BBC World Service Part 1

Hang-on I'll Speak to the World (1982) Part 1

[@kuchingtan]

I miss those dreary days in the jungle of Borneo in the early 1990s when my small SW radio was my window (fastest source of news)to the world. BBC World Service was a constant companion. The Colombia disaster, The Iraq War, Bosnia, 911 - heard them all first on BBC WS radio.

[@bdavebaldwin]

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[@rizmid]

The iconic lillybulero signature tune and This is London (radio call) will always give goosebumps in a positive to those who were a part of listening SW bandwidth across the world! My favourite was Radio Moscow World Service (English service) for two reasons first one of their iconic signature tune (Moscow nights) and the music!! Thank you for posting this document it was delightful to hear the distorted analogue radio broadcast from a bygone era! A fan and an admirer from Pakistan!

[@orourkeda]

I'm from Ireland and Shortwave was very musch a part of my childhood too. I love this stuff. I used to think that Tirana, Belgrade and Warsaw were all so exotic back in those days.

[@bdavebaldwin]

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[@G6JPG]

Liliburlero, and Imperial Echoes (Radio Newsreel).

[@anwerabdallah569]

every human on this planet may have good memories with the bbc. i used to listen to bbc in arabic.

[@borderlord]

The sooner they bring back "This is London" and a Full Blast of Lillybulero the better...Iconic ..rather than the boring generic replacement that could be any station...I hope somebody in power has the sense to do it!!

[@martinplatt5928]

Beautifully said. I agree 100%

[@sillygoose635]

disagreed.

[@mutendemuwowo715]

I definitely miss it: "This is London" and " Full Blast of Lillybulero" tune. Its disappearance at the end 1990s made me shade tears.

[@borderlord]

@@mutendemuwowo715 Yes ,it's a shame!

[@vhssnippets1799]

Broadcast on BBC1 Wednesday 8th December 1982

[@kurtkaufman]

Listened to the BBC WS in Belgium during the 1980s on shortwave. Was an important part of my day. "BBC World Service. The news, read by Pamela Crighton." "This is Tommy Vance with Rock Salad. Music on the heavier side." -Or something to that effect. How about those endless lists of local sports match scores? Tide listings? "The Brotherhood of Brass" 😊

[@notvalidcharacters]

Wow, I can't imagine allowing smoking in a studio let alone opening a mic without cans on.

[@MichaelLoda]

That was amazing and really interesting. I listen to the World Service every day now, fascinating to see its earlier days

[@kimbozw1808]

those were the days. used to listen to the wild service often in the 1980s. on short wave radio.

[@bdavebaldwin]

In the UK the signal was terrible but the domestic BBC seems to think news keeps office hours so I put up with the crackles and fades

[@orourkeda]

I love shortwave radio.

[@shriramvenu]

wow! I remember hearing this voice on the BBC growing up in the 90s!

[@354sd]

The best part of the BBC

[@sirhumphreyappleby8399]

If anyone's wondering the Russian announcement music is the prince of denmarks march, specifically Wood's version, and the radio newsreel intro music is a march called "Imperial echoes".

[@gentsw13]

....... and Bruce Hamel was the BBC1 continuity announcer!

[@mfahey]

Thank you this for this upload David. Wonderful!

[@numberstation]

Such a shame THAT BBC is no more.

[@JohnSmith-wl8cv]

Used to listen to Readio Moscow, Iran Radio Moscow used to treport how many tractors were made that day. 1960 70s pure gold

[@anwerabdallah569]

am sad that they stopped the service in arabic. its very sad.

[@anwerabdallah569]

bbc is history. very good memories.

[@georgeh-w5041]

This is amazing!

[@Rohilla313]

I wonder if Douglas Muggeridge is any relation to old Malcolm.

[@tadc345fan]

BBC is also broadcast in Soviet Union.

[@gastonbouchard9330]

Am I right to believe the announcer at the beginning is Keith Bosley? I remember when he retired on air in the realy 90s.

[@EnglishBOYxxx]

We all like wow smokeing indoors

[@bdavebaldwin]

Looked like he wouldn’t start without his roll-up

[@pressureworks]

1:10 wow to finally put a face on my favorite continuity announcer !

[@319metresMW]

Who is it? 🤔

[@vsmadkaikar]

Can anyone help me out with this tune at 2:52 my childhood memories are embedded in this.

[@bdavebaldwin]

Vinayak Madkaikar it’s lillibulero an Irish jig composed by Henry Purcell in 1689

[@vsmadkaikar]

@@bdavebaldwin Thanks Sir....

[@marsultra7032]

Really interesting piece of film

[@bdavebaldwin]

Mars ultra I really like part 4 of the recording where the Chinese are trying (really hard) to learn English

[@marsultra7032]

@@bdavebaldwin I'm going to watch the rest of them tomorrow, thanks for the reply

[@SaifKhan-gm6bi]

Amazing Nuastalgic

[@gracerajah8972]

I miss John Tidmarsh on Outlook.

[@snufkin84]

Me too! I’d love to hear some of those old programmes

[@Fasiroh]

Good information

[@EnglishBOYxxx]

Wow bbc world 🌎 make people from all the world what to come to the uk 🇬🇧

[@bdavebaldwin]

Have a look at part 4 - trying to learn English

[@pressureworks]

Is the monitoring station still operational.

[@bdavebaldwin]

PRESSUREWORKS BBC Monitoring left Caversham to be relocated in London in November 2018 after 75 years

[@pressureworks]

David Baldwin thank you.

[@Ampex196]

Is 'Doug' the son of 'Malc'?

[@Curi0u50ne]

I thought that was a young Ragety Omar @ 2:52

[@atmakali9599]

4:55 what are you talking about? We no speak English 😂

[@rossi6113]

I used to love the Beeb, but now I know how corrupt it all is I hate it with a passion.

[@rooneye]

"One man's gorilla is another man's freedom fighter" lol what?

[@bdavebaldwin]

I remember the BBC almost siding with Polish miners against the state and then doing the exact opposite in Northern Ireland

[@atmakali9599]

Everyone looks tired and dirty

[@bdavebaldwin]

You need to RTVE spains weatherman