As far as the onboard gear goes, you should probably stick with the pre-packaged stuff from GWS. Trying to piece together the appropriate transmitter, receiver, servos, speed control, and battery with no prior experience is a recipe for problems...
Check this out:
http://horizon.hobbyshopnow.com/prod...prod=GWSRCS115
This is a complete radio setup, with transmitter, specifically for the Tiger Moth and the other GWS "Pico" planes.