Kindergarten of the Air: from Australia to the world

Bridget Griffen-Foley

doi:10.1386/rjao_00004_1

Kindergarten of the Air: from Australia to the world

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This article considers the radio programme for kindergarten-aged children that the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) launched during the Second World War and continued to broadcast until 1985. Kindergarten of the Air, thought to be the ‘first of its kind in the world’, was to inspire interest from, and similar programmes throughout, the British empire and beyond. The article examines the imperial and international broadcasting networks that enabled the exchange of ideas and initiatives within the field of educational broadcasting, and the export of one of Australia’s most successful radio initiatives, while also considering the willingness of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to be influenced by a dominion broadcaster.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	179-199
Number of pages	21
Journal	Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast and Audio Media
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1386/rjao_00004_1
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2019

Keywords

children's radio
educational broadcasting
media history
radio history
public service broadcasting (European, BBC, Australia)
Australian Broadcasting Commission
British Broadcasting Corporation
Australia

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