1972 in British radio

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This is a list of events in British radio during 1972.

Events

• April - Terry Wogan joins Radio 2 to present the breakfast show.
• 2 April - First edition of the comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue is aired on BBC Radio 4.
• 4 November - Radios 2 and 4 begin broadcasting in stereo in South East England. Stereo was rolled out to the rest of the country over subsequent years.^[1]

Station debuts

• Hereford Hospital Radio began broadcasting www.hhr.org.uk

Births

• 23 January - Harriet Scott, radio presenter
• 28 April - Anita Anand, journalist, and ratio and television presenter
• 14 December - Miranda Hart, comedian

References

1. Brown, Ron "Steam radio comes up to date", New Scientist 2 November 1972, p. 264