BBC

What is the BBC?The BBC is a public service broadcaster.

It is the oldest national broadcasting service.

Originally the BBC was a radio broadcaster.

It made its first television broadcast in1936.

It is the broadcaster with the largest number of employees.

First Television Broadcast

Adele Dixon performing on BBC television in 1936.

FundingIn the UK all television owners must pay an annual sum for a TV license. The revenue collected from this license fee funds the BBC. The fee is set by the British Government. It was established under a Royal Charter and works under an agreement with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

License and RemitThe BBC is governed by a trust. The Trust gives each BBC service a service license.

BBC ONE’s remit is to be the BBC’s most popular mixed genre TV service.

BBC TWO’s remit is to be a mixed-genre channel appealing to a broad adult audience.

BBC THREE’s remit is to bring younger audiences tohigh quality broadcasting through a mixed-genre schedule of innovative UK content featuring new UK talent.

BBC FOUR’s primary role is to reflect a range of UK and international arts, music and culture.

CBBC’s remit is to provide high quality content for 6-12 year olds.

CBEEBIE’s remit is high quality, mostly UK produced content for the BBC’s youngest audience.

BBC three SchedulingProgrammes are scheduled from 19:00 to

around 04:00 in the morning.

A news segment called 60 seconds airs hourly. It is a one minute roundup of the tops news, sport and entertainment stories.

There is an hour of Top Gear, a popular car magazine show, every day from 19:00

This is followed by reality wedding show Don’t tell the Bride.

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Programming

The top five BBC ONE programmes according to BARB.

Programme

Episode Viewers

Date

1 Eastenders Den divorces Angie

30.15 million

25/12/86

2 Eastenders Sharon is stalked 28 million

01/01/87

3 Only Fools and Horses

“Time on our hands”

24.35 million

29/12/96

4 Eastenders Everyone tells Mark to tell Michelle about his illness

24.30 million

02/01/92

5 Eastenders Michelle tells Den she’s pregnant

24.15 million

07/01/88

Programming on BBC ONEBBC ONE tries to provide programming for all license fee payers meaning that it’s roster of programming is very broad and includes news, documentaries, drama, comedy, sports and current affairs. Annually it broadcasts:

2,508 hours of news and weather

1,880 hours of factual and learning programmes

1,036 hours of drama

159 hours of current affairs

Audience and Demographics

Weekly reach of the BBC's domestic services from 2011 to 2012. Reach is the number of people who use the service at any point for more than 15 minutes in a week.

Feedback/Reviews “If funding those channels means that the price to pay is

that there must be damaging cuts to core programmes then I don't believe that is a price worth paying.” – John Humphreys criticizing BBC three and BBC FOUR independent article

"I love the BBC as an institution and as an organisation and you do see lots of black faces in the BBC. But you see them in the canteen. You do not see them in positions of power... It would appear to me that one of the most racist institutions in England is in fact the BBC.” – Jimmy McGovern bbc news

"Round Radio 1 everyone joked about Jimmy Savile and young girls. The main jokes were about his adventures on the Radio 1 Roadshow.” Liz Kershaw on rumours about Jimmy Savile bbc news