1936 in British radio

This is a list of events from British radio in 1936.

Events

 * 20 March – The Lisnagarvey transmitting station begins service, broadcasting the BBC Regional Programme for Northern Ireland on a frequency of 977 kHz.
 * 1 August – Lieutenant commander Thomas Woodrooffe commentates for the BBC at the opening ceremony of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Harold Abrahams also commentates on events.
 * 12 October – The Burghead transmitting station begins service, broadcasting the Scottish BBC Regional Programme to the north of Scotland on a frequency of 767 kHz.
 * 11 December – In a worldwide radio broadcast, the former king, Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, makes a speech from Windsor Castle explaining the reasons for his abdication of the throne earlier in the day, introduced by John Reith in person.
 * Construction begins on the BBC's Broadcasting House, Belfast.

Births

 * 2 March – John Tusa, Czech-born broadcast presenter and administrator
 * 30 March – John Tydeman, radio drama producer (died 2020)
 * 12 May – Peter Goodwright, comedic impressionist (died 2020)
 * 16 May – Roy Hudd, comedy performer (died 2020)
 * 1 August – Laurie Taylor, sociologist and radio presenter
 * 20 November – Bill Wallis, character actor (died 2013)
 * 12 December – Denise Coffey, actress (died 2022)
 * Robbie Shepherd, Scottish broadcaster (died 2023)