19 Nov 2020

The Rest is History

From Lately, 10:45 pm on 19 November 2020

This week marks 99 years since New Zealand's first radio broadcast - which happened on November 17, 1921. 

It came from Dunedin, and was made by University of Otago physics professor Robert Jack. 

Peter Downes is a former broadcaster, and historian. 

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