Encyclopedia - Bbc: Encyclopedia - Bbc
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom (see British television). It ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc - Bbc Services
Further information: BBC Television, BBC Radio Among its many services are domestic radio and television stations. The BBC also jointly o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc - Bbc Services
Among its many services are domestic radio and television stations. The BBC also jointly operates a number of other broadcasting services...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc - The Corporation
BBC - Funding. Main article: Television licence#United Kingdom The principal means of funding the BBC is through the television licen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc - The Corporation
BBC - Funding. The principal means of funding the BBC is through the television licence. Such a licence is required to operate a broadc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc 7: Encyclopedia - Bbc 7
BBC 7 is a digital radio station broadcasting comedy, drama, and children's programming 24 hours a day. It is the principal broadcasting ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc News: Encyclopedia - Bbc News
BBC News and Current Affairs (sometimes abbreviated BBC NCA) is a major arm of the BBC responsible for the corporation's newsgathering an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Three: Encyclopedia - Bbc Three
BBC Three, the successor of the similar BBC Choice, is a British television channel from the BBC broadcasting only on digital cable, terr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc America: Encyclopedia - Bbc America
BBC America is the BBC Worldwide owned-and-operated television network in the United States, which was launched on March 29, 1998, avail...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Two: Encyclopedia - Bbc Two
BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. BBC Two - History. The channel ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc News Online: Encyclopedia - Bbc News Online
BBC News Online (more recently referred to as simply the BBC News website) is the BBC's news web site and part of bbc.co.uk. Launched in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Wales: Encyclopedia - Bbc Wales
BBC Wales (or BBC Cymru) is the regional branch of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales, and is based at Broadcasting House in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc World: Encyclopedia - Bbc World
BBC World is the British Broadcasting Corporation's 24-hour international current affairs TV channel with BBC News, documentaries, lifes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc.co.uk: Encyclopedia - Bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk is the URL and brand name (in the UK) for the BBC's online services. It was introduced on May 6, 2004. Under its previous name...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio Wales: Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio Wales
BBC Radio Wales is the BBC's national radio station broadcasting to Wales in the English language. Operated by BBC Wales, it began in 197...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Micro: Encyclopedia - Bbc Micro
The BBC Micro, affectionately known as the Beeb, was an early home computer. It was designed and built by Acorn Computers Ltd for the Bri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Domesday Project: Encyclopedia - Bbc Domesday Project
The BBC Domesday Project was a partnership between Acorn Computers Ltd, Philips, Logica and the BBC to mark the 900th anniversary of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc World Service: Encyclopedia - Bbc World Service
The BBC World Service is one of the most widely recognised international broadcasters of radio programming, transmitting in 43 languages ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc One: Encyclopedia - Bbc One
BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest television station in the world. It is the primary channel of the British Broad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio 4: Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio 4
MW- 720 kHz" MW - 720 kHz BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Birmingham: Encyclopedia - Bbc Birmingham
BBC Birmingham is one of the oldest regional arms of the BBC. It was the first region outside of London to start broadcasting both the co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio Cymru: Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio Cymru
BBC Radio Cymru is BBC Wales' Welsh language radio station, broadcasting throughout Wales on FM since 1979. It was one of the few FM-only...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio 1: Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station, specialising in popular music aimed at a young audience (children, teenagers and young adults). R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radiophonic Workshop: Encyclopedia - Bbc Radiophonic Workshop
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, one of the sound special effects units of the BBC was created in 1958 to produce sound effects and new musi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc News: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc News - Anchors
BBC News - BBC Breakfast. Dermot Murnaghan Sian Williams Bill Turnbull Mishal Hussein Simon McCoy Moira Stuart BBC News - BBC News...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc News: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc News - Opinions Of Bbc News
The BBC is frequently complimented in the public arena, both in the United Kingdom and globally. Alternative views are also expressed in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Two: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Two - Bbc Two Today
In recent years, BBC Two has been accused of "dumbing down"; since the launch of the new digital-only BBC Four, the BBC has been accused ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc News: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc News - Opinions Of Bbc News
The BBC is frequently complimented in the public arena, both in the United Kingdom and globally. Alternative views are also expressed in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Television: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Television - History Of Bbc Television
The British Broadcasting Corporation operates several television networks, television stations and related programming services in the Un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc News: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc News - News Output
BBC News - Television news. The Television News section of BBC News is responsible for the main news bulletins on BBC One and BBC Two, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Philharmonic: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Philharmonic - Reputation
The orchestra played at its first Prom in 1961, and enjoyed popularity with performances at the Free Trade Hall, a venue it shared with t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Two: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Two - Programming
New BBC shows often appear on BBC Two, especially if those behind the show have not proven themselves elsewhere. A successful BBC Two sho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc World: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc World - Bbc World News
Half-hour BBC World News bulletins are made available to PBS stations in the United States through WLIW in New York. 80 to 90% of America...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Three: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Three - Identity
The channel's idents were conceived by a junior animator working at Aardman Animations and have been used since the channel was first lau...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Philharmonic: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Philharmonic - Founding
The 2ZY Orchestra was formed in 1922 for a Manchester radio station of the same name. It gave the first broadcast performances of many fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Two: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Two - History
The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20 pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Radio - History Of Bbc Radio
The BBC radio services began with the British Broadcasting Company, Ltd., which was licensed under pressure to provide a radio service fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Three: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Three - Programmes
In early 2003, viewers could watch episodes of popular BBC soap opera EastEnders on BBC Three before they were broadcast on BBC1. This wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Radio - Broadcast
BBC Radio services are broadcast on various FM and AM frequencies, and also now on digital radio. They are also available on Digital Tele...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Weather: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Weather - History
BBC Weather - Early History. The first BBC weather forecast was a shipping forecast broadcast on the radio on behalf of the Met Office ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Wales - Overview
BBC Wales produces television programming in English and Welsh both for the regional opt-out sections of the BBC One and Two network feed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc World: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc World - Programming
BBC World produces much of its own programming. This includes programs such as HARDtalk, which features interviews with famous people, Wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc News: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc News - News Output
BBC News - Television news. The Television News section of BBC News is responsible for the main news bulletins on BBC One and BBC Two, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Radio - Stations
BBC Radio - National. The BBC today runs ten national domestic radio stations, five of which are only available in a digital format: vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc World: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc World - Variation
"BBC World" is for the most part, the same channel all over the world — except for the commercials. However, there are some regional pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc World: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc World - Distribution
BBC World is most commonly watched as a subscription channel. In most of the world, it is carried on nearly all satellite and cable platf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Three: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Three - Viewership
The channel is aimed at 25-34 year olds, and is second in digital channel ratings behind ITV2, but above Sky One, double the ratings of E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Wales - Programming
BBC Wales - Produced in-house by BBC Wales. For Wales Wales Today (1963—present) Pobol y Cwm (1974—present) Belonging (1999—pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Micro: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Micro - Background
The BBC wanted to base its project on a microcomputer capable of performing various tasks which they could then demonstrate in their TV s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Master: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Master - Models
The Master was available in several different models. BBC Master - Master 128. This was the standard issue computer. The 128 in the nam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc News: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc News - History
The British Broadcasting Company broadcast its first radio bulletin on November 14, 1922. On July 5, 1954, the first television news bull...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Micro: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Micro - Trivia
Musician Vince Clarke of the British synth pop bands Depeche Mode, Yazoo, and Erasure used a BBC Micro (and later a BBC Master) with UMI ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Radio Stations Of The Bbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Radio Stations Of The Bbc - Bbc English Local Radio Stations
Radio Stations of the BBC - East. BBC Essex BBC Radio Cambridgeshire BBC Radio Norfolk BBC Radio Northampton BBC Radio Suffolk BBC Thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Asian Network: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Asian Network - History
Recognising the growth of the importance and size of the Asian population in Leicester, BBC Radio Leicester introduced a daily show aimed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Northern Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Northern Ireland - Television
BBC Northern Ireland operates two television stations, known as BBC One Northern Ireland and BBC Two Northern Ireland (analogue) (or BBC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Micro: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Micro - Description
BBC Micro - Hardware features Models A and B. The Model A had 16 KB of user RAM; the Model B had 32 KB of user RAM. A particularly nice...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Big Screen: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Big Screen - Locations
BBC Big Screen - Birmingham. The Big Screen in Birmingham is located in Chamberlain Square, outside the central library and art gallery...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Micro: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Micro - Specifications
Four independent sound channels (one noise and 3 melodic) using the Texas Instruments SN76489 sound chip Built-in hardware support incl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc News: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc News - History
The British Broadcasting Company broadcast its first radio bulletin on November 14, 1922. On July 5, 1954, the first television news bull...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc One: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc One - Programming
BBC One is more mainstream than its sister station BBC Two and generally gets higher ratings, competing with ITV1 as the most-viewed terr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Northern Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Northern Ireland - Famous Bbc Ni Broadcasters
Former BBC NI Broadcasters Patrick Kielty - chat show host now mainly working on network television Sean Rafferty - former presenter of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc World: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc World - Reputation And Criticisms
The BBC has a reputation amongst many for independent and accurate reporting of news and current affairs. However, being one of the newes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Weather: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Weather - Online Forecasts
The BBC Weather website provides outlook weather forecasts for UK and international locations using animated symbols and a format similar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc One: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc One - History
Baird Television Ltd. made Britain's first television broadcast on September 30, 1929 from its studio in Long Acre, London via the BBC's ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Coat Of Arms: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Coat Of Arms - Elements
The various elements of the coat of arms were chosen to provide a heraldic translation of the qualities of the BBC. Lion — the crest o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Three: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Three - Awards And Criticism
The channel has had critical and popular successes, winning more awards in its two-and-a-half-year history that its commercial rivals (Sk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc World Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc World Service - History
The BBC's first shortwave transmissions were broadcast in 1925 from Borough Hill, Daventry. BBC shortwave programming began as BBC Empire...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Micro: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Micro - Market Impact
The machine was released as the BBC Microcomputer in early 1982. The machine was wildly popular in the UK; as with Sinclair's ZX Spectrum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc World Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc World Service - History
The BBC's first shortwave transmissions were broadcast in 1925 from Borough Hill, Daventry. BBC shortwave programming began as BBC Empire...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Radio Wales - Transmission
For many years Radio Wales was broadcast only on medium wave; the BBC considered that because the Welsh language network BBC Radio Cymru ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc World: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc World - The Hourly Countdown
Since its inception, and more so since its extensive association with BBC News 24, the countdown to the hourly news bulletin has been an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc World Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc World Service - Transmission
News and other programming from the BBC World Service is frequently relayed by local stations around the world, and it is regarded by som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc News 24: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc News 24 - Background
The BBC were initially criticised for the cost of running BBC News 24 channel, with so few viewers. Their response was to promote the cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc World Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc World Service - Transmission
News and other programming from the BBC World Service is frequently relayed by local stations around the world, and it is regarded by som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Controversies: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Controversies - Brief History
One of the first controversial issues in which the BBC became involved was over the question of funding and the control of programming. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Controversies: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Controversies - World Opinion
BBC controversies - International News controversy. The BBC has been banned by a number of governments because of complaints about its ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Television Drama: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Television Drama - The 'golden Age' Of Bbc Drama
Even before Newman's arrival, some BBC producers were attempting to break the mould, with Elwyn Jones, Troy Kennedy Martin and Allan Prio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Television Centre: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Television Centre - The Building
The building features a distinctive circular central block (often affectionately referred to by staff as the "doughnut") around which are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio 1: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Radio 1 - History
The first DJ to broadcast on the new station was Tony Blackburn, whose cheery style won him the prime slot on what became known as the "b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio 3: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Radio 3 - Programming
The station has for its entire life mainly broadcast classical music, opera, "highbrow" drama, including most BBC Radio Shakespeare produ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc.co.uk: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc.co.uk - Content
The websites include news from the BBC News website, an extensive sports section, music, science, technology and entertainment pages, amo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio 1: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Radio 1 - Music
Radio 1 is notable for the range of music it plays. While most commercial stations concentrate on a particular theme, such as 1980s music...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio 3: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Radio 3 - History
It was launched as The BBC Third Programme in 1946. Its name was changed to Radio 3 on 30 September 1967 when, with the launch of BBC Rad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio 1: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Radio 1 - History
The first DJ to broadcast on the new station was Tony Blackburn, whose cheery style won him the prime slot on what became known as the "b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Board Of Governors Of The Bbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Board Of Governors Of The Bbc - Appointments
Governors are usually appointed from senior positions in various walks of British society. Each appointment is a part-time position and l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Local Radio: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Local Radio - Station List By Region
BBC Local Radio - East. BBC Essex - [1] Radio Cambridgeshire - [2] Radio Norfolk - [3] Radio Northampton - [4] Radio Suffolk - [5] Thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc News 24: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc News 24 - Presentation
The initial format of the channel was criticised as being less authoritative than other BBC News output, this being blamed on the radical...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Board Of Governors Of The Bbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Board Of Governors Of The Bbc - Controversy
The government of Margaret Thatcher appointed a succession of governors with the apparent intent of bringing the BBC "into line" with gov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Review: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Review - 2004 Thompson Review
On December 7, 2004 BBC Director General Mark Thompson announced changes that are planned for the British Broadcasting Corporation. This ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc One: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc One - On-screen Identity
BBC One's identity has been symbolised by a globe for most of its existence. In the early 1960s a map of the UK was shown between program...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc World Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc World Service - Statistics And Languages
The following audience estimates are from research conducted in 2004 by independent market research agencies on behalf of the BBC : ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pride And Prejudice Bbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Pride And Prejudice Bbc - Overview
The 1995 adaptation is the television version that is best-known, and almost certainly most loved by fans of Jane Austen. The six-episode...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio 1: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Radio 1 - Official Logos
1967-1970 1970-1974 1974-1975 1975-1987 1988-1990 1991-1994 1994-1997 1997-2001 2001-present day ... See also:BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Radio 4: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Radio 4 - Current Programmes
The overwhelming majority of programmes are now available on demand from Radio 4's Listen Again page, although RealNetworks' RealPlayer i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Micro: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Micro - Successor Machines And The Retro Scene
A cut-down version of the BBC Micro, intended more for game playing was the Acorn Electron (1983); games were written specially for the E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Television Drama: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Television Drama - Experimental Broadcasting And The 1930s
Already an established national radio broadcaster, the BBC began test transmissions with the new technology of television as early as 192...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc Television Drama: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc Television Drama - Children's Drama
The BBC has established a strong reputation in the field of children's drama, although children's dramas are almost universally commissio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc - History
The British Broadcasting Company was founded in 1922 by various private firms, to broadcast experimental radio services. The first transm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc - Unencrypted Satellite Transmissions
In March 2003 the BBC announced that from the end of May 2003 (subsequently deferred to 14 July) it intended to transmit all eight of its...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Bbc - History
The British Broadcasting Company was founded in 1922 by various private firms, to broadcast experimental radio services. The first transm...   » Read the article