Gerald Durrell, holding his chimpanzee Chumley, in a 成人快手 Natural History Unit programme from 1958.
The 成人快手 in Bristol opened on 18 September 1934. Two years after Broadcasting House in London opened as the first purpose built broadcast centre in the UK, the 成人快手 Bristol studios went live, offering speech and drama production for the west of England and national 成人快手 radio networks.
The Lord Mayor of Bristol officially opened the Whiteladies Road studios and offices, on the 18 September 1934. The centre which included an important large space to hold an entire orchestra was one of the most modern radio centres of its day. The Second World War threw the spotlight on the 成人快手 in Bristol, when the Corporation's entire Entertainment Department was billeted there.
After the war, Frank Gillard, a native of the Westcountry, and one of the 成人快手's foremost war correspondents and mastermind of 成人快手 local radio, became head of the 成人快手 Western Region at Bristol until 1963. During his time there his plans for the foundation of local radio in the UK began to germinate, and he was also responsible for devising the sound and style for 成人快手 Radio 4.
成人快手 Bristol is best known today as the home of the world-famous Natural History Unit, the Antiques Roadshow, Gardeners' World, and Countryfile amongst others.
Further reading
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Broadcasting House, Bristol
A history of the 成人快手's Bristol studios.
September anniversaries
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Close down of Television service for the duration of the War
1 September 1939 -
The Morecambe and Wise Show
2 September 1968 -
Chamberlain announces Britain is at war with Germany
3 September 1939 -
Start of first series of Porridge
5 September 1974 -
Droitwich transmitter becomes operational
6 September 1934 -
The News Quiz
6 September 1977 -
Casualty
6 September 1986 -
Only Fools and Horses
8 September 1981 -
The Woodentops
9 September 1955 -
First live Children's 成人快手 from 'the Broom Cupboard'
9 September 1985 -
The Saga of Noggin the Nog first transmitted
11 September 1959 -
Crackerjack
14 September 1955 -
The Royle Family
14 September 1998 -
Opening of 成人快手 Bristol
18 September 1934 -
First episode of Fawlty Towers
19 September 1975 -
First episode of I, Claudius
20 September 1976 -
The Old Grey Whistle Test
21 September 1971 -
The Shock of the New
21 September 1980 -
CEEFAX: world's first teletext service
23 September 1974 -
Pride and Prejudice
24 September 1995 -
成人快手 Television for Schools begins
24 September 1957 -
Question Time
25 September 1979 -
The Epilogue
26 September 1926 -
Start of 成人快手 European Service, News in French, German and Italian
27 September 1938 -
成人快手 Singers
28 September 1924 -
The beginning of The Third Programme
29 September 1946 -
Have I Got News For You
28 September 1990 -
War and Peace
28 September 1972 -
First episode of Come Dancing
29 September 1950 -
Start of Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4
30 September 1967 -
Chamberlain returns from Munich
30 September 1938