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The Archive Hour: How Jazz Came to Britain

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Although jazz flourished throughout the twenties, it wasn 't until the late thirties that the BBC finally allowed regularjazz on air. Veteran BBC man
Charles Chilton describes his part in the process, including a little white lie to the Master of the Queen's Music. Producer Nick Baker (R)

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Unknown:
Charles Chilton
Producer:
Nick Baker
Source: Radio Times

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