Headings and designs of the period
Behind the scenes at Broadcasting House
While listening to the radio.........
The images in this section are taken from the 1929 BBC Handbook and the 1930 Yearbook.

Each artist has a section to himself, where appropriate and where known. There is also a section for adverts and photos which give a flavour of a period when radios were powered by what looks suspiciously like car batteries.

It seems like a world away now, and this material has probably been hidden away for over seven decades.

You can find out more about the artists in the
Biographies section.
 
The man who.........
 
Ingenious solutions to broadcasting related problems
 
Confession: I couldn't read the signature
 
Adverts and photos of people and things of the period
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