Designed specifically as a light (12ozs) hand held microphone for commentators
and interviewers. It was capable of working in all weathers including marine
and tropical conditions. A moving coil transducer was mounted in a black Bakelite
body with a stainless steel mesh screen. The handle incorporated a switch,
which could be wired to provide muting or remote start/stop function for a
tape recorder. In this photograph the switch has been replaced by the BBC
logo. The 4032 was often issued with the EMI Midget reel to reel recorder
and was also the star of many "This Is Your Life" programmes when
it was thrust under the nose of the unsuspecting victim!