A collection of so-called ‘biographies’, short research based stories exploring important structures and events of Luxembourgish broadcasting history with rich references to textual, sonic and audiovisual sources.
Biographies
Broadcasting Landscape and Infrastructure
First TV-channel in Luxembourg; Sailing on International Waves; The Irish Pirate; Selling to the World; Did Television kill the Radio Star?; Broadcasting Hamlet; 208 taking over Great-Britain; The Broadcasting Fortress; The Kirchberg Buildings; Europe 1: RTL’s biggest threat?; Taming the Junglinster Long Waves; First Broadcasting Site; Motors and generators; The RTL Archives in Luxembourg; Electrical…
Institutions and Politics
A Piece of France in Germany; A Duel in the Ether; Avoiding Radio Confusion; The BBC and Radio Luxembourg; The French Connection; The Invisible Nuisance; Blind Spots in the Vale of Tears; Monopolizing Neutrality; Radio, Television and more…; Radio Luxembourg, a Propaganda Tool;
Stars and Personalities
Last Man Standing: Benny Brown; The Elder Statesman; ’The Voice’; The First Lady; Mozart 2.0 by Leopold Hager; A Man of many Talents; The unmistakable voice of RTL Lëtzebuerg; Dying for Music; A Radio Orchestra – Why?; Music as a Full Time Job; A Musical Crisis; A Modern Note; The Weather-Forecasting Cook;
Programmes and Audiences
‘Luxembourgish’ ESC Victories?; To Poland with Love; Entertainment for the Motherland; First TV-channel in Luxembourgish; From mono- to multlingual TV; Radio Circus; Daily Luxembourgish TV; Lions and Stars; Who would like to win?; A European Spirit?; ‘Notre Radio’; Who runs the World ? Girls !; The 1990s Program Schedule;