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Book Shelf - Radio History: British Public and Commercial radio
 Daventry Calling the World
By: Norman Tomalin
Publisher: Caedmon of Whitby Publishers
First published: 1998
Out of print
The story of Daventry Wireless Station in its sixty-seven year history.
 Skelton, Penrith and the World, 1943-1993
By: Ken Davies
Publisher: Cumbria County Council
First published: 1995
In print
Half a century of a Cumbrian village helping a nation speak peace unto nation.
 The Envy of the World
By: Humphrey Carpenter
Publisher: Pheonix
First published: 1996
Out of print
Fifty Years of the BBC Third Programme and Radio 3.
  And now on Radio 4
By: Simon Elmes
Publisher: Random House Books
First published: 2007
In print
A 40th birthday celebration of the World's Best Radio Station.
 Life on Air - A History of Radio Four
By: David Hendy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
First published: 2007
In print
A history of BBC Radio Four.
 On Air - A History of BBC Transmission
By: Norman Shacklady and Martin Ellen
Publisher: Wavechange Books
First published: 2003
In print
Prior to being privatised in 1997, BBC Transmission delivered programmes to listeners and viewers for 75 years using a vast network of engineering systems. This is the human and technical story of how the programmes reached them.
  An Introductory History of British Broadcasting
By: Andrew Crisell
Publisher: Routledge
First published: 1997
Second edition: 2002
In print
A concise history of British radio and television, looking at the nature and evolution of
broadcasting and broadcasting institutions and the relation of broadcasting to a wider
cultural context.
 Crossing the Ether
By: Sean Street
Publisher: John Libbey Publishing
First published: 2006
In print
ISBN: 0861966686
British Public Service radio and Commercial competition 1922-1945
 2MT Writtle - The Birth of British Broadcasting
By: Tim Wander
Publisher: Authors Online Ltd
First published: 2010
In print
ISBN-13: 978-0755206070
From http://www.2mtwrittle.com/: 2MT Writtle – The Birth of British Broadcasting’ by Tim Wander charts the full story of the early struggle to achieve a national broadcasting service in this country – from the famous 1920 broadcast of Dame Nellie Melba in Chelmsford, through Writtle’s sparkling success to the birth of the BBC in 1923. It has been written for a wide readership, not just lovers of historic tomes and technical journals. The book also includes separate technical/historical appendices on the Writtle, Chelmsford and 2LO transmitters, the Dutch station PCGG, and early pioneers such as Grindell Matthews, Reginald Fessenden and David Hughes. It has new sections on the History of Writtle village and the Cock and Bell Pub. and charts the development of speech transmission during the First World War. It also covers the start of broadcasting in America, and provide non technical explanations for the mysteries of radio transmission.
22 years ago, Tim Wander published the first edition of 2MT Writtle – The Birth of British Broadcasting - drawing on much previously unpublished archive material and photographs. The first print run sold out within a year. This completely rewritten and revised new edition benefits from 21 years more research, the internet and modern technology, and now has over 200 photographs, many previously unpublished.
 Action Stations: A history of Broadcasting House
By: Colin Reid
Publisher: Robson Books Ltd
First published: 1987
Out of print
ISBN-13: 978-0860514251
A history of the BBC Broadcasting House in London
 The Story of Broadcasting House: Home of the BBC
By: Mark Hines
Publisher: Merrell Publishers Ltd
First published: 2008
In print
ISBN-13: 978-1858944210
Broadcasting House in central London is an architectural icon of broadcasting that is known throughout the world. This profusely illustrated book charts the history of the building from its construction in 1932 to its recent, painstaking refurbishment. Mark Hines, the architect in charge of the building's redovelopment, tells the complete story of Broadcasting House, from the BBC's early years and its commissioning of the state-of-the-art headquarters, through World War II bombing and the decline of the building, to the triumphant rebirth of Broadcasting House as a technologically advanced home for BBC Radio.
 Kiss FM: From Radical Radio to Big Business
By: Grant Goddard
Publisher: Radio Books
First published: 2011
In print
ISBN-13: 978-0956496317
The Inside Story of a London Pirate Radio Station's Path to Success
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