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Seasons & Episodes

EP1 Accident and Opportunity Oct 22, 2022

The eyewitnesses and participants in the BBC’s early history recount some of the triumphs and disasters as new frontiers of broadcasting were mapped out – often by accident rather than design.

EP2 Building the Audience Oct 29, 2022

BBC TV’s first female newsreader, Nan Winton, tells the story of how she was sacked, and staff from the BBC’s monitoring service explain the role they played in defusing the Cuban Missile Crisis.

EP3 Shooting the Rapids Mar 03, 2024

The story of how the BBC struggled to be impartial at critical moments in British history and how it handled social changes in Britain after the Second World War.

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Released: 22 October 2022 Returning Series

Producted By: The Garden Productions

Country: United Kingdom

Budget: 0

Revenue: 0

Official Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0d5w8pf

Synopsis

The often-hilarious stories of the BBC's first 50 years. The corporation's pioneers describe its evolution – which was often by accident rather than design.

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Cast

Joanna Scanlan , David Attenborough , David Dimbleby

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The Garden Productions