The tiny medium-wave (MW) receiver described in this article is an ideal construction project to while away the dreariness of a rainy winter’s day. Solder a couple of standard components onto a tiny printed-circuit board, connect the finished board to a battery, and Bob ’s your uncle. Nowadays there are few construction projects or, indeed, commercially available equipment, that use discrete components only. Most apparatus encountered today has at least a processor and/or a number of integrated circuits. Although such equipment has the great advantages of reliability and simplicity, some readers may find the present project in which they can potter about without running into great difficulties a welcome surprise.The midget radio receiver consists of five common-or-garden transistors, one inductor and a handful of standard passive components. Most readers may well find that they have all the necessary components to hand.