Piccadilly Radio Bonus 3: Commercial Radio

This episode explores the historical development of commercial radio in the United Kingdom, focusing on the emergence of Piccadilly Radio within the wider context of broadcasting policy, pirate radio, and youth culture. It examines how technological, political and cultural changes shaped the radio landscape from the 1920s through to the 1980s.You can search the archive from home and listen to over 1,800 full shows on Manchester Central Library's Sound + Vision pods.This podcast is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Manchester Libraries Trust.Archive creditsArchive audio from the Piccadilly Radio Collection, full shows available at  Manchester Central Library. Copyright Bauer Media - all rights reserved:News File, 29 Jul 1983 12:45pm (PICCNEWS/124)News File, 20 Apr 1984 5:45pm (PICC/111)Arena: The 50s with Mick Sawyer, 10 Nov 1978 (PICC/622)Top Twenty - Across the Universe by Peter Whalley, 25 Jan 1982 (PICC/221)Top Twenty - Another Brick In The Wall by Dave Simpson, c.1982 (PICC/237)If The Bombs Dropped Now documentary, c. 1974-1980 (PICC/775)Mike Sweeney interview with NUM Lancashire president Sid Vincent, Mar 1984 (PICC2/412)Ads and promos by the Piccadilly Commercial Production Department, 1970s (PICC/801)Licensed audioBabylon5DoorButto – HollywoodEdge – Envato ElementsButton Press – ldj_audio – Envato ElementsCartoon Fog Horn – Top-Up-Sounds – Envato ElementsComputer Or Electronic Beeps – Sound-Ideas – Envato ElementsElectronic Turn On – Cinematic-Sound-Design – Envato ElementsIncidental Encounter – Arthur Benson – Epidemic Sound In-Surf – ArtHaiz – Envato ElementsMaple Leaf Rag – gballx – Envato ElementsNews – Boomopera – Envato ElementsOrchestral Shocking Moment – applehillstudios – Envato ElementsPress Button Device – Top-Up-Sounds – Envato ElementsRadio Tuning – applehillstudios – Envato ElementsRain Storm Thunder – az_studio – Envato ElementsRecord-Scratch – SoundJay – Envato ElementsSeagulls Near Seashore – FxProSound – Envato ElementsSeashore Waves – lokohighman – Envato ElementsThunder Storm – Cinematic-Sound-Design – Envato ElementTime Travel Machine – LoopsLab – Envato ElementsTime Warp Vanish 46560 – prosoundfx – Envato ElementsUi Old Button Harsh Push Hard 01 – SmartSoundFX – Envato ElementsWarp Drive 05 – sonic-boom – Envato ElementsZoom – TibaSFX – Envato ElementsRights statementAll licensed material is used in accordance with the terms of the relevant subscription licences. All archive and third-party material remains the property of its respective rights holders.NarrationPodcast narrative written, researched and read by Dr. Philip Johnstone: Creative Commons licence CC-BY-4.0 (Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 Licence).Our next bonus episode on the Piccadilly Radio's drama and sound design is out on 15 July!