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Today is Good Friday. There is no news." [4] Piano music follows. 22 April – the United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding. 30 April – first section of the 132kV AC National Grid, the Central Scotland Electricity Scheme, is switched on in Edinburgh. [5]
This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1930 AD until 1949 AD. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related History of the British Isles.
The Great Depression of 1929–32 broke out at a time when the United Kingdom was still far from having recovered from the effects of the First World War. Economist Lee Ohanian showed that economic output fell by 25% between 1918 and 1921 and did not recover until the end of the Great Depression, [3] arguing that the United Kingdom suffered a twenty-year great depression beginning in 1918.
It comes amid warnings that the threat to Britain from hostile states is the highest since the Cold War.
14 November — book tokens go on sale in the UK. [5] 30 November — the BBC begins a series of radio broadcasts to mark the 75th birthday of Sir Edward Elgar. 2 December — English cricket team in Australia in 1932–33: opening of the “bodyline” series. 5 December — the comic strip character Jane first appears in the Daily Mirror. 10 ...
The News Chronicle was a British daily newspaper. Formed by the merger of The Daily News and the Daily Chronicle in 1930, it ceased publication on 17 October 1960, [ 1 ] being absorbed into the Daily Mail .
18 April – BBC radio listeners uniquely hear the announcement "Good evening. Today is Good Friday. There is no news." [8] Piano music follows. 28 May – The BBC Symphony Orchestra is formed as a permanent full-scale ensemble under the directorship of Adrian Boult. It gives its first concert on 22 October at the Queen's Hall, London. [9]
Pages in category "1930s in the United Kingdom" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.