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Written by David Hendy, Emeritus Professor (Media and Film) School of Media, Arts and Humanities, University of Sussex. David Hendy’s latest book, The BBC: A People’s History, was published by ...
Explore the history of the BBC since its foundation in 1922 to the present day. Explore more than 100 years of the BBC’s history – click on our interactive timeline or investigate a topical...
The BBC is the world’s leading public service broadcaster. We’re impartial and independent, and every day we create distinctive, world-class programmes and content which inform, educate and ...
1922. 18 October – The British Broadcasting Company is formed. 14 November – Following the closure of numerous amateur stations, the first BBC broadcasts from London (station 2LO ). 15 November – First broadcasts from Birmingham (station 5IT) and Manchester (station 2ZY ).
The BBC World Service is an international broadcaster owned and operated by the BBC. It is the world's largest external broadcaster in terms of reception area, language selection and audience reach.
The BBC Story No other broadcaster in the world has had such a diverse, exciting and long history. The BBC celebrates its centenary in 2022, and these timelines map out the Corporation's life ...
BBC Television is a service of the BBC. The corporation has operated a public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom, under the terms of a royal charter, since 1927. It produced television programmes from its own studios from 1932, although the start of its regular service of television broadcasts is dated to 2 November 1936.
