1941 in British radio

	… 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; ; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; ; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951 …;
	In television 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 In music 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 In film 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944
	Art; Archaeology; Architecture; Literature; Music; Philosophy; Science +...;

This is a list of events from British radio in 1941.

Events

14 January – In a BBC radio broadcast from London, Victor de Laveleye asks all Belgians to use the "V sign" as a rallying sign, being the first letter of victoire (victory) in French and of vrijheid (freedom) in Dutch, the beginning of a subversive campaign which spreads across occupied Europe.
May – Arthur Bliss joins the BBC's overseas music service.[1]
6 August – C. S. Lewis begins a series of BBC radio broadcasts that will be adapted as Mere Christianity.[2]
30 December – The Brains Trust first broadcast as Any Questions? on the BBC Home Service.[3]

January – John Rowe, actor
24 March – Humphrey Barclay, comedy producer
10 May – Chris Denning, presenter and sex offender[4]
20 July – Ed Doolan, Australian-born presenter (died 2018)
28 July – Peter Marinker, voice actor
4 August – Martin Jarvis, voice and stage actor
30 August – Sue MacGregor, presenter[5]
5 December – Sheridan Morley, theatrical critic/biographer and broadcaster (died 2007)

"New BBC Director of Music". The Times. London. 1942-04-01. p. 7.
Perry, Mike W. (1998-07-01). "Publication History of C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity". C. S. Lewis Web. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
"The Brains Trust". Radio Days. Archived from the original on 2010-10-08. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
"Denning: Going against social norms". The Prague Post. 2013-09-10. Archived from the original on 2013-09-10.
"Presenters – Sue MacGregor". BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2013-07-20.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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