To this end, the introduction contextualises developments within the historical and musical conditions present upon the advent of radio to the region. Moreover, I seek to explain why music broadcasting followed the particular direction it did in Northern Ireland. On one level, the chapters provide a detailed chronicle of music broadcasting throughout the period. The principal focus of the study is to examine the BBC’s role in the development of music and audiences in Northern Ireland. The BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra disbanded, while war-time broadcasting operated at a considerably reduced level. ![]() The year 1939 serves as a convenient cut-off point: the outbreak of World War 2 effectively ended the routine of programmes broadcast from Belfast since 1924. ![]() ![]() The research is confined to a fifteen-year period, in order to allow for a detailed discussion of the BBC’s role in developing music and audiences in Northern Ireland. This thesis is the first detailed study of the history of music broadcasting in Northern Ireland.
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