The pioneer Christmas broadcastWe have come to take for granted that the Queen speaks into our homes each Christmas, but the first time a monarch broadcast live to their people in this way it was, as The Times recorded at the time, “the most notable event of Christmastide”. On December 25, 1932, George V transmitted his message to the BBC, and it was broadcast on the wireless across the world. For most listeners it was their first opportunity to hear the King’s voice. In a calm, slow and modulated voice he began: “Through one of the marvels of modern science I am enabled this Christmas Day to speak to all my peoples throughout the Empire.”SponsoredIt was the first time that the voice

Source: The Times December 25, 2021 15:53 UTC