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 BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a
  British public service broadcasting
  corporation.
 It is the largest broadcaster in the world by
  number of employees (about 23,000 staff).
 Principal production centres: Belfast,
  Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow,
  London.
 Headquarters: Broadcasting House,
  London, England, United Kingdom.
BBC Television Centre
near Oxford Circus, London
Author: kylezoa
License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kylezoa/5833862906/
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5187/5833862906_0196a46cbd.jpg
   BBC was founded on 18 October 1922 as the British
    Broadcasting Company by the British General Post
    Office and a group of six telecommunications
    companies.
   Experimental television broadcasts were started in
    1932 using an electromechanical 30-line system
    developed by John Logie Baird.
   Television broadcasting was suspended during the
    Second World War.
   The European Broadcasting Union was formed on 12
    February 1950, in Torquay with the BBC among the 23
    founding broadcasting organisations.
   In 2002, several television and radio channels were
    reorganised.
BBC World
This is the entrance to BBC World in Television Centre.
Author: chiefmoamba
License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License
Source:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chiefmoamba/396323109/
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   BBC One
   BBC Two
   BBC Three
   BBC Four
   CBeebies
   CBBC
   BBC News
   BBC Parliament
   BBC HD
   BBC Alba
   BBC Sport
Studio 34B in BBC Egton House
Author: Stuart Pinfold
License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuartpinfold/3794095879/
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2516/3794095879_49f0efc715_z.jpg
   BBC Radio 1
   BBC Radio 2
   BBC Radio 3
   BBC Radio 4
   BBC Radio 5 Live
   BBC 1Xtra
   BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
   BBC 6 Music
   BBC Radio 7
   BBC Asian Network
   BBC World Service
The logo of
                                              BBC
                                              changed 2
                                              times.
                                             First, it was 3
                                              black letters.
                                             Second, it
                                              was 3 black
The logo of BBC
Author: Edmond Wells
                                              rhombuses
License: Attribution-NoDerivs License         with with
Source:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ed-              white letters.
wells/7041881965/
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7279/704188    Now, it is 3
1965_b607ccb696.jpg
                                              squares with
                                              white letters.
Crufts - BBC
Studio
Author: William
Hook
License:
Attribution-
ShareAlike
License
Source:
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com/photos/willi
amhook/2321649
203/
http://farm4.stati
cflickr.com/3083/
2321649203_b64a
877529_z.jpgf
BBC Radio 5 live, Salford
Author: James Cridland
License: Attribution License
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/6577367839/
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6577367839_f54db1564a.jpg
Sources:
                                    - www.wikipedia.com
                                    - www.flickr.com


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BBC: A Brief History of the British Broadcasting Corporation

  • 1.
  • 2.  BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a British public service broadcasting corporation.  It is the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees (about 23,000 staff).  Principal production centres: Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, London.  Headquarters: Broadcasting House, London, England, United Kingdom.
  • 3. BBC Television Centre near Oxford Circus, London Author: kylezoa License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kylezoa/5833862906/ http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5187/5833862906_0196a46cbd.jpg
  • 4. BBC was founded on 18 October 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company by the British General Post Office and a group of six telecommunications companies.  Experimental television broadcasts were started in 1932 using an electromechanical 30-line system developed by John Logie Baird.  Television broadcasting was suspended during the Second World War.  The European Broadcasting Union was formed on 12 February 1950, in Torquay with the BBC among the 23 founding broadcasting organisations.  In 2002, several television and radio channels were reorganised.
  • 5. BBC World This is the entrance to BBC World in Television Centre. Author: chiefmoamba License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chiefmoamba/396323109/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/180/396323109_25cbcc09ca.jpg
  • 6. BBC One  BBC Two  BBC Three  BBC Four  CBeebies  CBBC  BBC News  BBC Parliament  BBC HD  BBC Alba  BBC Sport
  • 7. Studio 34B in BBC Egton House Author: Stuart Pinfold License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuartpinfold/3794095879/ http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2516/3794095879_49f0efc715_z.jpg
  • 8. BBC Radio 1  BBC Radio 2  BBC Radio 3  BBC Radio 4  BBC Radio 5 Live  BBC 1Xtra  BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra  BBC 6 Music  BBC Radio 7  BBC Asian Network  BBC World Service
  • 9. The logo of BBC changed 2 times.  First, it was 3 black letters.  Second, it was 3 black The logo of BBC Author: Edmond Wells rhombuses License: Attribution-NoDerivs License with with Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ed- white letters. wells/7041881965/ http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7279/704188  Now, it is 3 1965_b607ccb696.jpg squares with white letters.
  • 10. Crufts - BBC Studio Author: William Hook License: Attribution- ShareAlike License Source: http://www.flickr. com/photos/willi amhook/2321649 203/ http://farm4.stati cflickr.com/3083/ 2321649203_b64a 877529_z.jpgf
  • 11. BBC Radio 5 live, Salford Author: James Cridland License: Attribution License Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/6577367839/ http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6577367839_f54db1564a.jpg
  • 12. Sources: - www.wikipedia.com - www.flickr.com Author: zenilorac License: Attribution License Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zenilorac/218626707 4/ http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2257/2186267074_b0f7 82b039.jpg