but in 1922, he created britain s first regular radio programme. and its popularity helped inspire the creation of the bbc. and here s a taste of peter s style. dearest, the concert s ended, sad wails the heterodyne. you must soon switch off your valves, i must soon switch off mine. this is why we ve had to come to chelmsford, because this is the writtle hut where back in 1922 a group would gather once a week, and invented the idea of entertainment on the airwaves. broadcasting. it pretty much all began here. this is the hut where peter eckersley broadcast every tuesday. and while the hut isn t open to the public, chelmsford museum has created a digital version of the writtle huts to celebrate these pioneers of entertainment. so this is the technology.
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