| Chapter 1 |
| Introduction |
| 1.1 Introduction [1.1] |
| 1.2 Wireless drama and the Second Industrial Revolution [1.2] |
| 1.3 'The Radio Times' billing, Regional Stations [1.3] |
| 1.4 Marconi House and Savoy Hill production [1.4] |
| 1.5 Theatre before and during World War 1 [1.5] |
| 1.6 Theatre after World War 1 and during the 1920s [1.6] |
| 1.7 Actors and Actor-Managers [1.7] |
| 1.8 Shakespeare in the 1920s and on wireless [1.8] |
| Chapter 2 |
| 1922 |
| 2.1 Previous discussions of wireless drama and its origins [2.1] |
| 2.2 First experiments in radio drama – Eckersley [2.2] |
| 2.3 B.B.C. broadcasting in 1922 [2.3] |
| 2.4 Theatre in 1922 [2.4] |
| Chapter 3 |
| 1923 |
| 3.1 Radio drama in 1923 [3.1] |
| 3.2 Broadcast Shakespeare in 1923 [3.2] |
| 3.3 Broadcast variety in 1923 [3.3] |
| Chapter 4 |
| 1924 |
| 4.1 Radio drama in 1924 [4.1] |
| 4.2 Richard Hughes, 'A Comedy of Danger' [4.2] |
| 4.3 Victor Smythe, 'The Play in the Studio' ('The Radio Times' 29 February 1924 p 391) [4.3] |
| 4.4 R.E. Jeffrey, 'Wireless Drama' ('The Radio Times' 6 June 1924 pp 438-9) [4.4] |
| 4.5 'G.B.S. Lectures the B.B.C.' ('The Radio Times' 14 November 1924 p 357) [4.5] |
| Chapter 5 |
| 1925 |
| 5.1 Radio Drama in 1925 [5.1] |
| 5.2 Savoy Hill in 1925 [5.2] |
| 5.3 2LO, Daventry 5GB, Daventry 5XX – play production [5.3] |
| 5.4 R.E. Jeffrey's article, 'The Need for a Radio Drama' ('The Radio Times' 17 July 1925) [5.4] |
| 5.5 Reginald Berkeley, 'The White Chateau' (Wednesday 11 November 1925 2LO London 8.30-9.30) [5.5] |
| Chapter 6 |
| 1926 |
| 6.1 Radio Drama in 1926 [6.1] |
| 6.2 Savoy Hill in 1926 [6.2] |
| 6.3 Two articles: Frank Shaw, 'Secrets of the Radio Drama', 'The Radio Times' 2 April 1926 and R.E. Jeffrey 'Seeing with the Mind's Eye', 'The Radio Times' 5 November 1926 p 325 [6.3] |
| 6.4 Gordon Lea [6.4] |
| Chapter 7 |
| 1927 |
| 7.1 Radio Drama in 1927 [7.1] |
| 7.2 Originations [7.2] |
| 7.4 R.E. Jeffrey, 'The Drama Studio. A place to improve, create and present artistic dramatic productions for listeners and visible audiences', internal document, pre 13 April 1927 and reply [7.4] |
| 7.5 'The Seven Ages of Mechanical Music' (L. de G. Sieveking), 13 January 1927 London 10-10.30 [7.5] |
| 7.7 ' By Virtue of a Broadcast' (Frank H. Shaw) Wednesday 9 February 1927 Manchester 7.45-8.10 [7.7] |
| 7.8 Sydney A. Moseley, 'Does Realism Get Across?', 'The Radio Times' 18 February 1927 p 361 [7.8] |
| Chapter 8 |
| 1928 |
| 8.1 Radio drama in 1928 [8.1] |
| 8.2 Originations in 1928 [8.2] |
| 8.3 Cecil Lewis 'Pursuit' [8.3] |
| 8.4 Reginald Berkeley 'Machines' [8.4] |
| Bibliography |
| Database |
| Appendix |
| Chapter 1 |
| No Appendices |
| Chapter 2 |
| 1922 Theatre [2.i] |
| 1922 Theatre (one-off plays) [2.ii] |
| 1922 Shakespeare on the London stage [2.iii] |
| 1922 Shakespeare at the Old Vic [2.iv] |
| 1922 Shakespeare at the Savoy Theatre [2.v] |
| Chapter 3 |
| 1923 Broadcast Plays [3.i] |
| 1923 Broadcast Plays (Not Shakespeare) [3.ii] |
| 1923 Broadcast Shakespeare Plays [3.iii] |
| 1923 Birmingham [3.iv] |
| 1923 Bournemouth [3.v] |
| 1923 Cardiff [3.vi] |
| 1923 Glasgow [3.vii] |
| 1923 Manchester [3.viii] |
| 1923 Newcastle [3.ix] |
| 1923 Variety Manchester-Birmingham [3.x] |
| 1923 Shakespeare on the London Stage [3.xi] |
| 1923 Shakespeare 2LO [3.xii] |
| 1923 Shakespeare Regional Stations [3.xiii] |
| 1923 Shakespeare Birmingham [3.xiv] |
| 1923 Shakespeare Bournemouth [3.xv] |
| 1923 Shakespeare Cardiff [3.xvi] |
| 1923 Shakespeare Manchester [3.xvii] |
| 1923 Shakespeare Newcastle [3.xviii] |
| Chapter 4 |
| 1924 Plays [4.i] |
| 1924 London [4.ii] |
| 1924 Birmingham [4.iii] |
| 1924 Cardiff [4.iv] |
| Chapter 5 |
| 1925 Broadcast Plays [5.i] |
| 1925 London [5.ii] |
| 1925 London Originations [5.iii] |
| 1925 London Shakespeare [5.iv] |
| 1925 London large scale productions [5.v] |
| 1925 London July-December [5.vi] |
| 1925 London One-Act ex-stage [5.vii] |
| 1925 Aberdeen [5.viii] |
| 1925 Birmingham [5.ix] |
| 1925 Liverpool [5.x] |
| 1925 Manchester [5.xi] |
| 1925 Newcastle [5.xii] |
| Chapter 6 |
| 1926 Originations [6.i] |
| 1926 One-Act Plays [6.ii] |
| 1926 Shakespeare [6.iii] |
| 1926 London [6.iv] |
| 1926 Birmingham [6.v] |
| 1926 Bournemouth [6.vi] |
| 1926 Cardiff [6.vii] |
| 1926 Glasgow [6.viii] |
| 1926 Manchester [6.ix] |
| 1926 Newcastle [6.x] |
| Chapter 7 |
| 1927 Originations [7.i] |
| 1927 London [7.ii] |
| 1927 London large scale productions [7.iii] |
| 1927 Birmingham [7.iv] |
| 1927 Cardiff [7.v] |
| 1927 Daventry [7.vi] |
| 1927 Manchester [7.vii] |
| Chapter 8 |
| No Appendices |