Arthur Burrows

Arthur Burrows

Arthur Burrows (A. R. Burrows) was one of the first employees of the British Broadcasting Company and was the first to hold the position of Director of Programmes. Burrows was previously a journalist and also a keen wireless enthusiast. Prior to joining the BBC he was in charge of the original experimental transmissions from Marconi House, the first 2LO station.

Arthur Burrows was truly a man of British broadcasting 'firsts':

* At 6pm on 14th November 1922, he read the BBC's first-ever, on-air news bulletin.
* At 5pm on 24th December 1922, he played Father Christmas in the play 'The Truth About Father Christmas' - considered to be the first official broadcast of a radio drama.
* He was one of the original BBC 'Uncles' ('Uncle Arthur'), the first London wireless Uncle on Children's Hour.

References

*BBC Programme Records 1922-1926.
*BBC Year Book 1930.
*The Story of Broadcasting, A.R. Burrows, 1924.


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