The BBC Protecting it from Government Gresham III 11 April 2012 The BBC Protecting it from Government
The “Today” Programme 7 million adults listen each weekday morning in the UK
The BBC Lord Reith, first general manager of the BBC. “Educate, inform and entertain.”
A Little History In 1901 the first transatlantic wireless messages were transmitted by Marconi
Radio early days Broadcasting was controlled and centralised from the start
Radio History In 1920 Dame Nellie Melba sang God Save the King and some arias to Europe
The Radio Times In 1923 the Radio Times commenced weekly publication
Broadcasting House The first Royal Charter for the BBC in 1927 The flagship Broadcasting House in Portland Place, central London
The General Strike The Press stopped but BBC News continued and became a public institution Lord Reith announced the end of the strike on air
Television Started 1936 The word is half Latin and half Greek The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953 made TV desirable
King George V The King made his first Christmas broadcast to the Empire in 1932
Abdication King Edward VIII’s Abdication Speech in 1936 was broadcast He could not rule without the support of the woman he loved
Director Generals Greg Dyke Mark Thompson
Chairmen Gavyn Davies Michael Grade Michael Lyons Chris Patten
David Kelly Talks to Andrew Gilligan about the intelligence dossier
WMD The UK Government issued a dossier on WMD which said that Saddam’s weapons could be ready within 45 minutes
The Hutton Inquiry Alastair Campbell complained Lord Hutton conducted an inquiry
The Quality of Intelligence Lord Butler headed an inquiry into the quality of the intelligence on WMD
Chilcot Inquiry