Schedule:Autumn 1938
Science and Gardening
(National Programme, Mondays 2:05pm)
British History
(National Programme, Thursdays 2:30pm)
World History
(National Programme, Wednesdays 2:05pm)
The Historical Geography of Wales
(Welsh Regional Programme, Wednesdays 11:05am)
Annual programme guide booklet for 1938-9
Timetable for England and Wales
Timetable for Scotland
BBC Radio
National Programme (England)
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| 11:00 | 11:00 Physical TrainingFor use in an Open Space | 11:00 Intermediate French | 11:00 Music and Movement for Juniors(Ann Driver) | |||||||||||||
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| 11:25 History in the Making | 11:25 Senior Geography | |||||||||||||||
| 11:30 | 11:30 German for Sixth Forms | 11:30 German for Fifth Forms | 11:30 French for Sixth Forms | 11:30 Music and Movement for Infants(Ann Driver) | ||||||||||||
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| 11:45 | 11:45 Physical TrainingFor use in Classrooms | |||||||||||||||
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| 14:05 Science and GardeningThe Soil / Plant Growth | 14:05 Our Parish | 14:05 World HistoryStories That Are History | 14:05 Nature StudyRound the Country-side | 14:05 Travel TalksThe Orient | ||||||||||||
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| 14:30 | 14:30 Early Stages in Music | 14:30 Senior English | 14:30 Biology in the Service of ManHealth | 14:30 British HistoryThe Land and the People (11th to 15th Centuries) | ||||||||||||
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| 14:45 | 14:45 Junior English | |||||||||||||||
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| 15:00 | 15:00 Concert Lesson | |||||||||||||||
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| 15:10 Topical Talks and Feature Programmes | ||||||||||||||||
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| 15:35 Early Stages in German | 15:35 Early Stages in French(M. Stéphan) | 15:35 Talks for Sixth Forms | ||||||||||||||
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Scottish National Programme
| MONDAY
as England except: 14:30-14:55 Speech Training for Seniors |
TUESDAY
as England except: 14:05-14:25 Round the Village |
WEDNESDAY
as England plus: 11:05-11:30 Speech Training for Juniors |
THURSDAY
as England except: 14:05 Time and Tune Junior Course / Time and Tune Senior Course: (Herbert Wiseman) 14:40 Nature Study 15:05-15:25 Scottish History Senior Course / Scottish History Junior Course |
FRIDAY
as England except: 14:05-14:25 Junior Geography |
Welsh Regional Programme
These programmes fit into the gaps in the general schools schedule shown above. All of the national broadcasts were available in Wales on the National Programme.
| DYDD LLUN | DYDD MAWRTH | DYDD MERCHER | DYDD IAU | DYDD GWENER | |||||||||||||
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| 14:20 Stori, Rhigwm a Chân | ||||||||||||||||
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| 14:55 Iaith a Lleyddiaeth Cymru | ||||||||||||||||
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| 15:05 Ein Plwyf Ni | ||||||||||||||||
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Notes & New Programmes
The broadcasting term ran for 12 weeks, from Monday 26th September to Friday 16th December 1938. Schools programmes were carried on the National Programme on long wave from Droitwich, and relayed on some of the English regional medium wave stations.
Scotland provided several of the series for national broadcast (Physical Training and Intermediate French) and there were some special Scottish episodes in series such as Junior English while different episodes were broadcast in England and Wales. There were also several series heard only in Scotland. Schools in Wales received 3 series in the Welsh language and 1 in English in addition to the national broadcasts. There were no schools broadcasts in Northern Ireland.
On Tuesday 27th September 1938 the final three schools programmes of the day were not broadcast in Scotland, as they were replaced by a relay of the launch of a new Cunarder called Queen Elizabeth in Clydebank, with speeches by His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen.
The Physical Training series had been intended as experimental for autumn term 1938 only, "designed to help schools with limited facilities for this work", but the experiment was evidently extended as the series continued.
Sources & References
- BBC (1938a) Broadcasts to Schools 1938-9. London: BBC.
- BBC (1938b) Broadcasts to Scottish Schools 1938-9. Edinburgh: BBC.
- Radio Times (Television Edition), 1938. Issued on microfilm.
Subjects key
Different colours indicate different school subjects.