Finding all Europe on your Dial

'Dial-Search': one man's mission to help radio listeners

• 9 mins

Radio Frequencies are Key to the Mobile-phone Market

Deregulation of radio frequencies has allowed rapid growth in mobile communications in UK

• 9 mins

World Service jammed by Iraq after Invasion of Kuwait

BBC World Service programming jammed in the Middle East at the start of the Gulf War

• 8 mins

Radio waves: Look, no wires!

Radio waves carry many non-verbal signals to and from men and machines

• 7 mins

Why short wave Listeners need the Sun

The Sun is 93 million miles away but solar activity controls short wave reception on Earth

• 8 mins

The Broadcasting Year: Review of 1990

World Service's response to events such as the invasion of Kuwait and German reunification

• 9 mins

World Service TV could start in Spring

World Service television could start in spring, reports this 10th anniversary edition

• 8 mins

World Radio TV Handbook 1991

The latest World Radio TV Handbook is indispensable for listeners and professionals alike

• 9 mins

How the Portable Radio started in a Saucepan

Radio design and technology: from blue saucepans to transistors and RDS

• 9 mins

Back to Basics: Choosing a short wave Radio

What to look for when you're choosing a short wave radio set

• 9 mins

Back to Basics: Operating a short wave Radio

How to operate your new short wave radio and make the most of its available settings

• 9 mins

Back to Basics: How do Radio Signals Work?

How do radio signals work? And how are signals transmitted around the world?

• 9 mins

Back to Basics: Making World Service News

Making the news: how is a World Service news bulletin put together?

• 9 mins

Back to Basics: Transmitting to the World

How programmes are actually transmitted from the UK to around the world

• 9 mins

Back to Basics: BBC Programmes Guide

How to find out what BBC programmes are on when, and other short wave back-up material

• 9 mins

Aerials or How long is a Piece of Wire?

Making the most of your aerial

• 8 mins

Tackling Interference

Answering listeners' questions about interference and its causes

• 8 mins

How Satellite Broadcasting Works

How geostationary satellites transmit radio and TV signals from outer space

• 9 mins

International Headlines of 1992

Major events and anniversaries covered by international broadcasters in 1992

• 8 mins

Listening to Radio on the Internet

The rise of internet radio – listening to the world at your desk

• 13 mins

Radio New Zealand International fights to survive Cuts

The fight to save Radio New Zealand International, threatened by government cuts

• 13 mins

Call up All India Radio for the latest News

All India Radio's telephone news bulletins are gaining popularity

• 13 mins

What's the Right Short Wave Radio for you?

What to look for when buying a short wave radio

• 13 mins

Vintage Sounds on Show

The National Vintage Wireless and Communications Exhibition at the NEC Birmingham

• 13 mins

Station B92 and other Voices of Opposition

Belgrade radio station B92 leads media opposition to the Milosevic regime

• 13 mins

How to Counteract the ugly Sounds of 'hate radio'?

How can "hate radio" be silenced and its effects neutralised, wherever it is broadcast?

• 13 mins

BBC Monitoring: Listening in 100 Languages

BBC Monitoring at work at its Caversham Park HQ

• 13 mins

Separating Short Wave Signals

New system to separate signals from short wave radio stations using the same frequency

• 13 mins

USA's Changing Radio Landscape

Will big business reduce diversity of style in US radio?

• 13 mins

Preparing Computers for the Year 2000

Anticipating the year 2000 problem in the Control Room of the BBC World Service

• 13 mins