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Articles about music while you work

From a novelty to part of the British way of life

Published 14 November 2022

The chairman of the BBC looks back at 60 years of broadcasting

The New Pattern of Sound Broadcasting

Published 30 September 2022

After 10 years, the BBC’s radio networks have started to drift. Here’s how they’re going to be put back on track

BBC at War – part 2: The Home Front

Published 25 March 2022

The BBC serves the Home Front – from replacing bombed-out schools to playing music while you work

A note on ‘Music While You Work’

Published 13 April 2017

The 1945 BBC Yearbook looks back at a quiet success of the war: Music While You Work

Not open all hours

Published 19 January 2015

Why were broadcasting hours capped until the 1970s?

A Day In The Life… Sort Of

Published 16 January 2011

Radio 1’s oldest listener looks back on a life tuning in to the wireless.

A member of the Transdiffusion Broadcasting System
Liverpool, Monday 5 June 2023