The skydiving instructor was going through the question and answer period with his new students when one of them asked the usual question always asked: "If our chute doesn't open; and the reserve doesn't open, how long would we have till we hit the ground?"
The jump master looked at him and in perfect deadpan answered: "The rest of your life."
BBCIn 1922, the BBC officially opened and began its daily domestic radio service broadcasting with the 6:00pm news read by Arthur Burrows from 2LO, Marconi House, London. Next day, Manchester (2ZY) and Birmingham stations (5IT) were brought into service. The first trial broadcast of station 2LO in London had been made from a 100W transmitter on the top floor on 11 May 1922. A week later, talks began to form a UK broadcasting syndicate, which led to the formation of the British Broadcasting Company. A Broadcasting Licence Fee of 10 shillings (then worth £18 in today's money) was introduced on 1 Nov 1922. The original 2LO transmitter was presented by the BBC to the Science Museum on 3 Nov 2002.[Image: 2LO antenna] |
){kind=link}