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The BBC's first in-house organ - a Compton organ - was unveiled at the BBC Radio Theatre (then named The Concert Hall) within Broadcasting House on 16 June 1933. To celebrate the event, the corporation broadcast a concert with George Thalben-Ball , G. D. Cunningham , and Walter Alcock .
14 June – BBC TV airs the first episode of the sitcom Steptoe and Son, written by Galton and Simpson. 24 November – The first episode of the influential satire show That Was The Week That Was airs on BBC TV.
In a 3-star review for The Guardian, Lucy Mangan said it was "like watching Peep Show's Mark join the police force". [12] In a 3-star review for The Independent , Louis Chilton said "if you like Thursday Murder Club , you'll love this abject pap".
The Organist Entertains was a long-running music programme broadcast on BBC Radio 2. The 30 minute programme focused on the organ in its many guises, and played recordings and live broadcasts of theatre organs, pipe organs and electronic organs around the United Kingdom and the rest of the world.
The Organ is a musical radio series aired on 2LO and later BBC Regional and National Programme from September 30, 1923 to 1934. In the United States, WJZ was the first radio station to broadcast the series, Wanamaker's sponsored the program.
On television, he was the resident organist on the quiz show Double Your Money. [ 7] He created the BBC Radio 2 series The Organist Entertains in 1969, and was its main presenter until 1980, often at the BBC Theatre Organ in Manchester. A special edition in 2012 marked the centenary of his birth. [ 4] .
Dec 20, 2022 · Watch the Organ Stops documentary on BBC IPlayer. Older readers may well remember a fascinating series of 6 programmes made by now renowned composer Howard Goodall in the 1970’s. Howards journey took him far and wide visiting instruments across the world.
