Questions about British Radio:

1. In which year did The Archers make their national debut?

2. Which programme always included the question "Are you sitting comfortably?"

3. Which author modelled his most famous novel (first published in 1949) on aspects of censorship and bureaucracy he encountered at BBC's Broadcasting House, and what was the title of the book?

4. What was the name of Tony Blackburn's canine companion?

5. Whose radio play, 'All That Fall', was commissioned by the BBC in 1957?

6. Name the Lancashire comedian who played the part of a naughty schoolboy from 1958-1972

7. In which year did Alistair Cooke begin broadcasting his Letter From America?

8. Which show on Radio Luxembourg was sponsored by a malted milk drink?

9. Which radio dramatist had an annual series of radio drama awards named after him?

10. Which was the first local commercial radio station in Britain, and in what year did it start broadcasting?

11. What nationalities were the parents of Jack de Manio, the presenter of Today from 1958-1971?

12. Which of the Goons wrote nearly all of the episodes?

13. Who played opposite Deryck Guyler as an incompetent civil servant in 'The Men From The Ministry'?

14. In which show did Radio Prune feature?

15. Petula Clark appeared in which radio show at the age of nine, in 1942?

16. What was Britain's first pirate radio ship, going on the air in 1964?

17. For how many years was Alvar Lidell an announcer for the BBC?

18. What is the name of the signature tune used since 1943 by the English service of the BBC World Service?

19. On which show did Bill Pertwee play the Irish chat show host Seamus Android?

20. Which Radio 1 DJ was the son of film producer Joe Pasternak?

Answers to these questions can be found in a book called THE RADIO COMPANION by Paul Donovan, or you can click here!

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