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Aug 1939: Ad for Radio Theatre

«Let's all go to the Radio Show»
Advert for Radiolympia Radio Show featuring television and radio exhibits, television theatre, radio theatre and appearances by famous celebrities and stars from 23rd August to 2nd September. Let's all go to the Radio Show Radiolympia calling! Calling you to come and see the owners of all those famous voices you know so well your favourite stars in person! Visit Miss Radiolympia's Boudoir-and meet the girl with the perfect radio and television personality. See the newest television sets and radios that are setting the style for the modern homes of 1940. So come and see the way the world is going! Come along to Radiolympia ! Radiolympia's open from 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Admission 1/6. Go to Olympia by Underground to Addison Road Station, by buses No. 9, 27a, 28, 49, 73, 105 or by Green Line Coaches A1, A2. C1, C2,D, G & P. RADIO THEATRE. GALA PERFORMANCE WEDNESDAY NEXT, 8-9.30 P.M. Personal appearance of Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Will Fyffe and Margaret Lockwood and all your favourite stars.
September 21, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Elmira Humphreys as the official Radio Queen for the 1939 Radiolympia trade and consumer show
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September 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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On 31 August 1936 Elizabeth Cowell became the first female BBC TV announcer. This was before the official launch of the television service on 2 November, when the BBC made test transmissions for the RadiOlympia exhibition.

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BBC - History of the BBC, Elizabeth Cowell first female TV announcer 31 Aug 1936
Elizabeth Cowell first female TV announcer 31 Aug 1936.
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August 31, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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Aug 1934: Ad for Old Time Music Hall and In Town To-Night

«Radiolympia»
This advertisement promotes Radiolympia, The National Radio Exhibition, organized by the Radio Manufacturers' Association. The event takes place August 16-25 and features 1934 Radio Stars broadcasting and 1935 British Radio at its best. The full variety programme runs three times daily, at 3, 6, and 8 p.m. Admission is 1/6, with an extra 6d. to 5/9 for the Theatre. Radiolympia HENRY HALL • ANONA WINN • TOMMY HANDLEY • LILY MORRIS SYDNEY BAYNES' ORCHESTRA hear them at their best on a 1935 British Radio THE NATIONAL RADIO EXHIBITION Organised by the Radio Manufacturers' Association AUGUST 16-25 Admission 1/6 Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. FULL VARIETY PROGRAMME 3 Times Daily, 3, 6 & 8 p.m. Admission to Theatre extra-6d. to 5/9. Bookable only in Exhibition. CARLYLE COUSINS ARTHUR PRINCE STAINLESS STEPHEN A Palace of Ingenuity! All the inventiveness that has made British Radio “rule the waves” is dis- played here by the experts. Ask, examine and have demonstrated to you next year's fashions in radio. And then be sure to see in the flesh all these people who have just been “voices over the air.” HERMIONE GINGOLD PHYLLIS ROBINS
August 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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18/08/1934 Radio Times: Featuring Act I of Wagner's Opera 'Siegfried'; Saturday Night at Radiolympia; The Bouquets Concert Party; The Children's Hour; Egwyl Gymraeg; Conversations at Owdham-s; The First News and more

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Radio listings for August 18, 1934, featuring shows on London, Midland, West, and North Regional channels. Programs include The Daily Service, National Programme, Wagner's Opera, The Children's Hour, The First News, Saturday Night at Radiolympia, plus music and regional programming. Featuring: Act I of Wagner's Opera 'Siegfried' Ar Lannau Ystwyth As Midland Regional Bridgwater Band Festival Cabaret Conversations at Owdham-s Egwyl Gymraeg Joe Loss and his Kit-Cat Band London Regional Programme National Programme Saturday Night at Radiolympia The Bouquets Concert Party The Children's Hour The Daily Service The First News The Northern Studio Orchestra The Second News The Wake's Budget Y Tywydd a Newyddion y Dydd
August 16, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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Advert Lucky Dip: Aug 1939: Ad for Radio Theatre (more at @OldUKPrintAds.bsky.social)

«Let's all go to the Radio Show»
Advert for Radiolympia Radio Show featuring television and radio exhibits, television theatre, radio theatre and appearances by famous celebrities and stars from 23rd August to 2nd September. Let's all go to the Radio Show Radiolympia calling! Calling you to come and see the owners of all those famous voices you know so well your favourite stars in person! Visit Miss Radiolympia's Boudoir-and meet the girl with the perfect radio and television personality. See the newest television sets and radios that are setting the style for the modern homes of 1940. So come and see the way the world is going! Come along to Radiolympia ! Radiolympia's open from 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Admission 1/6. Go to Olympia by Underground to Addison Road Station, by buses No. 9, 27a, 28, 49, 73, 105 or by Green Line Coaches A1, A2. C1, C2,D, G & P. RADIO THEATRE. GALA PERFORMANCE WEDNESDAY NEXT, 8-9.30 P.M. Personal appearance of Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Will Fyffe and Margaret Lockwood and all your favourite stars.
August 13, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Aug 1939: Ad for Radio Theatre

«Let's all go to the Radio Show»
Advert for Radiolympia Radio Show featuring television and radio exhibits, television theatre, radio theatre and appearances by famous celebrities and stars from 23rd August to 2nd September. Let's all go to the Radio Show Radiolympia calling! Calling you to come and see the owners of all those famous voices you know so well your favourite stars in person! Visit Miss Radiolympia's Boudoir-and meet the girl with the perfect radio and television personality. See the newest television sets and radios that are setting the style for the modern homes of 1940. So come and see the way the world is going! Come along to Radiolympia ! Radiolympia's open from 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Admission 1/6. Go to Olympia by Underground to Addison Road Station, by buses No. 9, 27a, 28, 49, 73, 105 or by Green Line Coaches A1, A2. C1, C2,D, G & P. RADIO THEATRE. GALA PERFORMANCE WEDNESDAY NEXT, 8-9.30 P.M. Personal appearance of Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Will Fyffe and Margaret Lockwood and all your favourite stars.
August 7, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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(In storage) A bound volume of the BBC in-house magazine, Ariel, from 1936, with general and technical reports of the experimental TV transmissions from the Radiolympia exhibition.
July 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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from October 1947, showing the singer Adelaide Hall performing at the RadiOlympia event. Video is recorded and distributed using a variety of formats, some of which store additional information. In poetry, the grand style may feature a rhyming couplet, whereby the last two lines of a section rhyme.
May 18, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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Op #NPORadio1 wordt tussen 15.00 en 19.00 uur en #RadiOlympia uitgezonden met: schaatsen (m/v) massastart (incl. finale). Ook vandaag op het programma: Bobslee (m) viermansbob heat 1 en 2 #OlympischeSpelen #TeamNL
February 21, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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Op #NPORadio1 wordt tussen 16.00 en 19.00 uur en 21.00 en 23.00 uur #RadiOlympia uitgezonden met: schaatsen, 1500 meter (v) en shorttrack finales 1500 meter (v) en finale relay 5000 meter (m). #OlympischeSpelen #TeamNL
February 20, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Op #NPORadio1 wordt tussen 16.00 en 19.00 uur #RadiOlympia uitgezonden met: schaatsen 1.500 meter (m) #OlympischeSpelen #TeamNL
February 19, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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Op #NPORadio1 wordt tussen 19.00 en 23.00 uur #RadiOlympia uitgezonden met: Shorttrack finales 500 meter (m) en finale relay 3000 meter (v). #OlympischeSpelen #TeamNL
February 18, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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Waarom is er eigenlijk geen RadiOlympia?
February 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Op #NPORadio1 wordt tussen 14.00 en 18.00 uur #RadiOlympia uitgezonden met: schaatsen (1/2) finales ploegenachtervolging (v/m). Ook vandaag op het programma: Bobslee (mannen) tweemansbob heat 3 en 4. #OlympischeSpelen #TeamNL
February 17, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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Op #NPORadio1 wordt tussen 10.30 en 13.30 uur #RadiOlympia uitgezonden met: Shorttrack finals 1000 meter (v) , kwalificaties 500 meter (m), 1/2 finale relay 5000 meter (m) Ook vandaag op het programma: Bobslee (mannen) tweemansbob heat 1 en 2 en Kunstschaatsen, paren vrije kür
February 16, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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Op #NPORadio1 wordt tussen 14.00 en 19.00 uur #RadiOlympia uitgezonden met: schaatsen 1/4 finale ploegenachtervolging (m) en 500 meter (v) en snowboarden (v) slopestyle kwalificatie. Ook vandaag op het programma: Kunstschaatsen (paren korte kür). #OlympischeSpelen #TeamNL
February 15, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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Op #NPORadio1 wordt tussen 15.00 en 23.00 uur #RadiOlympia uitgezonden met: schaatsen 1/4 finale ploegenachtervolging (v) en 500 meter (m), Skeleton heat 3 en 4 (v), Shorttrack kwalificaties/finale 1500 meter (m), kwalificaties 1000 meter (v), 1/2 finale relay 3000 meter (v)
February 14, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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Op #NPORadio1 wordt vandaag tussen 16.00 en 19.00 uur #RadiOlympia uitgezonden met een verslag van de 10.000 meter schaatsen voor mannen. Deelnemers namens Nederland: Stijn van de Bunt en Jorrit Bergsma. Ook in actie komt Kimberly Bos bij het Skeleton.
February 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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Una telefonata a Marrit a Milano: 'Sfeer sloeg volledig om in het stadion'
RadiOlympia belt weer met oud-schaatser Marrit Leenstra in Italië. Ze beleefde de spannende 1000 meter voor heren vanaf het middenterrein van de ijsbaan in Milaan.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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Op #NPORadio1 wordt vandaag tussen 19.00 en 23.00 uur #RadiOlympia uitgezonden met een verslag van de 1.000 meter shortrack heren (halvefinales en finales). Deelnemers namens Nederland: Jens van ’t Wout en Teun Boer. #olympischespelen #TeamNL
February 12, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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Op #NPORadio1 wordt vandaag tussen 19.00 en 23.00 uur #RadiOlympia uitgezonden met een verslag van de 500 meter shortrack vrouwen (kwartfinales t/m finales). Deelnemers namens Nederland: Xandra Velzeboer, Michelle Velzeboer en Selma Poutsma. #olympischespelen #TeamNL
February 12, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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Op #NPORadio1 wordt vandaag tussen 16.00 en 19.00 uur #RadiOlympia uitgezonden met een verslag van de 5.000 meter schaatsen voor vrouwen. Deelnemers namens Nederland: Jenning de Boo, Joep Wennemars en Kjeld Nuis. #olympischespelen #TeamNL
February 12, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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Op #NPORadio1 wordt vandaag tussen 18.00 en 23.00 uur #RadiOlympia uitgezonden met een verslag van de 1.000 meter schaatsen voor mannen. Deelnemers namens Nederland: Jenning de Boo, Joep Wennemars, Kjeld Nuis. #olympischespelen #TeamNL
February 11, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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Op #NPORadio1 wordt vandaag tussen 09.30 en 13.30 uur #RadiOlympia uitgezonden met verslag Shorttrack: kwalificatie 500 meter vrouwen, 1.000 meter mannen en de mixed relay. Ook de finale van de mixed relay staat op het programma. #olympischespelen #TeamNL
February 10, 2026 at 8:25 AM