Необходимо написать краткое изложение этого текта. this week we look at the history of radio and what about the ’other’ box? the bbc started in 1922. in the 1920s and 1930s, it broadcast news, music, stories and plays. in 1939, the bbc was the first radio station to broadcast english language lessons. in the second world war, winston churchill gave his speeches on the radio. his most famous was on 18 june 1940, when britain was the only country at war with germany: 'if we can stand up to hitler, all of europe will be if the british empire and commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will say this was their finest hour.' in the 1940s and 1950s, radio was the most popular form of family entertainment. millions followed the bbc's stories and radio soaps like the archers (which is still in the swinging 60s, bbc's radio 1 played the beatles and the rolling stones but more and more people had tvs in their homes and everybody said that the days of radio were numbered. however, in the 1970s, the popularity of radio actually increased and the number of stations grew. the bbc started local radio stations and later, the government allowed commercial radio. gradually, radio started to become more popular again. nowadays, according to a recent survey, 91% of the population listen regularly for three hours a day and british families have an average of six radios altogether in their homes or cars! one of the reasons for the success of radio is the choice. local radio stations, like capital in london, is close to people and seal issues. music stations, like magic, heart, classic fm and jazz fm have music for all tastes. and the bbc is still going strong, with over 50% of listeners. radio 1 has pop music for young people, while radio 2 is for older listeners. radio 3 has classical music and radio 4 has news, stories and documentaries. radio 5 gives 'live' coverage of news and sport. the bbc world service also broadcasts around the world in english and other languages. radio is now more advanced than television with new technology. you can listen to the bbc and commercial stations on the net and choose your own programmes. totally online radio stations promise to change the face of radio because they will 'personalise' the music you listen to. maybe the song video killed the radio star got it wrong - radio has not only survived, it is alive and kicking!
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