1928 in British radio

This is a list of events from British radio in 1928.

Events

2 January – The BBC broadcasts The Daily Service – a 15-minute act of Christian worship – for the first time, from its Savoy Hill studios in London. The programme will still be broadcast five mornings a week on BBC Radio 4 until it transfers to Radio 4 Extra in 2024.
November – Live broadcast of National Service of Remembrance in Whitehall, London, first made by the BBC.
24 December – First Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols to be broadcast from King's College Chapel, Cambridge, by BBC Radio.
The BBC Dance Orchestra is formed under the leadership of Jack Payne.

1 June – Bob Monkhouse, comedy writer-performer and television game show host
6 June – R. D. Wingfield, novelist and radio dramatist
19 June – Barry Took, comedy writer and broadcast presenter
2 July – John Timpson, journalist and radio presenter
3 July – Edward Greenfield, classical music critic and presenter
13 August – John Tidmarsh, journalist and radio presenter
17 September – Brian Matthew, disc jockey
20 October – Michael O'Donnell, physician, journalist, medical campaigner and broadcaster