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Small and Powerful Travelling Companion
Sony's ICF-SW1 receives the whole broadcast radio spectrum and comes with lots of extras
21 Apr 1988,8 mins
Celebrating Global Telecommunications
World Telecommunications Day celebrates 123 years of invention
12 May 1988,8 mins
FM Radio gets Added Digital Value with RDS
Radio Data Systems (RDS) technology will transform in-car listening
02 Jun 1988,8 mins
Inside the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Roger Limb at the home of the electronic music and sound effects heard across the BBC
18 Sep 1988,8 mins
Changing Seasons and Frequencies
News about frequency changes
22 Sep 1988,9 mins
'We broadcast to the world, about the world' – John Tusa
BBC Radio Show in London, plus interview with John Tusa, managing director World Service
03 Oct 1988,9 mins
The Sun: How it affects Radio on Earth
The Sun and how solar activity affects radio broadcasting and reception on Earth
03 Feb 1989,8 mins
The Sun: The Power of Solar Radiation
How radiation from our "local star", the Sun, affects short wave broadcasting on Earth
19 Feb 1989,9 mins
The Sun: Radio Telescopes unlock its Secrets
How radio astronomy is helping to discover how the Sun works
02 Mar 1989,9 mins
Is this the end of Morse's dots and dashes?
Has Morse code a future in the internet age?
09 Mar 1989,8 mins
The Sun: How it controls the invisible Reflector above the Earth
How short wave radio depends on the ionosphere and the Sun
16 Mar 1989,9 mins
The Sun: Listening to Sunspots
Listening to sunspots: last in series about our "local star" and how it affects radio
30 Mar 1989,9 mins
Sun-Storm Warning for Radio Listeners
Storm warning in the ionosphere for short wave listeners
06 Apr 1989,9 mins
What does that Acronym Mean?
More letters in the Wave Guide Alphabet series: U and V
15 Jun 1989,8 mins
Heading for a 'Solar Maximum'
Sunspot and solar flare activity is approaching a very large 'solar maximum'
22 Jun 1989,9 mins
Fax that sends Photographs by Phone
New photo-fax machine transmits photographs by telephone
03 Sep 1989,9 mins
W is for Waveband
W is for 'waveband' in the Wave Guide Alphabet series
04 Sep 1989,9 mins
Radio Tech Clinic
Richard Lamley answers listeners' technical questions abour their radio sets
04 Jan 1990,8 mins
The BBC gets 'the pips'
BBC takes over the radio time signal from the Royal Greenwich Observatory after 66 years
08 Feb 1990,8 mins
World Radio TV Handbook 1990
Why the 1990 World Radio TV Handbook has a new section for satellite broadcasters
22 Feb 1990,8 mins
Finding all Europe on your Dial
'Dial-Search': one man's mission to help radio listeners
12 Apr 1990,9 mins
Radio Frequencies are Key to the Mobile-phone Market
Deregulation of radio frequencies has allowed rapid growth in mobile communications in UK
02 Aug 1990,9 mins
World Service jammed by Iraq after Invasion of Kuwait
BBC World Service programming jammed in the Middle East at the start of the Gulf War
16 Aug 1990,8 mins
Radio waves: Look, no wires!
Radio waves carry many non-verbal signals to and from men and machines
06 Sep 1990,7 mins
Why short wave Listeners need the Sun
The Sun is 93 million miles away but solar activity controls short wave reception on Earth
07 Nov 1990,8 mins
The Broadcasting Year: Review of 1990
World Service's response to events such as the invasion of Kuwait and German reunification
20 Dec 1990,9 mins
World Service TV could start in Spring
World Service television could start in spring, reports this 10th anniversary edition
14 Jan 1991,8 mins
World Radio TV Handbook 1991
The latest World Radio TV Handbook is indispensable for listeners and professionals alike
07 Feb 1991,9 mins
How the Portable Radio started in a Saucepan
Radio design and technology: from blue saucepans to transistors and RDS
14 Feb 1991,9 mins
Back to Basics: Choosing a short wave Radio
What to look for when you're choosing a short wave radio set
23 Feb 1991,9 mins