ABSTRACT
I n an age when technological innovations make communicating with other people easier than it has ever been before, it is easy to forget the magic of radio and the effect it had on society. Before those early broadcasts in the 1920s the only way
to experience an event – be it a speech from the Prime Minister or a musical concert – was to physically be there and with the limited transport available that was not an easy option. Then radio came along and brought the sounds of the world into homes across the country. By the 1930s it was possible to share the excitement of a football match as it was going on without actually being there. Political speeches were heard in living rooms across the country as they were being made. The varied regional accents of the nation could be experienced without leaving your home. Thanks to the wireless in the corner it was possible to have some experience of life beyond your immediate community.
