International radio

Our new microsite takes you behind the scenes of Radio Luxembourg in 1965: from the staff to the adverts, from how to buy airtime to how to visit… and packed with audio clips recorded by Transdiffusion at the time!

A habit picked in a hot war carries over into the Cold War: countries shouting at each other over shortwave radio

The government has promised to vanquish the pirates and then introduce local radio across the UK. But what will the new stations sound like? The Daily Express in 1966 listens in to Manx Radio to find out

Radio speaks peace until war comes

The story of the Volksempfänger

Nigel Stapley hits the SW Bands

Glenn Aylett touches the dial in Perth

Learning to make radio in Australia

The world’s greatest radio station

From the Grand Duchy to your living room