10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEAM RADIO»
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steam radio in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
steam radio and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: ...
Cf. steam radio. (P.B.) Cf.:steam Navy, the. 'The Royal Navy during the coal-
burning era between the "tar and spunyarn” days of sail and modern oil-buming' (
Granville). Perhaps one orig. of steam=old' fashioned (P.B.). steam on the table, ...
Eric Partridge, Paul Beale, 1984
2
Radio--: The Forgotten Medium
For years it was the maiden aunt of broadcasting, but now there are superstars
and household names crawling over dear little steam radio, just panting to start
up their own station." In Britain, the people now panting to start up radio stations
are ...
Edward C. Pease, Everette E. Dennis
3
Concise Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors
Ancient and out-of-date; also Steam radio = sound radio, considered old-
fashioned in contrast with television. Steam- . . . is applied – often with affection
and nostalgia – to nearly anything that has been superseded by new techniques
and ...
4
Radio Camelot: Arthurian Legends on the BBC, 1922-2005
The medium has never had the easy glamour of the cinema, and, since the
arrival of television as mass provider of entertainment and information, radio is
affectionately but condescendingly regarded as 'steam radio', a curiously archaic
...
5
Pioneers in Popular Culture Studies
The tone can be inferred from this introductory paragraph to "Steam Radio":
Steam radio is what the snide telly-boys at the BBC term the old-style radio which
some of us have loved. They sneer usually out of ignorance though sometimes
not.
Ray Broadus Browne, Michael T. Marsden, 1999
6
Life on Air: A History of
Radio Four
This technological approach evidently had glamour—a glamour that neatly
challenged the derogatory labelling of the medium as 'steam radio'. But not
everyone was convinced that Radio Drama had taken the right aesthetic turn by
embracing ...
110 Unfit for Foreign Trade – Back in East Berlin – January 1967 The old 'Steam
Radio' Everything all right?”, Helmut asked as they entered the train at Worbis
station that afternoon. They found an empty cabin and hoisted their stuff onto the
...
1.3 THE FREEWHEEL PRINCIPLE What I want to do next is this: having heard
about hawksparrows, steam radio and distant paint, I know there are lots of
questions you'd ask if you could; and having sat (in a sense) where you're sitting
now ...
"That's it. Take a seat," Hunt said, gesturing. Sonnebrandt looked around,
evidently mildly surprised. "What, no flickering lights and forests of wires? You
don't stick your head in a helmet, or anything like that?" "It all went out with steam
radio.
10
Up to Their Necks - the Story of a National Serviceman
Broadcast on the steam radio at quarter to seven from Monday to Friday night a
new program began. Dick Barton Special Agent. Captured every kid's
imagination. Fifteen minutes of sheer action packed breath-taking excitement!
The streets ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STEAM RADIO»
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steam radio is used in the context of the following news items.
Steamship sees new life as St. Johns radio studio (video)
Last month, a 58-year-old Steam Ship found new life in St. Johns as a radio studio. Steam Radio Syndicate went online late May 30 with a four-hour broadcast ... «The Oregonian, Jun 14»
Photos from the Steam Radio Syndicate's Debut Broadcast
In last week's paper, I wrote about the Steam Radio Syndicate, a new audio collective that's taken up residence on an old WWII tugboat just north of St. Johns. «The Portland Mercury, Jun 14»
Gary Windo with Pink Floyd's Nick Mason – Steam Radio Tapes …
The closest Steam Radio Tapes (finally seeing release via Gonzo MultiMedia) gets to Floyd, in fact, might be “Letting Go,” which its David Gilmour-esque gait ... «Something Else! Reviews, Jan 14»
