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How the BBC Began
The often-hilarious stories of the BBC's first 50 years.
How the BBC Began Episodes
Series 1: 3. Shooting The Rapids
The story of the BBC’s development of impartiality – starting with the General Strike of 1926, when the BBC was only three years old. In this major national crisis, ...
03-03-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: 2. Building The Audience
BBC Television’s first female newsreader, Nan Winton, tells the story of how she was sacked because the editor preferred men to read the news. That editor, Michael Peacock ...
29-10-2022
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 1
The eyewitnesses and participants in the BBC’s early history recount some of the triumphs and disasters as new frontiers of broadcasting were mapped out – often by a ...
22-10-2022
BBC 2