Despite the old fashioned looks, some features on the TR04DAB are firmly in the 21st Century - touch sensitive controls, for example.Connectivity is limited to a headphones jack and a line output, meaning the radio can be hooked up to a separate speaker system.

This radio was a hit in the 1950s and it could become one again, but only to a limited audience. This updated version of one of the first portable transistor radios retains all the 'traditional' features of the original despite this new digital incarnation.

This updated version of one of the first portable transistor radios somehow retains all the 'traditional' features of the original model, despite this new digital incarnation

What with the advent of the internet, high definition and all those other pesky technological advances, the humble radio could be forgiven for feeling a bit left out. That is until recently. Radio has caught the convergence bug