BBC radio programme breakdown 1934-1938
percentage of total broadcast time, one week in October
Total hours broadcast
1934:
National Programme: 92 hours 35 minutes
Regional Programme: 92 hours 50 minutes
1936:
National Programme: 94 hours 45 minutes
Regional Programme: 92 hours 34 minutes
1938:
National Programme: 96 hours 15 minutes
Regional Programme: 91 hours 50 minutes
| |
1934 |
|
1936 |
|
1938 |
| |
National
Programme |
Regional
Programme |
|
National
Programme |
Regional
Programme |
|
National
Programme |
Regional
Programme |
| |
% |
% |
|
% |
% |
|
% |
% |
| classical music |
17.46 |
14.81 |
|
19.96 |
15.03 |
|
17.83 |
16.84 |
| light music |
29.08 |
43.02 |
|
21.90 |
38.81 |
|
23.02 |
31.84 |
| dance music |
8.55 |
9.97 |
|
8.88 |
8.00 |
|
4.59 |
9.24 |
| gramophone records |
7.92 |
10.87 |
|
10.73 |
9.18 |
|
6.93 |
11.71 |
| drama |
2.79 |
0.90 |
|
1.32 |
1.62 |
|
3.03 |
1.65 |
| features |
0.54 |
2.15 |
|
— |
— |
|
1.30 |
2.11 |
| light entertainment |
2.16 |
0.81 |
|
3.96 |
2.97 |
|
6.84 |
6.76 |
| children's hour |
— |
4.85 |
|
— |
4.86 |
|
— |
6.58 |
| spoken word |
18.45 |
9.33 |
|
16.45 |
13.13 |
|
19.23 |
9.15 |
| outside broadcasts |
0.27 |
0.54 |
|
1.85 |
1.53 |
|
2.68 |
0.37 |
| religion |
5.76 |
2.75 |
|
6.24 |
3.33 |
|
4.76 |
3.75 |
| schools broadcasts |
7.02 |
— |
|
8.71 |
— |
|
9.70 |
— |
| miscellaneous, interludes, 'fill-ups'. etc |
— |
— |
|
— |
0.54 |
|
0.09 |
— |
| total |
100 |
100 |
|
100 |
100 |
|
100 |
100 |
Source: BBC, adapted from Asa Briggs:
History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom, Volume II [0005b]
Similar data for 1927-1930 is
here
Radio statistics index
