1932 in British radio

The following is a list of events from British radio in 1932.

Events

 * 15 March
 * First BBC radio broadcast from the new Broadcasting House in London; all programmes transfer from 15 May.
 * The BBC Dance Orchestra first broadcasts under the direction of Henry Hall.
 * May – Radio Luxembourg begins high-powered longwave test transmissions aimed directly at the British Isles (which prove, inadvertently, to be the first radio modification of the ionosphere).
 * 15 October – First performance before an audience in The Concert Hall of Broadcasting House.
 * 30 November – The BBC begins a series of radio broadcasts to mark the 75th birthday of composer Sir Edward Elgar.
 * 19 December – The BBC Empire Service, later known as the BBC World Service, begins broadcasting using a shortwave radio facility at its Daventry transmitting station.
 * 25 December – Inaugural Royal Christmas Message delivered by King George V from Sandringham House; scheduled for approximately 3.05pm; the text has been written by Rudyard Kipling.

Births

 * 19 January – George MacBeth, Scottish-born poet and radio poetry producer (died 1992)
 * 28 January – Norman de Mesquita, sports commentator (died 2013)

Deaths

 * 23 November – Percy Pitt, BBC Director of Music (born 1869)