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#083 The Launch of Savoy Hill: The BBC's New Home, 1 May 1923
Welcome to the Savoy Hill era of the BBC!
Episode 83 opens the doors to the first permanent home of Auntie Beeb, with a grand launch night on 1 May 1923. I think it's one of the most crucial - and funniest - 24 hours in the BBC's history.
So we recreate as much as we can of that one day:
A last-minute dress code sees senior management in far-too-big suits...
John Reith's tee-total buffet goes terribly wrong....
The closing speaker goes missing - and is found, sozzled. Will Reith let the drunken lord on the air, and will he string a sentence together?
All will be revealed, plus the music, the…
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