I-Spy....Sounds

W is for Wireless - a silly name really as it definitely needed a wire to plug in to the electricity. As a child, in the pre-TV era. our only entertainment came from the Wireless ( and a Wind-up record player). The Wireless was a big wooden box of a thing that sat in the corner of the room, on a shelf where it could be plugged in to the only power point in the house! Yes, really, only one!!
There was a part that lit up when the power was on and a knob to select one of the mystical radio stations - Droitwich, Athlone, Luxembourg - that's all I can remember.
In the evening, my Dad would put the radio on and we'd listen to the Billy Cotton Band Show, Winifred Atwell playing the piano, the Michael Miles show with the Yes-No Interlude. Can't remember the rules but the contestant had to answer lots of questions in a minute without saying Yes or No. If they succeeded they'd win a pound (I think).
Saturday mornings were the best when we'd listen to Children's Hour with Uncle Mac. All such innocent fun. I often wonder how children these days would cope without their computers, phones and TV.
Bring back the Wireless.