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Celebrating 100 years of Radio National

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a group of children sitting on a bed and listening to the radio on headphones circa 1930
circa 1930: A group of young children sitting on a bed listening to the radio on headphones.(Photo by Spencer Arnold Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

As we celebrate 100 years of radio in Australia, Late Night Live looks back at the early days of wireless, how Radio National was born, and at the golden moments in the history of our favourite medium. 

Guests:

Dr Virginia Madsen - Senior Lecturer and the Convenor of Radio, Discipline of Media, Macquarie University. 

Jock Given - Professor, Media and Communications, Swinburne University.

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History, Radio
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