Aberdeen calling! : 100 years of the BBC in Aberdeen / Gordon Bathgate.

Bathgate, Gordon, 1958-, author

Expanded edition 2023.

Aberdeen : Girdleness Publishing, 2023.

138 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm.

Station 2BD - - From Belmont to Beechgrove - - The war and beyond - - The television era - - Local radio programmes return - - Sources - - About the author - - Other books by Gordon Bathgate - - Acknowledgements.

This book relates the history of the BBC in Aberdeen from its inception in 1923 right up to the present day. This book contains fascinating information about the origins of 'Station 2BD' in Belmont Street. There are interesting profiles of the people and personalities involved. It details the search for new premises and the establishment of the famous Beechgrove Terrace location. It also documents events during WWII, the arrival of television and the local radio years. Fully illustrated with original photographs, 'Aberdeen Calling' is a fascinating look at the BBC in the North East of Scotland.

9781446681800 (pbk)

384.5

English

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