Joanna Scanlan
Self - Narrator (voice)
How the BBC Began (2022)
Miniseries
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.
Released Oct. 22, 2022
Episode 89 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.bbc-centenary
Production Companies: The Garden Productions, Crux Productions
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Accident and Opportunity
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.
Oct. 22, 2022, midnight
S1E2 - Building the Audience
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.
Oct. 29, 2022, midnight
S1E3 - Shooting the Rapids
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.
March 3, 2024, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 89 min.
Season Runtime: 89 min.
Released: Oct. 22, 2022
Last Air Date: March 3, 2024, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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