/10/1935 - Radio Times, 11/10/1935 issue (pages 30 and 31)

READ: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/cda5535c781a47eabdb7cb66c123a682?page=30

This magazine page lists radio programmes for October 14th on Droitwich, London, West, and North channels. It includes musical selections, a play, news broadcasts, and a discussion about play production. Advertisements promote 'His Master's Voice' radios.

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 16h

14/10/1939 Radio Times: Featuring The BBC Orchestra; An Orchestral Concert; Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra; Dudley Beaven; Newyddion a Chyhoeddiadau; The Daily Service; A Recital for Two Pianofortes; News and more

READ: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/3a5748807049435ea890978fcb26f0b3?page=30

This is a page from a vintage magazine, with the radio listings for Saturday, October 14th. The page features shows such as the BBC Orchestra, An Orchestral Concert, and The Beverley Trio. Also on the page are advertisements for Dettol, Wright's Coal Tar Soap, Vaseline Hair Tonic, and Meritor Toothbrush.

Featuring:

A Recital for Two Pianofortes
An Orchestral Concert
Bathroom Melodies
Dudley Beaven
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
News
Newyddion a Chyhoeddiadau
Sandy Macpherson
The BBC Orchestra
The Beverley Trio
The Daily Service
The Harp Quintet
Time Signal, Greenwich

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 17h

BBC Radio Listings For Sunday 11th October 1981

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Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 18h

19/10/1929 Radio Times: Featuring A Symphony Concert; Captain Brassbound's Conversion; A Children's Concert; The Second News; Experimental Transmission of Still Pictures; Dance Music; Symphony Concert and more

READ: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/72c83425ed9f443da711301e65eb196c?page=60

This is a page from a radio programme listing magazine from October 19, 1929, featuring listings for 5GB Daventry Experimental, including a children's concert, dance music, a ballad concert, a play by Bernard Shaw, and symphony concerts. The page also features several advertisements, including Tungsram Barium Valves, Milton for cleaning false teeth, and the Essex Challenger car. There is also an ad for Elizabeth Craig's cookery book.

Featuring:

A Ballad Concert
A Children's Concert
A Symphony Concert
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
Dance Music
Experimental Transmission of Still Pictures
Sports Bulletin
Symphony Concert
The Children's Hour
The First News
The Second News

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 19h

TV Listings For Friday 11th October 1968

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Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 22h

BBC Radio Listings For Thursday 11th October 1962

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 23h

BBC Radio Listings For Monday 11th October 1993

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Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 1d

15-17/10/1925 Radio Times: Featuring Talk to Schools: The Rev. J. Howen Rodda, "Oliver Twist The Boy Who Asked For More."; Programme S.B. from London; The New Palladium Cinema Orchestra and more

READ: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/408d84c28e304be48fadbd4d9df6f3e9?page=36

This is a page from Radio Times with radio programmes from Nottingham and Plymouth. Featured programmes include school talks, afternoon topics, live music, children's programmes, and cinema orchestra performances. The page includes advertisements for Climax Radio and Cosmos Wireless Sets. The page is dated October 9th, 1925 with listings for October 16th and 17th.

Featuring:

Afternoon Topies
Children's Corner
Children's Letters
Col. W. P. Drury, "A Sea Dog of Queen Anne's Reign."
Programme S.B. from London
Talk to Schools: The Rev. J. Howen Rodda, "Oliver Twist The Boy Who Asked For More."
The New Palladium Cinema Orchestra
The Royal Hotel Trio

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 1d

TV Listings For Saturday 11th October 1986

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 1d

07/10/1934 Radio Times: Featuring Leslie Jeffries; A Violin Recital; All in the Day's Work-I; The Way to God'; An Organ Recital; The Silent Fellowship; A Short Religious Service; The News and more

READ: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/c7428f05cb37460abd2f90ced332e961?page=20

This page contains radio program listings for Sunday, October 7th across four channels: Droitwich, London, West and North. It features shows such as 'A Violin Recital,' 'All in the Day's Work-I,' 'An Organ Recital', 'Leslie Jeffries' and 'The Way to God'. Advertisements for the 'Superhet Radiogram' and 'His Master's Voice Radio' are also present.

Featuring:

A Short Religious Service
A Violin Recital
All in the Day's Work-I
An Organ Recital
Epilogue
Leslie Jeffries
The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne, Orchestra
The News
The Silent Fellowship
The Way to God'

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 1d

TV Listings For Wednesday 11th October 1978

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 1d

11/10/1953 Radio Times: Featuring Star Bill; Alfred Marks In Star Bill; Jack Warner and Kathleen Harrison In 'Meet The Huggetts'; Richard Attenborough; Radio Theatre 'The Burning Secret'; The Spanish Tragedy' and more

READ: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/71ece99b70754451bd97178888d3a226?page=12

This is a radio and TV listing page. It features listings for BBC radio, Light Programme, and Greenwich Time Signal, with variety shows, classical music, and news programs. It also includes show titles such as 'The Saviours', 'Siegfried', and more, offering a variety of entertainment.

Featuring:

'Remember Nelson'
'Siegfried'
Alfred Marks In Star Bill
Big Ben Minute News
Big Bent Close Down
Bill McGuffie
Chamber Music
Children's Hour
Close Down
Coming Events
Community Hymn-Singing
Cotton's Choice
English Songs
Evening Prayer
Grand Hotel
Greenwich Time Signal News
Heartsease
Home Service
I Know What I Like
In Other Home Services
Jack Warner and Kathleen Harrison In 'Meet The Huggetts'
Jesus' The Epilogue
Latin America Past And Present
Light Programme
Money Matters
News Summary
On These Things
Poems of Irony
Radio Newsreel
Radio Theatre 'The Burning Secret'
Richard Attenborough
Scottish Church Services
Sportsman's Choice
Star Bill
The Hirsch String Quartet
The Saviours
The Spanish Tragedy'
The Spoken Word
The United Nations Assembly
The Waste Paper Basket
The Weather
Third Programme
Ulster Services
West London Services

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 1d

11-15/10/1925 Radio Times: Featuring Phyllis Chadney; George Parsons; The New Palladium Cinema Orchestra; The Band Of The 2nd Batt. The South Staffordshire Regiment; Motoring For Women and more

READ: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/408d84c28e304be48fadbd4d9df6f3e9?page=34

This is a collection of magazine pages, featuring radio advertisements and programming for the radio channel 5PY for the week beginning October 11th, 1925. It includes listings with musical performances, talks, and children's programming. There are adverts for A.J.S. Radio instruments and Osram valves and wireless.

Featuring:

Afternoon Talk
Annie Laurie
Bells
Boy Scouts' Bulletin
Brass Quartet, Spring
Caller Herrin
Children's Corner
Children's Letters
Col. W. P. Drury: The Bedford Tinker and His Dream
George Parsons
Gramophone Records
Hand-Bells
I Passed By Your Window
If I Might Only Come To You
Love's Old Sweet Song
Motoring For Women
Mr. Eric J. Patterson, Modern History Talk
Novelty Night
Parted
Patrol, The Wee Macgreegor
Phyllis Chadney
Suite, Americana
The Band
The Band Of The 2nd Batt. The South Staffordshire Regiment
The Kitto Hand And Sleigh-Bell Ringers
The Kitto Musical Quartet
The Last Rose Of Summer
The New Palladium Cinema Orchestra
The Quartet
The Royal Hotel Trio
The Youth of England
Thomas Bennetto
Weather Forecast and News
When You Come Home

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 1d

TV Listings For Monday 10th October 1977

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 1d

13/10/1943 Radio Times: Featuring Beethoven's Mass in D; Ensa Half-Hour; Northern Music-Hall; BBC Dancing Club; The World Goes By; Greetings From Home; Children's Hour; The Kitchen Front; Jack Payne and more

READ: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/cb9c8e0ae26c4855b3e529cc54de0ef4?page=12

This is a page from Radio Times listing radio broadcasts for both Home Service and Forces channels. The programme listings are for October 13th, including news, music, and educational programmes for schools. Advertisements targeting women encourage them to contribute to the war effort and promote Hoover products.

Featuring:

'And So To Bed'
'Evening Stars'
'Lift Up Your Hearts!'
'Marching On'
'The Radio Doctor'
'Yn Y Glorian'
BBC Close-Up
BBC Dancing Club
BBC Theatre Orchestra
Band of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Beethoven's Mass in D
Big Ben Minute News
Black-Out
Brass Band Music
Can I Help You?
Charles Ernesco
Children's Hour
Close Down
Cocktail Time
Concert for Factory Workers
Current Affairs
Elgar
English for Under-Nines
Ensa Half-Hour
Evening Stars
For Rural Schools (England)
For the Schools
General Science
Greetings From Home
Harry James
Hello, Parents!
I Knew a Man!
Incidental Music
Jack Leon
Jack Payne
Lloyd Thomas
London Wind Quintet
Marches and Selections
Marching and Waltzing
Mid-Morning Music
Monia Liter
Music While You Work
Music and the Dance
News Commentary
Newyddion (News in Welsh)
Northern Music-Hall
Novelty Swing Quartet
Old-Time Dance Music
Orchestra of the 28th Group Pioneer Corps
Peter Dawson
Piping and Puirt-A-Beul
Programme Parade
R.A.F. Bands on Parade
Reveille!
Robinson Cleaver
Scottish Heritage
Sop As Gach Seid
Starlight
The Daily Dozen'
The Daily Service
The Kitchen Front
The Radio Padre
The Wednesday Story
The World Goes By
This Week's Composer
Time, Big Ben
Time, Big Ben: News
Time, Greenwich
Time, Greenwich: News
Vernon Adcock
Works Wonders

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 1d

TV Listings For Saturday 10th October 1964

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TV Listings For Friday 10th October 1980

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Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 1d

TV Listings For Sunday 10th October 1965

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 2d

14/10/1937 Radio Times: Featuring An Orchestral Concert; Ulster Book Review; Newtown Night'; A Ballad Concert; Jos Q. Atkinson and His Quintet; Men and Machines: Automatic Weaving in the Cotton Industry and more

READ: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/511af0c5575444b3bb39c35efc00522b?page=72

This is a page from Radio Times magazine, listing radio programmes for Thursday, October 14th. It covers the North, West, Wales, and Northern Ireland regions. Listings include news, weather forecasts, children's programmes, music concerts, and regional interest features. One listing discusses modern mechanisation in the cotton industry.

Featuring:

A Ballad Concert
An Interlude of Gramophone Records
An Orchestral Concert
Awr y Plant
Close Down
Cymru a'i Gwaith'
Darlledu I'r Ysgolion yng Nghymru
Egwyl (Interlude)
For Western Farmers in Particular
Houses of Ulster'
Interlude
Jos Q. Atkinson and His Quintet
Late News Summary
Men and Machines: Automatic Weaving in the Cotton Industry
News Summary
Newtown Night'
Northern Bulletin for Farmers
Northern Ireland News
Pianists' Half-Hour
Regional Programme
String Time
The Children's Hour
The Daily Service
The Second News
Ulster Book Review
Weather Forecast for Farmers and Shipping
Weather Forecast for Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Bulletin for Farmers
Welsh Announcements
Western Announcements
Y Newyddion

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 2d

BBC Radio Listings For Tuesday 10th October 1972

Old UK TV Listings Magazines @olduktvlistings.bsky.social · 2d

09/10/1959 issue of Radio Times: Editorial featuring The Navy Lark; Stephen Murray; Heather Chasen; Leslie Phillips; Richard Caldicot and Jon Pertwee

READ: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/d34616607fe54deabad4a88af855660b?page=1

This is a Radio Times cover, featuring the BBC Television and Sound listings for October 11-17, 1959. The cover promotes 'The Navy Lark,' a comedy series returning to the Light Programme on Friday, and the adaptation of the Wilcox-Neagle film based on the BBC series on Saturday. The image features Stephen Murray, Heather Chasen, Leslie Phillips, Richard Caldicot, and Jon Pertwee.

Editorial featuring:

Heather Chasen
Jon Pertwee
Leslie Phillips
Richard Caldicot
Stephen Murray
The Navy Lark