How the BBC Began (2022)
Synopsis
The often-hilarious stories of the BBC's first 50 years. The corporation's pioneers describe its evolution – which was often by accident rather than design.
First Air Date: 2022-10-22
Last Air Date: 2024-03-03
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 3
Networks: BBC Four, BBC Two
Top Cast
- Joanna Scanlan as Self - Narrator (voice)
- David Attenborough as Self
- David Dimbleby as Self
- Joan Bakewell as Self
- June Spencer as Self
- Richard Baker as Self
- Sylvia Peters as Self
- Humphrey Burton as Self
- Monica Sims as Self
- John Grist as Self
Seasons
Miniseries (2022)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Accident and Opportunity
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 accident rather than design.
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Ep. 2: Building the Audience
BBC TV’s first female newsreader, Nan Winton, tells the story of how she was sacked, and staff from the BBC’s monitoring service explain the role they played in defusing the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Ep. 3: Shooting the Rapids
The story of how the BBC struggled to be impartial at critical moments in British history and how it handled social changes in Britain after the Second World War.
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