# 100 Years of BBC Radio

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Jeremy Summerly
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Art, architecture and design, Music
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/bbc-radio-100)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In 1920, Nellie Melba’s singing was transmitted to Europe and Newfoundland via the wireless. In 1922 the BBC began broadcasting, and from the outset sponsored new music and relayed outside broadcasts to the nation (and from 1932, to the world).

## Lectures

1. [BBC Radio in the 78 Era (1920–1948)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-bbc-radio-100/299624df1871) (YouTube)
2. [BBC Radio in the LP Era (1948–1982)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-bbc-radio-100/da49edeab606) (YouTube)
3. [BBC Radio in the Digital Era (1982–)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-bbc-radio-100/e3b1e24037fb) (YouTube)