Bbc Collection

Ben Riley, BBC TV Recording Jazz Goes to College Cambridge, 1966. Creator
Ben Riley, BBC TV Recording " Jazz Goes to College" Cambridge, 1966

BBC broadcast from the aviary at London Zoo, 20th century. Officials of the British Broadcasting Corporation, preparing to broadcast sounds from the aviary at London Zoo

Launching H.M.S. Eagle - 19th March, 1946, 1947. Creator: Unknown
Launching H.M.S. Eagle - 19th March, 1946, 1947. Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) launches an aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast

Broadcasting to the Children of the Empire - 13th October, 1940, 1947. Creator: Unknown
Broadcasting to the Children of the Empire - 13th October, 1940, 1947. Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) and her younger sister Princess Margaret Rose at the microphone

Ted Heath and His Music, Nat King Cole concert, Shepherds Bush, London, 1963

China meets Ceylon in London - Hsiao Ch ien and J. M. Tambimuttu, 1942 Creator: Unknown
China meets Ceylon in London - Hsiao Ch ien and J. M. Tambimuttu broadcasting in the Eastern Service, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft

Omoba Adenrele Ademola, daughter of Alake of Abeokuta, Nigeria, calls West Africa, 1942
The Omoba Adenrele Ademola, daughter of the Alake of Abeokuta, Nigeria, calls West Africa, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft

Marion Ryan and Alan Dell, c1959. Creator: Brian Foskett
British singer Marion Ryan with Alan Dell, BBC radio broadcaster, c1959

Lord and Lady Montagu with Terry Wogan at Beaulieu during live BBC broadcast. Creator: Unknown
Lord and Lady Montagu with Terry Wogan at Beaulieu during live BBC broadcast

Performers singing a duet in one of the studios of 2LO, Savoy Hill, London, 1923, (1935). 2LO was the second radio station to broadcast regularly in the United Kingdom

A family listening to the results of the general election of 1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown
A family listening to the results of the general election of 1923, (1935). Wireless brought the election results into the homes of the people

Women have taken over mens jobs. BBC control room as a programme goes on air 1942
Women have taken over mens jobs. Two of them in a BBC control room as a programme goes on the air, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft

Shipmates Ashore. John G. Winant, Ernest Bevin, with merchant seamen, 1942 Creator
" Shipmates Ashore. American women workers who heard this programme, which goes out over the seven seas, presented the British Merchant Navy with a London club

King Faisal of Iraq listening to a broadcast prepared for his birthday by the BBC, 1942
King Faisal of Iraq listening to a broadcast specially prepared for his birthday by the BBC, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft

H. M. King Haakon of Norway, 1942. Creator: Unknown
H.M. King Haakon of Norway, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft. [The British Broadcasting Corporation, Wembley, The Sun Engraving Co. Ltd. London and Watford, 1942]

Mrs. Roosevelt came to see for herself the women of Britain at war, 1942. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Roosevelt came to see for herself the women of Britain at war. The whole Empire heard her broadcast, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft

H. R. H. the late Duke of Kent taking part in American Independence Day, 1942. Creator: Unknown
H.R.H. the late Duke of Kent, who was shortly afterwards killed on active service, taking part in Stars and Stripes in Britain on American Independence Day 1942, 1942

Workmen in an English inn listening to Mr. Churchill, 1942. Creator: Unknown
Workmen in an English inn listening to Mr. Churchill, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft. [The British Broadcasting Corporation, Wembley, The Sun Engraving Co. Ltd

They also spoke and the Empire heard them, 1942 Creator: Unknown
They also spoke and the Empire heard them. - A Scottish family taking part at home in the Christmas broadcast, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft

Calling All Nations front cover, 1942. Creator: Unknown
Calling All Nations front cover, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft. [The British Broadcasting Corporation, Wembley, The Sun Engraving Co. Ltd. London and Watford, 1942]

What a question! The Brains Trust in overseas session with Donald McCullough, 1942
What a question! The Brains Trust in overseas session with the Question Master, Donald McCullough (centre). On his right Dr. Julian Huxley, on his left Dr. C.E. M

He reads the news in Moroccan Arabic. A member of the Fighting French Army, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft

H. M. The King of the Hellenes, 1942. Creator: Unknown
H.M. The King of the Hellenes, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft. [The British Broadcasting Corporation, Wembley, The Sun Engraving Co. Ltd. London and Watford, 1942]

H. M. King Peter of Yugoslavia, 1942. Creator: Unknown
H.M. King Peter of Yugoslavia, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft. [The British Broadcasting Corporation, Wembley, The Sun Engraving Co. Ltd. London and Watford, 1942]

H. M. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, 1942. Creator: Unknown
H.M. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft. [The British Broadcasting Corporation, Wembley, The Sun Engraving Co. Ltd

Inside a German internment camp. Americans listen to London. 1942. Creator: Unknown
Inside a German internment camp. Americans, afterwards, repatriated, listen to London on a miniature battery set, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft

The Navys here. Cossacks rescue of British seamen from the Altmark. 1942 Creator: Unknown
The Navys here. The story of Cossacks rescue of British rescue of British seamen from the Altmark was heard throughout the world

Bush House, An American Addition to Post-War London, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
Bush House, An American Addition to Post-War London, c1935. Bush House seen from Kingsway in central London. The building was designed by American architect Harvey Wiley Corbett

At the Microphone in the U. S. A. 1943, (1945). Creator: Unknown
At the Microphone in the U.S.A. 1943, (1945). British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Washington during the Second World War, preparing to make a BBC radio broadcast to Britain

Theres a Good Time Coming, sheet music, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Theres a Good Time Coming, sheet music, 1930. Song featured by Jack Payne and his BBC Dance Orchestra

Debates studio at Broadcasting House, London, 1933. Architect: Serge Chermayeff. Walling of building board with sycamore woodwork. Fire and skirting in copper. Table covered in Beatl

Portrait of Ronald Collet Norman, c1918-1937. Artist: Glyn Warren Philpot
Portrait of Ronald Collet Norman, c1918-1937. Norman (1873-1963) was a banker, administrator and politician. He served as Chairman of the London County Coumcil (1918-1919)

Jazz at the BBCs recording studios, London, 22 April 1982. Artist: Denis Williams
Jazz at the BBCs recording studios, London, 22 April 1982. Musicians Roy Williams, Kenny Baker, Danny Moss and Henry Mackenzie getting their parts sorted out under the eye of arranger Billy May

Kenny Baker, Danny Moss, and Henry Mackenzie at the BBC recording studios, London, 22 April 1982
Kenny Baker (trumpet), Danny Moss (saxophone) and Henry Mackenzie (clarinet) in rehearsal with Billy May at the BBC recording studios, London, 22 April 1982

Keeping in touch with home from the White House, Washington, 1943, (1945). Churchill addressed the Home Guard from the White House, Washington in 1943

International Broadcasting Club: Membership card, c1930s. The International Broadcasting Club Card was formed in 1932 and was free to join

His Majesty Speaks to His Empire, 1937. Artist: BBC
His Majesty Speaks to His Empire, 1937. King George VI addresses the Empire on the day of his coronation. From The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. [Odhams Press Ltd. London, 1937]

A Visit to the BBC 7-13, 1937. From The Childrens Golden Treasure Book for 1937, edited by John R. Crossland and J. M. Parrish. [Odhams Press Ltd. London, 1937]

A Visit to the BBC 1-6, 1937. From The Childrens Golden Treasure Book for 1937, edited by John R. Crossland and J. M. Parrish. [Odhams Press Ltd. London, 1937]

John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith (1889-1971), 1933. Artist: William Rothenstein
John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith (1889-1971), Scottish broadcasting executive and Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation, 1933. From The Studio Volume 105

Jack Hylton (1892-1965), English band leader, 1935. He was an impresario who rose to prominence during the British dance band era

John Wesley Vivian Jack Payne (1899-1969), British dance music bandleader, 1935. He established his reputation during the British dance band era of the 1930s

Henry Hall (1898-1989), English bandleader, 1935
Henry Hall (1898-1989), 1935. He was an English bandleader who performed regularly on BBC Radio during the British dance band era of the 1920s and 1930s, through to the 1960s

Charlie Chester, British stand-up comedian and TV and radio presenter, 20th century. Artist: Montagu Watson
Charlie Chester, British stand-up comedian and TV and radio presenter, 20th century. Known as Cheerful Charlie Chester, he starred in The Charlie Chester Show

A visit to the BBC, 1937. Zoo broadcast from seal enclosure; Captain CWR Knight broadcasting with his eagle; Oundle School Choir broadcasting; broadcasting a history lesson; one of the effects

The Central Hall, Alexandra Palace, London, 1875. A print from The Illustrated London News, (17 April 1875)

Jack DeJonette, 2009. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Jack DeJonette, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, May 2009

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