Broadcasting Britain: 100 Years of the BBC

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Anita Dobson who played Angie Watts in EastEnders brings along some of Angie’s outfits and regales Fiona with tales from early EastEnders episodes, while former BBC News Correspondent Kate Adie reflects on her time reporting from the world’s hotspots. Saturday Kitchen Live will broadcast a special episode on 29th October to honour the BBC’s centenary year, celebrating the Corporation’s achievements in food broadcasting. If John Reith could see our BBC, would he RuPaul the day he first dreamt of placing a Love Box in your Living Rooms. Leading us on a journey from toddler to teenager, Konnie shows how TV educates and entertains children through the most formative years of their lives.

On Wednesday evenings, BBC Four will continue to reflect the BBC 100 / BFI Gamechangers collection, with special introductions from famous faces including David Harewood for A Man from the Sun and Alison Steadman for The Singing Detective. It uses archival BBC news programmes to introduce schoolchildren to the actions of and reactions to marginalised groups in 1960s Britain.Find out more about the BBC, part of all our lives for 100 years, keeping us informed, educated and entertained. Paddy also delves into the history of BMW’s legendary M-cars, Chris gets to grips with Ford’s new WRC racer, and the team investigate the future of fuel.

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.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.

Oscar winning film-maker James Marsh sits down with Talking Movies presenter Tom Brook to look back at his career and celebrate the impact that the BBC has played in his career. In my seventies, its entertaining and nostalgic to pick through the names some of whom you remember, many of whom you will not. He talks to Tom about his early days at the BBC, taking cameras out of the studio and helping to show the realities of working class life on British television.Comprehensive content but personally would have liked to see more detail about the technical side of TV development, nevertheless an essential reference book of the once great BBC.

Her latest film The Swimmers, tells the story of two sisters who fled from war-torn Syria before competing at the 2016 Rio Olympics and it was awarded the prestigious opening night slot at the 2022 Toronto International Film festival.In this feature-length special to mark her last adventure, Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor must fight for her very existence, against her deadliest enemies: the Daleks, the Cybermen and her arch-nemesis, the Master. Kid’s TV: The Surprising Story (with former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq) will explore and celebrate the very best of British Children’s Programming from the past 100 years. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Conceptually, there remains a misconception that the BBC archive is primarily of interest to media historians.