BBC Third Programme

BBC Third Programme
A photograph of Broadcasting House showing the art deco styling of the main facade was made from Portland stone.
The Third Programme headquarters was at Broadcasting House in London.
Country
HeadquartersBroadcasting House, London, England
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerBBC
History
Launch date29 September 1946; 78 years ago (1946-09-29)
Closed29 September 1967; 57 years ago (1967-09-29)
Replaced byBBC Radio 3
Coverage
Stations647 kHz, 1547 kHz

The BBC Third Programme was a national radio station produced and broadcast from 1946 until 1967, when it was replaced by BBC Radio 3. It first went on the air on 29 September 1946 and became one of the leading cultural and intellectual forces in Britain, playing an important role in disseminating the arts, broadcasting music (mainly classical), plays, documentary features and talks.[1] It was the BBC's third national radio network, the other two being the Home Service (mainly speech-based) and the Light Programme, principally devoted to light entertainment and music.

  1. ^ Hewison, Robert (1995). Culture and Consensus: England, Art and Politics Since 1940. London: Methuen Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 0-413-69060-1 – via Google Books.