• Source: 1971 in British radio

      • This is a list of events in British radio during 1971.


      Events




      = January

      =
      3 January – The Open University begins broadcasts on the BBC.


      = February

      =
      1 February – Radio-only and combined radio & television licences are abolished.


      = March

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      No events.


      = April

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      No events.


      = May

      =
      Michael Freedland presents the first edition of You Don’t Have to be Jewish on BBC Radio London.


      = June to December

      =
      No events.


      Station debuts


      26 January – BBC Radio Blackburn
      25 February – BBC Radio Humberside
      29 April – BBC Radio Derby


      Programme debuts


      15 February – Lines from My Grandfather's Forehead, BBC Radio 4 (1971–1972)
      28 February (pilot), 5 December (series) – Parsley Sidings, BBC Radio 2 (1971–1973)
      May – You Don't Have to Be Jewish, BBC Radio London (1971–1995)


      Continuing radio programmes




      = 1940s

      =
      Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018)
      Desert Island Discs (1942–Present)
      Down Your Way (1946–1992)
      Letter from America (1946–2004)
      Woman's Hour (1946–Present)
      A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present)


      = 1950s

      =
      The Archers (1950–Present)
      The Today Programme (1957–Present)
      The Navy Lark (1959–1977)
      Sing Something Simple (1959–2001)
      Your Hundred Best Tunes (1959–2007)


      = 1960s

      =
      Farming Today (1960–Present)
      In Touch (1961–Present)
      The Men from the Ministry (1962–1977)
      I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (1964–1973)
      Petticoat Line (1965–1979)
      The World at One (1965–Present)
      The Official Chart (1967–Present)
      Just a Minute (1967–Present)
      The Living World (1968–Present)
      The Organist Entertains (1969–2018)


      = 1970s

      =
      PM (1970–Present)
      Start the Week (1970–Present)
      Week Ending (1970–1998)
      You and Yours (1970–Present)


      Births


      5 January
      Joanna Gosling, journalist and newsreader
      Jayne Middlemiss, radio and television presenter
      18 January – Leona Graham, broadcaster and voiceover artist
      29 January – Clare Balding, BBC Sports presenter, journalist and jockey
      10 May – Simon Jack, financial journalist
      23 May – Claudia Hammond, radio presenter
      27 May – Petroc Trelawny, classical music presenter
      1 June – Nihal Arthanayake, broadcaster
      17 August – Bridget Christie, stand-up comedian
      Katie Breathwick, radio presenter


      Deaths


      28 May – Ralph Wightman, writer and broadcaster on countryside matters (born 1901)
      16 June – John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, Scottish broadcasting executive (born 1889)


      See also


      1971 in British music
      1971 in British television
      1971 in the United Kingdom
      List of British films of 1971


      References

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