Broadcasting
Found in 507 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 04 Mar 1928
Letter from Herbert Vivian (Hotel Sola, Arles-sur-Tech, Pyrenees Orientales, France) to WSC explaining that he is setting up a Royalist International and an international anti-Bolshevik newspaper and plans to use the radio for propaganda purposes, and offering to send WSC a copy of his book on secret societies.
(Untitled), 10 Jan 1929
Letter from Sir Robert Lynn (Constitutional Club, Northumberland Avenue, [London]) to WSC complaining about the Prime Minister's failure to appoint him to a post with the Wireless Company.
(Untitled), 26 Dec 1929
Letter from Sir John Reith [later Lord Reith] (6 Barton Street, Westminster, [London]) to WSC praising his Christmas Day radio appeal [on behalf of the Wireless for the Blind Fund] and "The World Crisis".
(Untitled), 29 Dec 1929
Letter from to [WSC] Sir John Reith [later Lord Reith] (6 Barton Street, Westminster, [London]) expressing pleasure that Reith liked his radio appeal [on behalf of the Wireless for the Blind Fund], announcing his intention of making a public offer of 100 pounds to the BBC for the right to speak for half an hour on politics, and criticising efforts to obstruct political broadcasting. Carbon typescript copy.
(Untitled), 31 Dec 1929
(Untitled), 09 May 1929
Letter from Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Sir Max Aitken] (42 Bettridge Road, Fulham, [London]) to WSC reporting that WSC's broadcast speech brought more criticisms than that of any other speaker.
(Untitled), 01 Jan 1930
Letter from [WSC] to Sir John Reith [later Lord Reith] asserting that Reith is obstructing him in his wish to broadcast on political issues and challenging Reith's claimed right to deal only with political parties rather than individuals. Typescript carbon copy.
(Untitled), 08 Jan 1930
Letter from Sir John Reith [later Lord Reith] (Savoy Hill, London) to WSC (Chartwell) inviting him to take part in a broadcast on a subject such as "the Party System" or "co-operation between Capital and Labour".
(Untitled), 14 Jan 1930
Letter from [WSC] to Sir John Reith [later Lord Reith] (BBC, Savoy Hill, London) announcing his intention of bringing up in Parliament the retention of broadcasting as a political medium and suggesting that the Romanes Lecture he is to deliver in Oxford could be broadcast. Carbon typescript copy.
(Untitled), [Aug] [1926]
Telephone message from the Managing Director of the BBC [John Reith, later Lord Reith] stating that Havelock Wilson has not approached the BBC [about broadcasting an appeal for industrial peace] and that Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland does not think such an appeal desirable.
(Untitled), 26 Aug 1926
Telegram from WSC to the Managing Director of the BBC [John Reith, later Lord Reith] asking him to accede to the request of Havelock Wilson to broadcast an appeal for industrial peace. Typescript copy.
(Untitled), Aug 1926
Telegram from Havelock Wilson to WSC asking him to help in getting the BBC to allow Wilson to broadcast an appeal for industrial peace.
(Untitled), 14 Nov 1933
Letter from Hugh Orr-Ewing, chief organiser of the Indian Defence League (48 Broadway, Westminster, [London]) to WSC (Chartwell) on the date for WSC's speech on India to be broadcast by the International Broadcasting Company.
(Untitled), 08 Nov 1933
Letter from Hugh Orr-Ewing, chief organiser of the Indian Defence League (48 Broadway, Westminster, [London]) to WSC (Chartwell) on his speech on India to be broadcast by the International Broadcasting Company.
(Untitled), 10 Jan 1933
Letter from Edward Doran, MP for Tottenham North [London] (63 Beverstone Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey) to WSC asking him to cooperate with his plan to set up a committee to monitor the BBC which he believes is showing a strong tendency towards socialist ideals and is not under any control save that of Sir John Reith [later Lord Reith].
(Untitled), 26 Jan 1933
Letter from [WSC] to Edward Doran [MP for Tottenham North, London] approving his plan to set up a committee to monitor the BBC, which he agrees has been performing unsatisfactorily, but declining to join it himself. Carbon typescript copy.
(Untitled), 01 Mar 1933
(Untitled), 04 Mar 1933
Letter from Elizabeth Nash, secretary to the Director-General of the BBC [Sir John Reith, later Lord Reith] (Broadcasting House, London) to Violet Pearman stating that the BBC will broadcast three factual statements about the White Paper on India and a series of talks in the autumn giving different points of view, about which WSC will be contacted.
(Untitled), 06 Mar 1933
Letter from [Violet Pearman] to the Director-General of the BBC [Sir John Reith, later Lord Reith] conveying WSC's criticism of the BBC's plan to broadcast three factual statements about the White Paper on India with no chance for an opposing point of view to be expressed until the autumn. Carbon typescript copy.
(Untitled), 25 Apr 1933
Letter from Sir John Reith [later Lord Reith] [Director-General of the BBC] (Broadcasting House, London)) to WSC stating that he enjoyed the remarks WSC made about the BBC [during a broadcast after-dinner speech to the Royal Society of St George].
(Untitled), 29 Apr 1933
Letter from [WSC] to Sir John Reith [later Lord Reith] [Director-General of the BBC] stating that he is glad Reith enjoyed the remarks WSC made about the BBC [during a broadcast after-dinner speech to the Royal Society of St George] and that he has had many approving letters from BBC subscribers. Carbon typescript copy.
(Untitled), 17 May 1933
Letter from Gerald Cock (BBC, Broadcasting House, London) to WSC enclosing a wax recording of an excerpt from WSC's after-dinner speech to the Royal Society of St George [not present] and reporting that people in the BBC enjoyed the speech.
(Untitled), 18 May 1933
Letter from [Violet Pearman] to Gerald Cock [BBC] stating that WSC will be delighted to hear the wax recording [of an excerpt from WSC's after-dinner speech to the Royal Society of St George] which Cock is sending. Carbon typescript copy.
(Untitled), 31 May 1933
Letter from [Violet Pearman] to Gerald Cock [BBC] expressing WSC's appreciation of the recording of an excerpt from WSC's after-dinner speech to the Royal Society of St George. Carbon typescript copy.
(Untitled), 20 Jun 1933
Letter from Charles Siepmann [BBC Director of Talks] (Broadcasting House, London) to WSC on how he enjoyed lunching with WSC, despite WSC's attacks on the BBC, and inviting him to lunch with him so that they can discuss the BBC's affairs.