Broadcasting Britain: 100 Years of the BBC

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This makes it a good gift for older friends and family, for whom much more of the book will be "Oh, I remember that! That was Britain AND the BBC: sometimes ahead of the game, sometimes reflecting conservative social norms. I’ve tried to get away from all that and to make it much more informal, to make it a conversation between me and the viewer. Natasha also dips into the BBC archive as she takes a journey through 100 years of memorable moments, starting from its radio launch way back in 1922. Head of BBC History Robert Seatter charts the story of a broadcaster and a nation, reflecting the story of all our lives across ten tumultuous decades.

Castaways include Noel Coward, Ravi Shankar, Margot Fonteyn, Sir Alec Guinness, Joan Bakewell, David Hockney, Bing Crosby, Dudley Moore and many more of the most celebrated eminent figures in their field. I haven’t shied away from difficult topics either, such as government pressures, the clash with Mrs Thatcher, the scandal of Jimmy Savile… they’re all part of the story of the BBC: the challenges that helped define us. It starts out badly, with the briefest of nods to the all-important figure of John Reith and ends bafflingly with an unattributed quote of his original remit for the BBC.television comes of age with the Coronation of the current Queen, as the Corporation comes into the age of mass media. Strictly Come Dancing celebrates 100 years of the BBC and the show will open with an epic group number that sees the Strictly professionals and judges gate crash some of the biggest BBC flagship shows. It’s all written in the present tense to capture the immediacy of broadcasting, and set out in a way that the reader can dip into it and find their own stories in time – the moments that trigger their memories. The first Director General, Lord Reith, reveals why he needed a postman’s help with his job application. As well as delving into the archive, we’ll be showing what the BBC offers us all today with our team of experts.

So I hope I have captured why I feel the BBC is such an important part of Britain, and the myriad ways it has touched all our lives. the BBC goes global, as WWII sees the BBC move from broadcasting in eight languages to 48, as well as getting better at entertaining the nation to maintain morale. Award-winning directors from the world of cinema including Ken Loach, Mike Leigh, Mary Harron, Sally El Hosaini and James Marsh participate in a special Talking Movies season looking at the role the BBC has played in nurturing their careers.This is a smartly presented and good looking overview guide to the first 100 years of BBC programming.

So for example, the 1963 article on Dr Who mentions the 2005 reboot and lists all the actors playing the Doctor right up to the current (though shortly to be replaced) Jodie Whittaker. If you have any questions, require more information or if you would like more pictures, do not hesitate to get in touch. This means that there is material of values in its archives to anyone working on any aspect of life and thought in 20th century Britain and beyond.This time they take inspiration from documentary maker Adam Curtis to celebrate the BBC’s 100 years with The Love Box in Your Living Room.

Using Una’s writing, letters and her BBC personnel file, we gain a unique insight into her extraordinary life and work. Other specials include Doctor Who, where the Thirteenth Doctor must fight her deadliest enemies; Top Gear where Freddy, Chris and Paddy motor back to the 1920s; and Antiques Roadshow featuring a range of amazing TV memorabilia and the star of the BBC’s testcard. Available from 15 September 2022, the 296-page Broadcasting Britain: 100 years of the BBC is set out in gazetteer-style, with bite-size stories that give the reader a flavour of the key moments that define a national institution, across ten tumultuous decades. Created with exclusive access to the BBC’s archives, Broadcasting Britain is a unique celebration of British culture, with authoritative text by an acknowledged expert in the field.I devised this series having already made podcasts about Rupert Murdoch and the Iraq War, two themes which I cover again in this series.