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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
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.