HISTORY OF THE BBC

The BBC was origanally formed in October 1922 by a group of manufacturers. Throughout the years BBC developed and by 1925 it could be heard throughout most of the UK. It was origannally called the british broadcasting compnay and later became british broadcasting corporation.

In 1953 television began to get more recognised as 22 million TV viewers crowded around to watch the queen getting crowned. Ever since the sales of television licience grew and more ambitous programmes were being broadcasted.

The 1970s was the golden age of television, income grew as more and more homes bought television liciences and switched to colour tv.

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