BBC
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
-
Recreation activities
Television & radio broadcasting
Notes:
Provider of radio and television broadcasting service. Traces origins to British Broadcasting Co Ltd established in 1922 under John Reith to establish a national network of radio transmitters. 1927 assets acquired by British Broadcasting Corp (BBC) newly formed under Royal Charter. 1929 first experimental television transmission. 1937 first television outside broadcast. 1964 BBC2 started. 1967 first BBC local radio station opened. BBC World Service launched. 1997 transmission services sold to Castle Transmission Services. Late 1990s digital services launched. BBC Technology sold to Siemens AG
Publications:
- 80th Birthday Book for Ernest Darwin Simon, Lord Simon of Wythenshawe by Unknown
- A World in Your Ear. The broadcasting of an era, 1923-64 by Wood, Robert
- Battle for the BBC. The British broadcasting conspiracy by Barnett, Steven, with Andrew Curry
- BBC. 70 years of broadcasting by Unknown
- BBC. A people's history by Hendy, David
- BBC. Public institution and private world by Burns, Tom
- BBC. The first fifty years by Briggs, Asa
- BBC VFC. The story of the BBC Visual Effects Department, 1954-2003 by Irvine, Matt, & Mike Tucker
- BBC World Service Overseas Broadcasting, 1932–2018 by Johnston, Gordon, & Emma Robertson
- Behind the Screen. the broadcasting memoirs of Lord Hill of Luton by Hill, Charles, Lord Hill
- British Broadcasting. A study in monopoly by Coase, R H
- 'British Broadcasting Corp' in L Gordon, Public Corporation in Great Britain by Gordon, Lincoln
- 'British Broadcasting Corp' in W A Robson (ed), Public Enterprise. Developments in social ownership and control in Great Britain by Robson, William A
- Broadcasting Empire. The BBC and the British world, 1922-70 by Potter, Simon J
- Bursting out of the archives. Women in the BBC, 1922-1939 by Murphy, Kate
- Chance Governs All. A memoir by Hussey, Marmaduke
- Competition, Quality and Survival. BBC television, 1936-90 by Riera, F G
- Decline and Fall of Public Service Broadcasting by Tracey, Michael
- Development of the British Broadcasting Corporation's Broadcasting Policy, 1979-1992 by Matthews, Gavin
- DG. The memoirs of a British broadcaster by Milne, Alasdair
- Emergence of Broadcasting in Britain by Hennessy, Brian, & John Hennessy (ed)
- Eminent Corporations. The rise and fall of the great British corporation by Simms, Andrew, & David Boyle
- Ernest Simon of Manchester by Stocks, Mary D
- Expense of Glory. A life of John Reith by McIntyre, Ian
- Foucault, discourse and the birth of British public relations by Heller, Michael
- Global Companies in the Twentieth Century. Selected archival histories. Vol 2. BBC by McIntosh, Malcolm, & Ruth Edwards (eds)
- Here is the News. The BBC and the Second World War by Havers, Richard
- History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom. Volume 1. The birth of broadcasting by Briggs, Asa
- History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom. Volume 2. The golden age of wireless by Briggs, Asa
- History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom. Volume 3. The war of words by Briggs, Asa
- History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom. Volume 4. Sound and vision by Briggs, Asa
- History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom. Volume 5. Competition, 1955-1974 by Briggs, Asa
- History of the BBC Features Department, 1924-1964 by Thomas, Jeanette A
- It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time by Grade, Michael
- Last Days of the Beeb by Leapman, Michael
- Let the Truth Be Told. 50 years of BBC external broadcasting by Mansell, Gerard
- London Calling. Britain, the BBC World Service, and the Cold War by Webb, Alban
- Look Me in the Eye. A life in television by Isaacs, Jeremy
- On Air. A history of BBC transmission by Shacklady, Norman, & Martin Ellen
- Only the Wind Will Listen. Reid of the BBC by Boyle, Andrew
- 'Organisation, ideology and control. Founding principles. The case of the BBC' in M Richardson & P Nicholls (eds), A Business and Labour History of Britain by Nicholls, Peter
- Park Royal. Opening of Waterlows' new factory by Unknown
- 'Pinkoes and Traitors'. The BBC and the nation, 1974-1987 by Seaton, Jean
- Post bureaucracy and the politics of forgetting. the management of change at the BBC, 1991-2002 by Harris, Martin, & Victoria Wegg-Prosser
- Public Relations and the Making of Modern Britain. Stephen Tallents and the birth of a progressive media profession by Anthony, Scott
- Radio Times. 50th anniversary souvenir, 1923-1973 by Unknown
- Radio Times Story by Currie, Tony
- Radio Times. The war years. Classic covers, articles and illustrations from the archive, 1939-1946 by Unknown
- Savoy Hill. The early years of British broadcasting by Hennessy, Brian
- Sir William Preece, FRS. Victorian engineer extraordinary by Baker, Edward C
- Skyful of Freedom. 60 years of the BBC World Service by Walker, Andrew
- Story of Broadcasting House. Home of the BBC by Hines, Mark
- Structural developments of regional television in Britain and Germany by Potschka, Christian, & Peter Golding
- Television Jubilee. The story of 25 years of BBC television by Ross, Gordon
- The Third Floor Front. A view of broadcasting in the sixties by Greene, Hugh
- Thirty years of managerial change at the BBC by Wegg-Prosser, Victoria
- This is the BBC. Entertaining the nation, speaking for Britain, 1922-2022 by Potter, Simon J
- This New Noise. The extraordinary birth and troubled times of the BBC by Higgins, Charlotte
- Those Radio Times by Briggs, Susan
- Twenty Five Years of British Broadcasting. An illustrated record prepared for the silver jubilee of the British Broadcasting Corp, 1922-1947 by Unknown
- Uncertain Vision. Birt, Dyke and the reinvention of the BBC by Born, Georgina
- What Did You Do In the War, Auntie? The BBC at war, 1939-45 by Hickman, Tom
Groups:
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Recreation activities Television & radio broadcasting
Notes:
Provider of radio and television broadcasting service. Traces origins to British Broadcasting Co Ltd established in 1922 under John Reith to establish a national network of radio transmitters. 1927 assets acquired by British Broadcasting Corp (BBC) newly formed under Royal Charter. 1929 first experimental television transmission. 1937 first television outside broadcast. 1964 BBC2 started. 1967 first BBC local radio station opened. BBC World Service launched. 1997 transmission services sold to Castle Transmission Services. Late 1990s digital services launched. BBC Technology sold to Siemens AGPublications:
- 80th Birthday Book for Ernest Darwin Simon, Lord Simon of Wythenshawe by Unknown
- A World in Your Ear. The broadcasting of an era, 1923-64 by Wood, Robert
- Battle for the BBC. The British broadcasting conspiracy by Barnett, Steven, with Andrew Curry
- BBC. 70 years of broadcasting by Unknown
- BBC. A people's history by Hendy, David
- BBC. Public institution and private world by Burns, Tom
- BBC. The first fifty years by Briggs, Asa
- BBC VFC. The story of the BBC Visual Effects Department, 1954-2003 by Irvine, Matt, & Mike Tucker
- BBC World Service Overseas Broadcasting, 1932–2018 by Johnston, Gordon, & Emma Robertson
- Behind the Screen. the broadcasting memoirs of Lord Hill of Luton by Hill, Charles, Lord Hill
- British Broadcasting. A study in monopoly by Coase, R H
- 'British Broadcasting Corp' in L Gordon, Public Corporation in Great Britain by Gordon, Lincoln
- 'British Broadcasting Corp' in W A Robson (ed), Public Enterprise. Developments in social ownership and control in Great Britain by Robson, William A
- Broadcasting Empire. The BBC and the British world, 1922-70 by Potter, Simon J
- Bursting out of the archives. Women in the BBC, 1922-1939 by Murphy, Kate
- Chance Governs All. A memoir by Hussey, Marmaduke
- Competition, Quality and Survival. BBC television, 1936-90 by Riera, F G
- Decline and Fall of Public Service Broadcasting by Tracey, Michael
- Development of the British Broadcasting Corporation's Broadcasting Policy, 1979-1992 by Matthews, Gavin
- DG. The memoirs of a British broadcaster by Milne, Alasdair
- Emergence of Broadcasting in Britain by Hennessy, Brian, & John Hennessy (ed)
- Eminent Corporations. The rise and fall of the great British corporation by Simms, Andrew, & David Boyle
- Ernest Simon of Manchester by Stocks, Mary D
- Expense of Glory. A life of John Reith by McIntyre, Ian
- Foucault, discourse and the birth of British public relations by Heller, Michael
- Global Companies in the Twentieth Century. Selected archival histories. Vol 2. BBC by McIntosh, Malcolm, & Ruth Edwards (eds)
- Here is the News. The BBC and the Second World War by Havers, Richard
- History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom. Volume 1. The birth of broadcasting by Briggs, Asa
- History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom. Volume 2. The golden age of wireless by Briggs, Asa
- History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom. Volume 3. The war of words by Briggs, Asa
- History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom. Volume 4. Sound and vision by Briggs, Asa
- History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom. Volume 5. Competition, 1955-1974 by Briggs, Asa
- History of the BBC Features Department, 1924-1964 by Thomas, Jeanette A
- It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time by Grade, Michael
- Last Days of the Beeb by Leapman, Michael
- Let the Truth Be Told. 50 years of BBC external broadcasting by Mansell, Gerard
- London Calling. Britain, the BBC World Service, and the Cold War by Webb, Alban
- Look Me in the Eye. A life in television by Isaacs, Jeremy
- On Air. A history of BBC transmission by Shacklady, Norman, & Martin Ellen
- Only the Wind Will Listen. Reid of the BBC by Boyle, Andrew
- 'Organisation, ideology and control. Founding principles. The case of the BBC' in M Richardson & P Nicholls (eds), A Business and Labour History of Britain by Nicholls, Peter
- Park Royal. Opening of Waterlows' new factory by Unknown
- 'Pinkoes and Traitors'. The BBC and the nation, 1974-1987 by Seaton, Jean
- Post bureaucracy and the politics of forgetting. the management of change at the BBC, 1991-2002 by Harris, Martin, & Victoria Wegg-Prosser
- Public Relations and the Making of Modern Britain. Stephen Tallents and the birth of a progressive media profession by Anthony, Scott
- Radio Times. 50th anniversary souvenir, 1923-1973 by Unknown
- Radio Times Story by Currie, Tony
- Radio Times. The war years. Classic covers, articles and illustrations from the archive, 1939-1946 by Unknown
- Savoy Hill. The early years of British broadcasting by Hennessy, Brian
- Sir William Preece, FRS. Victorian engineer extraordinary by Baker, Edward C
- Skyful of Freedom. 60 years of the BBC World Service by Walker, Andrew
- Story of Broadcasting House. Home of the BBC by Hines, Mark
- Structural developments of regional television in Britain and Germany by Potschka, Christian, & Peter Golding
- Television Jubilee. The story of 25 years of BBC television by Ross, Gordon
- The Third Floor Front. A view of broadcasting in the sixties by Greene, Hugh
- Thirty years of managerial change at the BBC by Wegg-Prosser, Victoria
- This is the BBC. Entertaining the nation, speaking for Britain, 1922-2022 by Potter, Simon J
- This New Noise. The extraordinary birth and troubled times of the BBC by Higgins, Charlotte
- Those Radio Times by Briggs, Susan
- Twenty Five Years of British Broadcasting. An illustrated record prepared for the silver jubilee of the British Broadcasting Corp, 1922-1947 by Unknown
- Uncertain Vision. Birt, Dyke and the reinvention of the BBC by Born, Georgina
- What Did You Do In the War, Auntie? The BBC at war, 1939-45 by Hickman, Tom