We were saddened to hear of the recent death of Annie Nightingale, the first female presenter on BBC Radio 1 and the station's longest-serving DJ. In 2018, Prof David Hendy interviewed Annie about her life and trailblazing career, which can be accessed via connectedhistoriesofthebbc.org/play/?id=415

In 2018 I interviewed Annie Nightingale about her fascinating life and extraordinary career.

To see the two-and-a-half hour interview, and download a transcript go to the Connected Histories of the BBC website:

connectedhistoriesofthebbc.org/play/?id=415

Sad to hear of the death of #AnnieNightingale . We interviewed her for the Connected Histories Of The BBC project. Her #oralhistory interview is available chbbc.sussex.ac.uk/play/?id=415&p…

It's actually quite amazing if I may say so myself.

It's two things, really.

First, it's a massive website, where you can watch/hear/read interviews with over 400 key people who've worked for the BBC since its birth in 1922

connectedhistoriesofthebbc.org

A year ago my colleagues at University of Sussex and I launched 'Connected Histories of the BBC' in the Council Chamber of Broadcasting House in London.

So what is 'Connected Histories of the BBC'?

A short thread...

#OnThisDay ,1950, the #BBC opened Lime Grove Studios: buff.ly/3VSibt8
The site was bought from Rank Film Studios to fulfil the needs of the fast expanding television service in the 1950s.
Listen to Alex Sutherland, a Programme organiser based there:buff.ly/42rW4MA

#OnthisDay in 1940 #Churchill delivered his first broadcast as #primeminister :
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'I speak to you for the first time as Prime Minister in a solemn hour for the life of our country, of our empire, of our allies, and, above all, of the cause of freedom.'

#OnThisDay in 1932, #BroadcastingHouse opened. buff.ly/42PUrIt
Designed by Val Myer, with the BBC's civil engineer Marmaduke Tudsbery ... tocreate a building that contained 22 sound insulated radio studios and a concert hall, and is still in use today.
BBC Archive

Listen to TV Engineer Tony Bridgewater explain how the #coronation of King George VI nearly missed being broadcast due to equipment failure: ‘...The only thing they could do was a sort of first aid, which was to give it an almighty biff.’ buff.ly/3HbMnt1
#Coronation2023

Jean D'Arcy, former Director of UN Radio & Programming for Radiodiffusion-Television Francaise talks about the early days of broadcasting #Eurovision
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BBC Archive #Eurovision 2023

In his #OralHistory interview, Tony Bridgewater, former BBC Chief Television Engineer, talks about the first broadcasts of #Eurovision
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#OnThisDay in 1937 was the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and the coronation was broadcast on #Television for the first time. buff.ly/42NGQky

Engineer Tony Bridgewater talks about it in his #oralhistory interview on our site: buff.ly/3HbMnt1

#Eurovision was first broadcast in 1956: George Campey talks about coining the phrase in this excerpt: buff.ly/44SIFP0.
His full #oralhistory interview is available on our website: buff.ly/3MgLxOt
University of Sussex

#Eurovision fans - we have 2 interviews with George Campey who coined the phrase 'Eurovision' in our collection of #OralHistories and we invite you to listen to him talk about the early days of the contest:
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'The engineers at the BBC are going to reverse the connections to one of the channels halfway through the programme, and then everything should be alright.'

#OnThisDay 1958: Charles Brooker demonstrated how BBC listeners could experience the wonders of stereophonic sound.

In his #OralHistory interview, George Campey, (former Head of the BBC Information Devision) talks about how #Churchill opposed televising the #Coronation of #QueenElizabethII
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#Coronation 2023

On #WorldPressFreedomDay we invite you to explore the #OralHistory accounts of BBC journalists like Robin Duff, BBC #War Correspondent: buff.ly/3t5xqRF
BBC Archive

On #WorldPressFreedomDay we invite you to explore the #OralHistory accounts of BBC journalists who give us a glimpse behind the scenes of world events.
TIP: Use the Roles filter for 'Presenters' to find them
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