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What's on the Wireless?

David Lazell

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Description:In the days before television and video dominated family entertainment, it was the wireless set with its sturdy wooden cabinet , numerous knobs and illuminated dial, which provided the focus for countless cosy evenings at home. On the nights when marvellous programmes like 'Band Wagonn'. 'ITMA' and 'In Town Tonight' were eagerly anticipated, all household chores had to be finished and out of the way in readiness for the familiar strains of their much-loved signature tunes. You could set your clock by the regular arrival of Arthur Askey and Tommy Handley in your home, and these two comic geniuses, together with scores of other radio personalities, became as welcome as old and trusted friends.That era of families quietly together, of laughing at jokes which in today's world seem refreshingly innocent and harmless, has long since gone, but it only takes a few snatches of song or the repetition of one of those wonderful wireless catch-phrases, to bring the memories flooding back. There is a regular feature in 'Evergreen' entitled 'On the Air' which recalls some of those great wireless programmes from the past, and so popular has the series of articles proved, that we have now decided to give readers a larger taste of just what it was that made broadcasting such an important part of people's lives.This book is the result, and although you won't find every wireless programme or personality mentioned, we are sure that as you turn the pages and travel back through the airwaves of time, you'll come across many old favourites whose names were regularly uttered in response to that oft-repeated question, 'What's on the Wireless?'NB: There is a strap line of 'Glancing back to the early days of broadcasting' on the dust wrapper but this is not on the title page, which carries only the title as catalogued above.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with What's on the Wireless?. To get started finding What's on the Wireless?, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 168

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Evergreen

Release: 1989

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Description: In the days before television and video dominated family entertainment, it was the wireless set with its sturdy wooden cabinet , numerous knobs and illuminated dial, which provided the focus for countless cosy evenings at home. On the nights when marvellous programmes like 'Band Wagonn'. 'ITMA' and 'In Town Tonight' were eagerly anticipated, all household chores had to be finished and out of the way in readiness for the familiar strains of their much-loved signature tunes. You could set your clock by the regular arrival of Arthur Askey and Tommy Handley in your home, and these two comic geniuses, together with scores of other radio personalities, became as welcome as old and trusted friends.That era of families quietly together, of laughing at jokes which in today's world seem refreshingly innocent and harmless, has long since gone, but it only takes a few snatches of song or the repetition of one of those wonderful wireless catch-phrases, to bring the memories flooding back. There is a regular feature in 'Evergreen' entitled 'On the Air' which recalls some of those great wireless programmes from the past, and so popular has the series of articles proved, that we have now decided to give readers a larger taste of just what it was that made broadcasting such an important part of people's lives.This book is the result, and although you won't find every wireless programme or personality mentioned, we are sure that as you turn the pages and travel back through the airwaves of time, you'll come across many old favourites whose names were regularly uttered in response to that oft-repeated question, 'What's on the Wireless?'NB: There is a strap line of 'Glancing back to the early days of broadcasting' on the dust wrapper but this is not on the title page, which carries only the title as catalogued above.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with What's on the Wireless?. To get started finding What's on the Wireless?, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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