From 2LO to the World: A Century of the BBC
How a crackly voice from a London rooftop in 1922 became the world's most trusted broadcaster — from 2LO to the Empire Service to today.
Ler o artigo →Artigos do museu
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Sputnik: what a repeating signal could mean to a listener
A small radio beacon made an orbiting satellite audible from Earth. Its beeps differ from both speech and a broadcast programme.
Ler o artigo →Titanic: why having wireless was not enough
The 1912 disaster connects communication equipment with the human and institutional work of listening for distress.
Ler o artigo →Radio waves were discovered, not invented
Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory and Hertz’s experiments answer different questions from the invention of a receiving set.
Ler o artigo →How a telegraph key turns a circuit into a message
A simple electrical circuit explains the key, but different telegraph systems used different ways to represent information.
Ler o artigo →Morse code: why the silence matters as much as the beep
Dots and dashes are only part of the system. Spacing tells a listener where a character or word ends.
Ler o artigo →AM, FM and internet radio: three different signal paths
Armstrong’s frequency modulation work helps explain why a station’s programme and its delivery method are different things.
Ler o artigo →Finding more historical voices: a guide to public archives
Explore Brazil, France and Australia through holding institutions, while checking what each recording actually represents.
Ler o artigo →Who invented the radio? Start by asking which radio
A radio receiver, a wireless telegraph and a broadcasting service have different histories. The invention question becomes clearer when we separate them.
Ler o artigo →2LO: connecting a transmitter with the people who listened
London station 2LO provides a specific starting point for exploring the relationship between broadcast equipment and regular programmes.
Ler o artigo →A radio in a pocket: looking at the Regency TR-1
The 1954 Regency TR-1 offers a way to explore the relationship between new components, portable design and everyday listening.
Ler o artigo →How to preserve a radio memory
A practical invitation to record the ordinary details of listening, while keeping personal recollection distinct from independently verified history.
Ler o artigo →Listening through a crystal: a small receiver, a large question
A surviving receiver helps us think about the practical experience of early listening, from setting up equipment to following a programme.
Ler o artigo →When the world entered the living room
Thinking about radio as part of everyday life means looking beyond its circuitry to rooms, routines and the people who listened.
Ler o artigo →Radio in the Second World War: voices, audiences and evidence
Broadcasts could inform, persuade or mislead. Understanding a wartime recording begins with its maker, intended audience and historical setting.
Ler o artigo →Welcome to the Open Radio Museum
A free exhibition linking the machines and histories of radio with the living experience of listening around the world.
Ler o artigo →Who invented radio? Start by defining the question.
Wireless signals, receivers and regular broadcasting developed in different stages. A useful history starts by asking which stage we mean.
Ler o artigo →WORLD RADIO NOW · LIVE
Da história do rádio às emissoras de hoje
O World Radio Now ajuda você a ouvir rádios ao vivo de todo o mundo. Explore uma voz histórica e depois descubra músicas, notícias e culturas de hoje.