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History of the company/bank and archive description for British Broadcasting Corporation
History of the
company/bank:		 The British Broadcasting Company was formed on 18 October 1922 by a consortium of radio manufacturers and given a monopoly of broadcasting in the UK. Daily broadcasting began on 15 November. The Company was superseded by the British Broadcasting Corporation under a Royal Charter on 1 January 1927 funded by a radio licence. A national network offering two programmes, the National and the Regional, covered 85 % of the UK. The Empire Service broadcasting in English for overseas listeners was set up in December 1932 and foreign language broadcasts followed in 1938, expanding greatly during World War 2. The world´s first high definition television service started on 2 November 1936, continuing until the outbreak of war in September 1939 when it closed down until June 1946. The BBC´s monopoly ended on 22 September 1955 with the start of Independent Television but the Corporation was allocated a second channel, BBC 2 in April 1964 and colour was introduced in July 1967. Radio broadcasts were re-organised as Radio 1, 2, 3 & 4 and the first local Radio stations established during 1967. BBC Enterprises was set up in 1960 as a wholly owned limited Company in 1979, becoming BBC Worldwide in November 1994.
Archive description c 7,050 linear metres. British Broadcasting Company 1922 - 1926 ; British Broadcasting Corporation 1927 - 1970s. Records include correspondence, minutes, programme logs, news bulletins, scripts, publications and presscuttings relating to the development and influence of BBC radio and television in the UK and abroad. The archives relate to all aspects of the BBC´s work in broadcasting, including programme making, news gathering, education, patron of music and the arts, engineering and audience research. The archives form a major source for the study of twentieth century social, cultural and political history and include material on eminent figures in many fields. Some papers deposited by people connected with the BBC including Lord Reith.

There are in house databases and finding aids.

The BBC´s collections of photographs and audiovisual recordings are held in separate libraries in London. Public access to the sound recordings is through the National Sound Archive at the British Library and to the film and videotape through the National Film and Television Archives.

The Picture Archives operates on a commercial basis from Room B116 Television Centre, Wood Lane, London, W12 7RJ.
Publications
  • Briggs , Asa : History of Broadcasting in the UK. Volumes 1 - 5. Oxford University Press 1995.
  • Briggs , Asa : The BBC. The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press 1985.
  • Pawley , E. : BBC Engineering, 1922 - 1972. BBC 1972.
  • Kavanagh , Jacqueline : The BBC Archives at Caversham. Journal of Contemporary British History Vol. 6 , No. 2 , Autumn 1992.
Conditions of use Access is restricted and by appointment only. Reading Room open Wednesday to Friday 0945 - 1300 and 1400 - 1700. All scripts and published items are available. Other papers normally available up to 1974. Copies subject to copyright.

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