How the BBC Began (2022)
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.
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Episodes
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1. Accident and Opportunity2022-10-22 · 1h 29mThe 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
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2. Building the Audience2022-10-29 · 1h 29mBBC 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
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3. Shooting the Rapids2024-03-03 · 1h 27mThe 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.
Cast
Joanna ScanlanSelf - Narrator (voice)
David AttenboroughSelf
David DimblebySelf
Joan BakewellSelfJune SpencerSelf
Richard BakerSelf
Sylvia PetersSelf
Humphrey BurtonSelf
Monica SimsSelf
John GristSelf
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