Arthur Burrows

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Arthur Burrows (A. R. Burrows) was one of the first employees of the British Broadcasting Company and was the first to hold the position of Director of Programmes. Burrows was previously a journalist and also a keen wireless enthusiast. Prior to joining the BBC he was in charge of the original experimental transmissions from Marconi House, the first 2LO station.

Burrows read the first on-air news bulletin on 14th November 1922 and he was one of the original BBC 'Uncles' ('Uncle Arthur' - also the first London wireless Uncle) on Children's Hour. At 5pm on 24th December 1922, Burrows played Father Christmas in the play 'The Truth About Father Christmas' - considered to be the first official broadcast of a radio drama.

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BBC Programme Records 1922-1926. BBC Year-Book 1930 The Story of Broadcasting, A.R. Burrows, 1924