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Explore the history of the BBC since its foundation in 1922 to the present day. Explore more than 100 years of the BBC’s history – click on our interactive timeline or investigate a topical ...
- Timeline
Our timeline brings together a selection of the BBC's...
- Exhibitions
Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British Music....
- Buildings
The BBC's first bespoke headquarters in Wales. Bush House...
- People, Nation, Empire
In June 1948, the Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury and King...
- Collections
BBC Collections. With so many decades of broadcasting behind...
- February Anniversaries
The series was first broadcast almost exactly one year later...
- Timeline
The British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current state with its current name on New Year's Day 1927.
18 October – The British Broadcasting Company is formed. 14 November – Following the closure of numerous amateur stations, the first BBC broadcasts from London (station 2LO ). 15 November – First broadcasts from Birmingham (station 5IT) and Manchester (station 2ZY ).
18 October 1922. The UK’s first live radio broadcast came from the factory of the Wireless Telegraph Company in Chelmsford, under the ownership of Guglielmo Marconi in June 1920.
Although many of the BBC’s pioneers have published their memoirs over the years, the first attempt to create a detailed and all-encompassing history of the broadcaster did not begin until...
The BBC Story. No other broadcaster in the world has had such a diverse, exciting and long history. The BBC celebrates its centenary in 2022, and these timelines map out the Corporation's life...
Our timeline brings together a selection of the BBC's best-known programmes and an overview of some of the many milestones that have shaped the corporation over the years.
