Broadcasting
Found in 507 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 13 Oct 1933
Letter from Sir John Reith [later Lord Reith] [Director-General of the BBC] (Broadcasting House, London) to WSC inviting him to give a broadcast talk as part of a series entitled "Whither Britain?".
(Untitled), 15 Oct 1933
Letter from [WSC] to Sir John Reith [later Lord Reith] [Director-General of the BBC] declining the invitation to speak at an Aldwych Club lunch because he is too busy with his life of the 1st Duke of Marlborough and stating that whether he will give a broadcast talk in the series "Whither Britain?" will depend on the latitude he is given. Carbon typescript copy.
(Untitled), 19 Oct 1933
Letter from John Whitley [chairman of the BBC] (Broadcasting House, London) to WSC explaining that if the BBC had added WSC to the list of independent speakers invited to give political broadcasts several other names would have to be added as well and arguing that the invitation to WSC to give a talk in the "Whither Britain?" series and to broadcast on India after the Joint Select Committee have reported shows that the BBC are not deliberately excluding him.
(Untitled), 21 Oct 1933
Letter from [WSC] to John Whitley [chairman of the BBC] expressing distress that they have are estranged over the broadcasting issue repeating his regret that he has been denied the chance to broadcast on India. Carbon typescript copy.
(Untitled), 25 Oct 1933
Letter from John Whitley [chairman of the BBC] (Broadcasting House, London) to WSC expressing admiration for his public services, explaining that the BBC's Parliamentary Advisory Committee believed that it would be undesirable for broadcasts on India to be given before or during the sitting of the Joint Select Committee and outlining the aim of the "Whither England?" series of broadcasts.
(Untitled), 26 Oct 1933
Letter from Colonel Alan Dawnay, BBC Controller of Programmes (Broadcasting House, London), to WSC asking to meet him to discuss his talk in the "Whither Britain?" series of broadcasts and stating that speakers in the series will be given widest latitude in the views they express.
(Untitled), 31 Oct 1933
Letter from Colonel Alan Dawnay [BBC Controller of Programmes] (Broadcasting House, London) to WSC listing the speakers who have been invited to contribute to the "Whither Britain?" series of broadcasts and asking if he agrees to the order in which it is proposed they should speak.
(Untitled), 06 Nov 1933
Letter from [WSC] to Colonel Alan Dawnay [BBC Controller of Programmes] agreeing to contribute to the "Whither Britain?" series of broadcasts and presuming that he can change dates if he is abroad in January. Carbon typescript copy.
(Untitled), 09 Nov 1933
Letter from Colonel Alan Dawnay [BBC Controller of Programmes] (Broadcasting House, London) to WSC on the date for WSC's broadcast in the "Whither Britain" series.
(Untitled), 20 Dec 1933
Letter from Peter Fleming for the BBC Director of Talks (Broadcasting House, London) to WSC inviting him to give a broadcast in the series "Seven Days Hard" in which speakers review the events of the past week. Annotated in typescript: "Declined. 22.12.33".
(Untitled), 20 Dec 1933
Letter from Colonel Alan Dawnay [BBC Controller of Programmes] (Broadcasting House, London) to WSC asking him to confirm the date for his contribution to the "Whither Britain?" series of broadcasts.
(Untitled), 20 Dec 1933
Letter from Charles Siepmann, BBC Director of Talks (Broadcasting House, London) to WSC outlining the arrangements for WSC's contribution to the "Whither Britain" series of broadcasts and asking if he agrees to its publication in the Listener and to its relaying by both broadcasting organisations in the United States.
(Untitled), [07] [Sep] [1933]
6 sets of duplicates for CHAR 2/198/41-46. Carbon copies.
(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), 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), 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), 14 Sep 1934
Letter from Lord Lloyd, Portman Square, London W1 to WSC, on letter he had received from Sir John Reith, asking him to broadcast on India. Stating that the list of "opposition" speakers was "an outrage and our representation is so inadequate that I really scarcely know how to reply".
(Untitled), 15 Jan 1934
Letter from Sir John Reith, BBC, Broadcasting House, London, to WSC, regretting that he was unable to be at Broadcasting House to meet WSC. Stating that he was sure that WSC would make a notable contribution to the series.