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How the BBC Began

How the BBC Began

October 22, 2022
→ March 3, 2024
1h 29m
1 Season
3 Episodes
Documentary
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Overview

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.

Episodes

Accident and Opportunity
Episode 1October 22, 2022

Accident and Opportunity

89min

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.

Building the Audience
Episode 2October 29, 2022

Building the Audience

89min

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.

Shooting the Rapids
Episode 3March 3, 2024

Shooting the Rapids

87min

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.

Cast

Joanna Scanlan

Joanna Scanlan

Self - Narrator (voice)

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

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David Dimbleby

David Dimbleby

Self

Joan Bakewell

Joan Bakewell

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June Spencer

Self

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Richard Baker

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Sylvia Peters

Self

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Humphrey Burton

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Monica Sims

Self

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John Grist

Self

Key Crew

Exec. ProducerMagnus Temple