Yeah and it's been pulling plugs on its worldwide shortwave service since.

BBC World Service beamed to the Americas was how I was introduced to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and can tell you that its interval signal was Oranges and Lemons, and its sign-on music was Lilibulero. Not anymore and I've been PISSED at Auntie Beeb ever since.

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♲ 50+ Music - 2024-07-19 18:52:12 GMT

83 years ago, BBC World Service begins playing V(ictory) ("...-" in Morse code) (opening of Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th symphony)
#OTD #LudwigvanBeethoven