England's BBC has always been a towering presence, providing the British people with many genres of radio listening. During World War II, it provided a link to those who needed encouragement and information. In the 1960s, it was challenged by offshore pirate broadcaster who in their own way, forced the BBC to change and update itself...and that's just the beginning.
Ian MacRae worked on Radio Caroline during 1966 and 1967 when British offshore radio was at the height of its popularity. In a recent review of “The Boat that Rocked”, he took issue with how the movie portrayed this famous pirate broadcasting operation. Read more.
Here's a short timeline of British Radio achievements from 1864 until 2002.
The British Broadcasting Corporation has put together a wonderful selection of important dates of note along with other historical materials, divided up by decade.
