Tag Archives: Nostalgia

BBC: Curators discover first recordings of Christmas Day

An amazing piece of recorded history: (Source: BBC News) Curators at the Museum of London have discovered what they believe to be the first ever recordings of a family Christmas. They were made 110 years ago by the Wall family … Continue reading

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Aldous Huxley, radio in The Age of Noise

According to English satirist & humanist, Aldous Huxley, we live in the “Age of Noise.” When he wrote this, in 1945, he implicated radio: “The twentieth century is, among other things, the Age of Noise. Physical noise, mental noise and … Continue reading

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Radio Philately: A collection of radio inspired stamps

The owner of Radio Filatelia (Radio Philately) sent a link to his impressive online gallery of radio and broadcast related stamps. It is a comprehensive collection which he intends to add to over time. You can see the main listing of … Continue reading

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BBC Bush House: auctioning bits of radio history

(Source: London Evening Standard) Thousands of fragments of BBC history, ranging from “on air” lights to a picture of Sir Paul McCartney broadcasting live to fans in Russia, are going under the hammer in a huge auction. The lots are … Continue reading

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Telegraph operations in the Great Auroral Storm of 1859

These days, CMEs and solar flares get a great deal of media attention. But it’s mostly speculation–for even with our advanced abilities to measure the potential impact, we can’t be sure what will happen each time this occurs. Might this … Continue reading

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1937 Video: How radio works

Thanks to Popular Communications for bringing this video to my attention.

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