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World Service – It’s not just for night owls!
Published 6 June 2023
With the coming of BBC Radio 5, UK listeners are encouraged to tune into the World Service for the first time
The Empire Short-Wave Service
Published 23 September 2022
The BBC’s chief engineer talks shortwave listeners through the best aerials and automatic volume controls for hearing the BBC Empire Service
How the world was circled by a band of steel
Published 16 June 2022
The 50th anniversary of the BBC Empire Service is marked by a look at how it was established
Rebroadcasting and exchange broadcasting
Published 1 October 2021
How to get your allies to listen to you
The German Freedom Radio Station
Published 6 November 2020
What are the people of Nazi Germany listening to in 1940?
Nation shall speak loudly unto nation
Published 4 March 2019
A habit picked up in a hot war carries over into the Cold War: countries shouting at each other over shortwave radio
Heard around the world
Published 18 August 2016
The BBC Year-book of 1931 explains how a King’s speech was heard around the world