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The BBC is the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster in the UK. It is funded by television license fees paid by UK households rather than through advertisements. The BBC was formed in 1922 and began as a radio broadcaster, providing news, entertainment, and education to the British public. It launched the first television service in 1936 and grew to become the largest broadcaster in the world today, with numerous TV and radio channels both domestic and international as well as a strong online presence.

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The BBC

The BBC is the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster in the UK. It is funded by television license fees paid by UK households rather than through advertisements. The BBC was formed in 1922 and began as a radio broadcaster, providing news, entertainment, and education to the British public. It launched the first television service in 1936 and grew to become the largest broadcaster in the world today, with numerous TV and radio channels both domestic and international as well as a strong online presence.

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The BBC

I. General information

- The BBC, which stands for British Broadcasting Corporation, is a British


public service broadcaster. It publicly financed broadcasting system in Great
Britain, operating under royal charter. Headquarters are in the Greater London
borough of Westminster.

- The BBC is popular partly because it has no advertising. Instead, it gets its
money from the licence fees that everyone with a television in Britain has to
pay. However, some families now have hundreds of cable channels and rarely
watch BBC programmes. Other viewers watch shows on iPlayer, the BBC’s
internet-based TV service for which no TV licence is required. There are
people who feel that the system is unfair and needs to change. However, even
its strongest critics agree that the BBC will continue to play a central role in the
British media in the future.

II. History

- On October 18, 1922 the British Broadcasting Company, the first national
broadcasting organization, was formed for radio broadcasting by a group of
British telecommunications companies.

1. The first bulletin news of the BBC

It was read by Arthur Burrows at 6 p.m on 14 November, 1922, included a


report of a train robbery and an important political meeting, some sports
results, and a weather forecast. It had a staff of just four, and its mission was to
‘educate, inform and entertain’

2. Entertainment
By 1930, half the homes in Britain had a radio. They could listen not only to
the news, but also to dramas, classical music concerts, chat shows, children’s
programmes and live sports coverage. When the Second World War started in
1939, BBC radio was a very important source of news, and of entertainment to
cheer people up in difficult times.

3. Going globle

The BBC World Service began in 1932, mostly for the British people who
lived in Africa and Asia. During the Second World War, it broadcast in many
different languages and had large numbers of European listeners. Today it
broadcasts by radio, internet and satellite in twenty-seven languages. 188
million people listen every week.

4. From radio to TV

Television broadcasting had begun in 1936, but stopped during the Second
World War. When it returned in 1946, viewers could enjoy anything from
Disney’s Mickey Mouse cartoons to coverage of the Olympic Games. In 1953,
20 million people crowded round the country’s 3 million TV screens to watch
Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation. After that, the popularity of TV grew fast.
Hancock’s Half Hour, a funny 1950s sitcom, reflected Britain’s changing
entertainment preferences. It began as a radio show in 1954, then two years
later became a show for both radio and television. Finally, in 1959, the BBC
decided to broadcast it only on TV.

5. The BBC today

The BBC is now the largest broadcaster in the world, with a staff of more
than 23,000 people, ten UK TV channels, fifty- nine radio stations (local,
national and international) and a strong presence on the internet. In Britain,
more than 30% of all TV viewing is on the BBC. People can watch BBC
channels all around the world, and its popular TV programmes, like reality
show Strictly Come Dancing and car programme. Top Gear have versions in
many different countries. Other popular BBC shows include costume drama
series Cranford, the wildlife documentary Frozen Planet, and East Enders,
Britain’s favourite soap opera.

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