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B. B. Comer
Braxton Bragg Comer (November 7, 1848–August 15, 1927) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1907 to 1911. External links [Find-A-Grave profile for B. B. Comer] |- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;" ..
BBC
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC, also known as the Beeb or Auntie), founded in 1922, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. It produces programmes and information services, broadcasting on television, radio, and the Internet The m..
Bbc.co.uk
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BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy (also known as the BBC2 Television Trophy) was a competition for British rugby league clubs held between 1965 and 1980. It was designed specifically for television, and the then director of BBC2, broadcaster David Attenborough, was instrumental in its creation. The tourname..
BBC2 Scotland
BBC 2 Scotland is the scottish varient of BBC2. It is an opt-out service, most of the time showing the BBC2 England feed. ..
BBCi
BBCi is the brand name for the BBC's digital interactive television services. BBCi is the replacement on digital television for CEEFAX, and replicates the content available on analogue television via CEEFAX with additional information and video content not present on CEEFAX. The service is broa..
BBClone
BBclone is a web counter written in PHP and gives a detailed view of the visitors of a website by displaying the nth last users (and the data they provided, like their IP address, web browser and so on) that visited the website, in addition to the total number of visitors. For each visitor, BBClo..
BBCode
BBCode is an abbreviation for Bulletin Board Code, the markup language used to format posts in many message boards. The available tags are usually indicated by rectangular brackets surrounding a keyword, and they are parsed by the message board system before being translated into a markup language ..
BBC 'Rhythm & Movement' idents
BBC 'Rhythm & Movement' idents are a set of on-screen channel identities used on BBC One since 2002. They replaced the earlier balloon idents, and spelled the end of the much recognised globe identity by the BBC, which had been used in various ways since 1963. All of the idents under this theme have..
BBC (disambiguation)
The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is the national publicly funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. BBC may also refer to: BBC, the ICAO airline code of Biman Bangladesh AirlinesBrown Boveri & Cie, now Asea Brown Boveri, a multinational power/automation company headquartered in Zürich, ..
BBC 1Xtra
BBC 1Xtra is a UK radio station from the BBC specialising in urban music. Launched at 1800 on August 16 2002, it was originally codenamed Network X and is the sister station to BBC Radio 1. Typical music includes hip hop, garage, drum and bass, basement, soca, reggae, gospel music and R&B, and the..
BBC 2W
BBC 2W is a digital television channel run by the British Broadcasting Corporation. It replaces the standard BBC Two broadcast on digital services in Wales — running on weekdays from 2030 to 2200. Launched on November 5, 2001, it had an initial reach of 1.1 million viewers, and currently rea..
BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's newest radio stations, launched on March 11, 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years. It is only available via digital media - DAB radio, the Internet and the various forms of digi..
BBC 7
BBC 7 is a digital radio station broadcasting comedy, drama, and children's programming 24 hours a day. It is the principal broadcasting outlet for the BBC's vast archive of spoken-word entertainment. Programmes qualify for broadcast on BBC7 if they are either three years old or more, or if they h..
BBC Alba
BBC Alba is the Gaelic name for Scotland's national broadcaster, BBC Scotland. The term BBC Alba is generally used to describe specifically the Gaelic language wing of the corporation. External link [BBC Alba homepage] ..
BBC Allied Expeditionary Forces Programme
The BBC Allied Expeditionary Forces Programme was a radio station in the mid-1940s. History At the outbreak of World War II, the BBC had merged its two nationwide radio services, the BBC Regional Programme and the BBC National Programme, into a single BBC Home Service. On 7 January 1940, this was s..
BBC America
BBC America is the BBC Worldwide owned-and-operated television network in the United States, which was launched on March 29, 1998, available on both cable and satellite. Since its launch, BBC America has carried programming from the BBC and other British television networks, including comedy, dra..
BBC Archives (Pink Floyd)
Pink Floyd: BBC Archives is a Pink Floyd RoIO taken from their broadcast concerts on BBC Radio in 1970 and 1971 at The Paris Cinema, London. It contains an early version of "Echoes" as well as one of the early versions of the Waters track "Embryo", which was not released until the 1984 compilatio..
BBC Asian Network
BBC Asian Network studio at The Mailbox shopping centre, Birmingham. Contents 1 History1.1 Origins1.2 BBC Asian Network goes National1.3 2006 Schedule Changes2 Programmes & Presenters2.1 Current Programmes sharing Presenter Names2.2 Other Programmes2.3&n..
BBC BASIC
BBC BASIC was developed in 1981 as a native programming language for the MOS Technology 6502 based Acorn BBC Micro home/personal computer, mainly by Roger Wilson. It was a version of the BASIC programming language adapted for a U.K. computer literacy project of the BBC. BBC BASIC, based on the olde..
BBC Big Band
The BBC Big Band, sometimes called the BBC Radio Big Band, is a British band run under the auspices of the BBC. It consists of professional musicians usually under conductor Barry Forgie, who has been conducting them on a regular basis since 1977, or Jiggs Whigham, who has been associated with the ..
BBC Big Screen
The BBC Big Screen project is a project involving the British Broadcasting Corporation, Philips and local councils to install large, 25m television screens with sound systems in prominent locations in city centres. There are currently five UK cities which have one. Contents 1 Locations1.1..
BBC Birmingham
The Mailbox, current home to BBC Birmingham BBC Birmingham is one of the oldest regional arms of the BBC. It was the first region outside of London to start broadcasting both the corporation's radio (in 1922) and television (in 1949) transmissions from the Sutton Coldfield television transmit..
BBC Books
BBC Books is the book publishing division of BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It has been active since the 1980s. They publish a range of books connected to BBC radio and television programming, including tie-in cookery books, programme guides, lifes..
BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme broadcast on BBC One and BBC News 24. It is presented live from Television Centre in White City, west London. Contents 1 Background2 Today3 Reporters4 Specials5 Former presenters6 Awards7 Spoofs8&nbs..
BBC Canada
BBC Canada is a general entertainment Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel. Along with BBC Kids, it is a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Canadian broadcaster Alliance Atlantis and was launched on September 7, 2001. As BBC Canada is effectively a Canadian channel which merel..
BBC Channels
This is a list of television channels owned by the BBC. Contents 1 BBC One2 BBC Two3 BBC Three4 BBC Four5 CBBC Channel6 CBeebies7 BBC News 248 BBC World9 BBC Two NI10 BBC 2W11 BBC America12 BBC Canada13 BBC Japan14 BBC Prime15&..
BBC Choice
BBC Choice was a TV station from the BBC, which launched on September 23, 1998. It was the first British TV channel to broadcast exclusively in digital format. Initially, the main attractions of the new station were repeats of programmes from BBC One and BBC Two and behind-the-scenes specials, p..
BBC Climate Change Experiment
This BOINC project is lead by Oxford University with several partners including the UK Met Office, the BBC, the Open University and Reading University. It is the Transient coupled model of the Climateprediction.net project. The Climateprediction.net article is a more complete article about this Dis..
BBC coat of arms
Computer generated "sculpture" of the BBC's coat of arms at the start of a BBC News broadcast The coat of arms of the BBC was adopted in March 1927 to represent the purpose and values of the corporation. While the coat of arms is now in relative obscurity — it does not appear on BBC pr..
BBC Concert Orchestra
The BBC Concert Orchestra is one of the British Broadcasting Corporation's remaining five orchestras and is based in London, between 1972 and 2004 at the Golders Green Hippodrome. With around fifty players it is the only one of the five which is not a full scale symphony orchestra and grew out of an..
BBC controversies
This article is about previously reported and documented controversy concerning any aspect of the British Broadcasting Corporation. For the main article see: BBC The BBC has been the subject of many controversies that have been widely reported elsewhere which can be documented as to their source wi..
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Contents 1 Overview2 History3 BBC CWR Weekday Schedule (1990 Launch)4 BBC CWR Weekday Schedule (1993)5 Problems and closure6 BBC Coventry and Warwickshire relaunches7 Current programming8 Transmission9 Slogans10 References11 External links12..
BBC DAB National
BBC DAB National is a Digital audio broadcasting multiplex in the UK, for a number of radio stations which have UK wide coverage; the multiplex broadcasts on Block 12B (225.648 MHz). The multiplex is owned and operated by the BBC, and in transmitted from a number of transmitter sites across the cou..
BBC Domesday Project
The BBC Domesday Project was a partnership between Acorn Computers Ltd, Philips, Logica and the BBC (with some funding from the European Commission's ESPRIT programme) to mark the 900th anniversary of the original Domesday Book, an 11th century census of England. It is frequently cited as an example..
BBC Essex
BBC Essex is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Essex. It broadcasts from its studios in Chelmsford on 103.5 (Great Braxted 12 kW), 95.3 (South Benfleet) FM and DAB. The strongest signal by far is 103.5 FM, which comes from a transmitter north-east of Chelmsford close to the A12...
BBC F.C.
BBC Football Club was founded in 1925 as a weekend activity for members of staff of the BBC. The club played their home matches for many years until 2003 at Motspur Park, Surrey until the BBC sold the land to Ben Dunne. Ben Dunne plans to turn the land into a leisure complex. Colours: Amber shirts,..
BBC Five Live Sports Extra
BBC Five Live Sports Extra is an additional radio service provided by the BBC via DAB Digital Radio and the digital satellite, digital terrestrial and digital cable television services in the UK. It is not available via normal analogue radio. It is also streamed online, however due to rights restr..
BBC Focus
BBC Focus is a British monthly magazine about science and technology published in Bristol by Origin Publishing. Edited by Paul Parsons, it covers all aspects of science and technology and is written for general readers as well as people with a knowledge of science. The magazine was taken over by ..
BBC Food
BBC Food is the BBC’s international commercial television channel all about food. It was launched in June 2002 and is available in southern Africa and Scandinavia. It is wholly owned by BBC Worldwide, one of the BBC’s commercial subsidiaries. BBC Food showcases the best food programmes fro..
BBC Forces Programme
For the unrelated but similarly named military radio and television service, see British Forces Broadcasting Service The BBC Forces Programme was a BBC radio station from 7 January 1940 until 26 February 1944 Contents 1 Foundation2 Programming3 Closure4 Inheritance5 Refe..
BBC Four
A BBC Four Ident BBC Four is a BBC television channel available to digital television (Freeview, satellite and cable) viewers in the UK. The successor to an earlier digital channel called BBC Knowledge, BBC Four began on March 2 2002 – its first evening's programmes being simulcast on B..
BBC Gardeners' World
BBC Gardeners' World is a British gardening magazine owned by the BBC containing tips for gardening from presenters Monty Don and Carol Klein. The magazine often has offers on plants, free supplements and giveaways and gave away a free calendar with the December issue. Each issue costs £2.95 and is..
BBC General Forces Programme
For the unrelated but similarly named military radio and television service, see British Forces Broadcasting Service The BBC General Forces Programme was a BBC radio station from 27 February 1944 until 31 December 1946. Contents 1 Foundation2 Programming3 Closure4 Inheritance..
BBC Global 30
The BBC Global 30 is a worldwide stock market index run as a global economic barometer. Started by the BBC on 29 September 2004, it mixes the economic information of the world largest companies based in three continents. So far it is very volatile as many of the companies have had major gains and lo..
BBC GMR
BBC GMR First air date 1988 Frequency 95.1MHz, 104.6MHz Broadcast area Greater Manchester Style News, local chat, music. Group BBC This article is about the Manchester radio station. For the video games magazine, see GMR (magazine). BBC GMR (Greater Manchester Radio) was a BBC ..
BBC HD
BBC HD is the high-definition television channel launched by the BBC on a trial basis from May 15, 2006, with the first HD originated programme (Planet Earth) shown on May 27. BBC HD will initially be available to viewers of the Astra 2D satellite (SkyHD EPG No. 145), and Telewest cable service su..
BBC Hereford and Worcester
BBC Hereford and Worcester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. It broadcasts from its studios in Worcester on 104 (Worcester), 104.4 (Redditch) 104.6 (Kidderminster) and 94.7 (Hereford) FM; as well as 738 (Worcester) and 1584 (North Herefordsh..
BBC History (magazine)
BBC History is a magazine devoted to history enthusiasts of all levels of knowledge and interest. Being a British publication, the magazine is particularly strong on British history, but its remit is worldwide. It has a strong get-out-and-see ethos but remains concentrated on high editorial standar..
BBC History of World War II
BBC History of World War II is a 10-program, 12-disc, 30-hour collection of critically acclaimed documentaries about World War II. Contents "The Nazis: A Warning From History." (1997, 6 Episodes, 290mins, 4:3 Fullscreen, 2 Discs) - On the reasons behind the rise and fall of the Nazis"The Road To..
BBC Home Service
The BBC Home Service was a British national radio station between 1939 and 1967. Contents 1 Development2 World War II3 Post-war4 Regions5 Programming5.1 Music5.2 Schools5.3 Reorganisation6 Closure7 Regional radio legacy7.1 \"Broadcasting in t..
BBC In Concert
Eleventh release by English post-punk group Killing Joke. ..
BBC Japan
BBC Japan was a television channel from the BBC available via satellite in Japan. Similar in format to BBC Prime, which now broadcasts a service in other Asian countries, BBC Japan showed such BBC programmes as Blackadder and Fawlty Towers, with many of them subtitled in Japanese. The channel lau..
BBC Kids
BBC Kids is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel aimed at children and teens, jointly owned by BBC Worldwide and Canadian broadcaster Alliance Atlantis. It airs British shows like Teletubbies, Top of the Pops and Canadian shows like the Magic School Bus, Polka Dot Shorts and Popul..
BBC Knowledge
BBC Knowledge was an early BBC digital television channel, available by cable, satellite, or terrestrial digital broadcasting, providing a strong programme of documentary, cultural and educational television. It launched on 1 June 1999 broadcasting 6 hours of educational material a day. On 17 No..
BBC Learning Zone
BBC Learning Zone is mostly an Open University sponsored block of academic programmes shown during the late night - early morning on BBC Two. It presently features programming for GCSE and A-Level among others with a wide variety of subjects. The BBC Learning Zone traditionally broadcasts after the..
BBC Light Programme
The Light Programme was a BBC radio station broadcasting mainstream light entertainment and music. It opened on 29 July 1945, taking over the longwave frequency -- which until 1939 had been used by the BBC National Programme -- of the wartime BBC General Forces Programme, and closed at 02:02 on 30 S..
BBC Live & In-Session
BBC Live & In-Session is a compilation by Motörhead which contains the band's appearances on BBC Radio 1 and a concert recording from Paris Theatre, London. Contents 1 Track listing1.1 Disc 11.2 Disc 22 Credits3 External links Track listing Disc 1 John Peel In-Session..
BBC Local Radio
BBC Local Radio is the BBC's regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. Radio Leicester was the first to launch on 8 November, 1967. Contents 1 Station list by region1.1 East1.2 East Midlands1.3 ..
BBC Local TV
BBC Local TV was a pilot project operating in the West Midlands region serving Birmingham, the Black Country, Coventry & Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Hereford & Worcester, England. Teams of video journalists at six centres (sharing local radio offices) began broadcasts on digital sa..
BBC London
BBC London is the brand for the BBC's tri-media radio, television and online service for London and its immediate environs. BBC London refreshed its brand in December 2005, moving away from the Lambie-Nairn graphics standard across BBC regional news. Contents 1 Launch2 News progra..
BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9 is London's BBC Local Radio station, and part of BBC London. Broadcasting across the city on 94.9 FM, DAB, Telewest cable TV, Sky Digital and also on the Internet, it was previously known as London Live, GLR (Greater London Radio) and before that Radio London, not to be confused wi..
BBC Look North
Look North is a name used by the BBC for its local regional news programme in three regions in the North of England: BBC Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)BBC Look North (North East and Cumbria)BBC Look North (Yorkshire and North Midlands) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation]..
BBC Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)
Look North is a name used by the BBC for its local regional news programme in three regions in the North of England. The Hull-based programme was launched in 2002 using modern studio facilities which had been built in Hull, in association with Kingston Communications (Hull's telephone system). B..
BBC Look North (North East and Cumbria)
BBC Look North (North East and Cumbria) is the BBC's regional news programme for the North East England. Presented by [Carol Malia] from BBC Broadcasting Centre on Barrack Road in Newcastle upon Tyne the programme features reports from Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Teesside, County Durham..
BBC Look North (Yorkshire and North Midlands)
Look North is a name used by the BBC for its local regional news programme in three regions in the North of England. The new corporate ident first began on September 16th, 2002. The Leeds news programme is broadcast from Emley Moor to Yorkshire and the North Midlands. The programme has been broad..
BBC Magazine Monitor
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } BBC Magazine Monitor is a column in the BBC News On..
BBC Master
A BBC Master 128 with monitor and disk drives. The cartridge slots can be seen above the numerical keypad and to the right of the speaker grille. The BBC Master was a home computer released by Acorn Computers in early 1986. It was designed and built for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BB..
BBC Media Village
The BBC New Media Village at Night, October 2004 The BBC Media Village was opened in 2004 and is the second phase of development at BBC White City. It built on the same site as the 1908 Summer Olympics and parts of the swimming pool were discovered when the foundations were laid. Two main bui..
BBC Micro
The BBC Micro, affectionately known as the Beeb, was an early home computer. It was designed and built by Acorn Computers Ltd for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). In the early 1980s, the BBC started what became known as the BBC Computer Literacy Project. The project was initiated largely..
BBC Midlands Today
The BBC Midlands Today ident in use since September 2002 BBC Midlands Today is the BBC's regional television news programme for the West Midlands region, which is comprised of The West Midlands county, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Gloucestershire...
BBC MindGames Magazine
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BBC Monitoring
The BBC Monitoring division's logo BBC Monitoring is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation that monitors the mass media worldwide and acts as the British Government's provider of open source intelligence (OSINT). It is based at Caversham Park in Caversham, near Reading in southern..
BBC music magazine
BBC music magazine is a classical music magazine published in the UK by the BBC. It claims first place in terms of worldwide sales. Profits "are returned to the BBC." External Links [BBC Music Magazine Website] ..
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Welsh: Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC) is the only professional symphony orchestra in Wales, occupying a dual role as both a broadcasting and national orchestra. The orchestra’s conducting team consists of Richard Hickox (Principal Conductor), Jac van ..
BBC National Programme
The BBC National Programme was a BBC radio station from the 1920s until the outbreak of World War II. Contents 1 Foundation2 The Regional Scheme3 Closure4 Inheritance5 References6 Further reading7 External links Foundation When the BBC first began transmissions..
BBC Natural History Unit
The BBC Natural History Unit (NHU) is a department of the BBC, dedicated to making programmes with a natural history or wildlife theme. Co-founded in 1957 by Tony Soper, it is based in Clifton, Bristol. Its many success include the various major David Attenborough series, numerous Bill Oddie progra..
BBC News
The current BBC News logo BBC News and Current Affairs is a major arm of the BBC responsible for the corporation's newsgathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. It is the largest news broadcaster in the world and produces almost 100 hours of output dail..
BBC Newsline
The BBC Newsline ident BBC Newsline Studio Shot BBC Newsline is the BBC's regional television news service for Northern Ireland. The programme is broadcast on BBC One from the BBC Northern Ireland's headquarters in Broadcasting House, Bedford Street, Belfast. BBC Newsline also produces ..
BBC News 24
BBC News 24 is BBC News' 24-hour news television channel in the UK, its international counterpart being BBC World. It first broadcast on November 9 1997 at 17:30 and at first only cable television subscribers could view the broadcast. In 1998, with the advent of digital television in the UK, satell..
BBC News Magazine Monitor
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. The BBC News Magazine Monitor, a part of the BBC News website, is a daily online publication that cover..
BBC News Online
The BBC News Website in July 2006. The BBC News Player contains extensive amounts of videos, both of individual news reports, entire news bulletins and current affairs programmes. BBC News Online (more recently referred to as simply the BBC News website) is the BBC's news web site and pa..
BBC Nine O'Clock News
BBC Nine O'Clock News ident BBC Nine O'Clock News was the flagship BBC News programme from 1970 until 2000 when it was moved to Ten O'Clock. Famous presenters included Robert Dougall, Richard Whitmore (1973-1981), Richard Baker (1970-1982), Kenneth Kendall (1969-1981), Jan Leeming, John Hump..
BBC North
BBC North was the former name of the BBC Yorkshire and BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire regions of the BBC. It was based at the Broadcasting Centre, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds and was the production centre for the regional news programme Look North and BBC Local Radio station BBC Radio Leeds. The region wa..
BBC Northamptonshire
The BBC Northamptonshire website, launched on 2nd April 2002, was the latest in a series of county and city "where I Live" websites launched by the BBC in England. The original concept was to provide a website for 18 to 35-year-olds with an emphasis on encouraging users to send in their own article..
BBC Northern Ireland
BBC Northern Ireland Logo. BBC Northern Ireland (Irish: BBC Thuaisceart Éireann; sometimes called BBC NI) is a radio and television broadcaster in Northern Ireland. It is the region's main public service broadcaster. It is one of the British Broadcasting Corporation's three national regions ..
BBC North West Tonight
The BBC North West Tonight ident BBC North West Tonight is the BBC's regional evening television news programme for the north west England region, which is comprised of Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire, South Cumbria and part of Derbyshire. The programme also serves the Is..
BBC One
BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest television station in the world. It is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and first broadcast as the BBC Television Service on November 2, 1936, although the BBC had been broadcasting experimental and test transmiss..
BBC One Balloon Idents
BBC One balloon ident over the Snowdonia national park. The BBC Balloon launched at 7.05 am on Saturday, October 4 1997. It replaced the computer generated spinning globe which had been used as the main ident on BBC One since 1991. It launched the same day as the BBC rebranded, and thus the ne..
BBC One O'Clock News
The BBC One O'Clock News is broadcast on BBC One and BBC News 24 Monday to Friday at lunchtimes. It is presented by Sophie Raworth, and deputised by Darren Jordon. Occasionally Sian Williams or Jane Hill front the programme. It is the first comprehensive news programme on BBC One of the day, a..
BBC Parliament
BBC Parliament is a British television channel from the BBC. It broadcasts live and recorded coverage of the British House of Commons and House of Lords, Select Committees, the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly, and occasionally from the General Synod of the Church of England. It also reb..
BBC Philharmonic
The BBC Philharmonic is a professional symphony orchestra based in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is subsidised by the British Broadcasting Corporation. Contents 1 Founding2 History3 Principal conductors4 External links Founding The 2ZY Orchestra was formed in 1922 for a Man..
BBC Points West
BBC Points West is the BBC's regional news programme for the west of England, covering Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. It is fronted by Chris Vacher, Alex Lovell and David Garmston. In the past, presenters such as Michael Buerk, Shaun Ley and Susan Osman have fronted their bull..
BBC Prime
BBC Prime is the BBC's general entertainment TV channel in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. It was launched in January, 1995, and began broadcasts in Africa in March, 1999. A version of the channel was launched in Asia on December 1st, 2004. It broadcasts via satellite and cable, for 18 hours a ..
BBC Radio
BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. For a history of BBC radio prior to 1927 see British Broadcasting Company, Ltd. Contents 1 Stations1.1 National1.2 Regional2 B..
BBC Radiophonic Music
BBC Radiophonic Music was the first compilation of music released by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. It featured music by three of the Workshop's most prominent composers John Baker,David Cain & Delia Derbyshire. The music varied between incidental music and signature tunes that had been used by va..
BBC Radiophonic Workshop
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, one of the sound effects units of the BBC, was created in 1958 to produce effects and new music for radio, and was closed in March 1998, although much of its traditional work had already been outsourced by 1995. It was based in the BBC's Maida Vale studios in London, gr..
BBC Radiophonic Workshop - 21
BBC Radiophonic Workshop - 21 was a compilation by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop to celebrate their 21st anniversary in 1979. It was compiled as an overview of their work both old and new, showcasing the changes in the Workshop as they developed from backroom sound effects suppliers for BBC Radio t..
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station, specialising in popular music aimed at the 16-24 age bracket. Radio 1 was launched at 7 a.m. on September 30, 1967 as a direct response to the popularity of offshore pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline, which had been outlawed by Act of Parliament. ..
BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
A number of artists have released albums titled BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert: BBC Radio One Live in Concert (Dexys Midnight Runners album), released in 1995BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Lone Justice album), released in 1994BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Stiff Little Fingers album), released in 1993BBC R..
BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Lone Justice album)
BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert is a live album by American roots rock band Lone Justice, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). Track listing "Wait" (Ryan Hedgecock, Maria McKee) - 4:37"Sweet Baby" (Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul, McKee, Benmont Tench) - 5:24"I Ain't Got No Home in This World"..
BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Nazareth album)
Track listing Morning Dew (Dobson, Rose) - 7:05Alcatraz (Russell) - 3:53Vigilante Man Guthrie - 5:12Razamanaz (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) - 4:04Night Woman (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) - 3:26Broken Down Angel (Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet) - 4:03Country Girl (Agnew, Charlton..
BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Stiff Little Fingers album)
BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert is a Live Album by the band Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). Track listing "Roots, Radicals, Rockers and Reggae" (Stiff Little Fingers) 4:03"Just Fade Away" (Ogilvie, Stiff Little Fingers) 3:05"Safe As Houses" (Ogilvie, Stiff Little Finge..
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Western House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. Programmes are also relayed on DAB, Sky Digital, ..
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards celebrate outstanding achievement during the previous year within the field of folk music. The awards have been given annually since 2000 by British radio station BBC Radio 2. The award winners are chosen by a panel of 120 experts in the field of folk music, including br..
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is a radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Radio 3 devotes most of its schedule to classical music. Contents 1 History2 Programming3 The Radio 3 debate4 Online developments5 References6 External links History It was launched as T..
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It is broadcast on 92 - 95 MHz FM (95.8 MHz in central Scotland, 96 MHz in Greater Belfast , and 103-104.5 MHz in parts of Wales) an..
BBC Radio Bedfordshire
BBC Radio Bedfordshire went on-air in June 1985. After various name changes, the station - with its extended coverage area of Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire - is currently called BBC Three Counties Radio. See also BBC Three Counties Radio (Wikipedia article)[BBC Three Counties Radio] ..
BBC Radio Berkshire
BBC Radio Berkshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Berkshire. It broadcasts on 94.6 (Henley), 95.4 (Windsor), 104.1 (Hannington, north Hampshire) and 104.4 (Broad St Mall, Reading) FM from its studios at Caversham Park near Reading. The 104.1 FM signal is the strongest by ..
BBC Radio Brighton
BBC Radio Brighton was one of the first wave of BBC Local Radio stations which took to the air during the late 1960s. Broadcasting from Marlborough Place, it officially opened on 14 February 1968, though a short-lived emergency service had been broadcast during the blizzards earlier that winter. Ori..
BBC Radio Bristol
BBC Radio Bristol is the BBC Local Radio service for the English city of Bristol and surrounding area. Launched in September 1970, it broadcasts from its studios in Bristol on 94.9 (Ilchester Crescent, Bedminster), 95.5 (Mendip), 104.6 (Bath) FM, 1548 (Mangotsfield) AM and DAB. The strongest FM sig..
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Cambridgeshire. It broadcasts from its studios in Cambridge on 96 (Madingley, close to the A428/A1303 junction five miles west of Cambridge) and 95.7 (Morborne, south-west of Peterborough, two miles west of the A1 nea..
BBC Radio Cleveland
BBC Radio Cleveland is the BBC Local Radio service for the English areas of Teesside, County Durham and some of North Yorkshire. Launched on 31st December1970 as Radio Teesside, it now broadcasts from its studios in Middlesbrough on 95.0 (Bilsdale Moor), 95.8 (Whitby) FM and DAB. It became known as ..
BBC Radio Collection
The BBC Radio Collection was an imprint or record label used for audio books from the British Broadcasting Corporation. As a label it was replaced by BBC Audio in 2004. See also books on the radio. External link [BBC Radio Collection], official website ..
BBC Radio Cornwall
BBC Radio Cornwall is the BBC Local Radio service for the Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, also covering the Isles of Scilly. It broadcasts from its studios in Truro on 95.2, 96.0 and 103.9 FM, as well as on DAB. Prior to its launch on 17 January 1983, BBC regional radio broadcasting for Cornwall am..
BBC Radio Cumbria
BBC Radio Cumbria is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Cumbria and broadcasts from studios in Carlisle. Radio Cumbria claims to be listened to by one third of the county's population. In order to address the challenge of broadcasting to a county which is sparsely populated and ..
BBC Radio Cymru
BBC Radio Cymru is BBC Wales' Welsh language radio station, broadcasting throughout Wales on FM since 1979. It was one of the few FM-only radio services in the UK at the time of its launch. The station now broadcasts for 20 hours a day (0500-0100) and is also carried on DAB Digital Radio within Wal..
BBC Radio Derby
BBC Radio Derby is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Derbyshire. It covers all but the northern tip of the county, and also serves eastern Staffordshire, mainly Uttoxeter and Burton upon Trent. It broadcasts from its studios in Derby on 104.5, 95.3 (Stanton Moor, near Bakewell) a..
BBC Radio Devon
BBC Radio Devon is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Devon, and began transmissions on 17 January 1983, replacing a previous breakfast show ('Morning Sou'West) for Devon and Cornwall broadcast on the local frequencies of Radio 4. Since 2004 the weekend opt-out programmes for Plym..
BBC Radio Five Live
"Five Live" redirects here. For , see . BBC Radio Five Live is the BBC's radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. It is the principal radio station covering sport in the United Kingdom, broadcasting virtually all major sports events in the UK or involving British ..
BBC Radio Foyle
BBC Radio Foyle is a BBC Northern Ireland radio station which serves North West of Northern Ireland. It is named after the River Foyle which flows through the City of Derry, where the station is based. The station broadcasts from the Northland Road studios in Derry's Cityside on 93.1FM and 792MW. ..
BBC Radio Gloucestershire
BBC Radio Gloucestershire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Gloucestershire, which started on October 3 1988. It broadcasts from its studios in London Rd, Gloucester on 95 (Stroud), 95.8 (Cirencester), 104.7 (Churchdown Hill, 1 km north of M5 J11a) FM and 1413 (Bourton-on-the-..
BBC Radio Guernsey
thumb BBC Radio Guernsey is the BBC Local Radio service for the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Alderney. It broadcasts from its studios in St Sampson's on 93.2 FM and 1116 AM, and also via streaming audio over the Internet, where presenters such as Jenny Kendall-Tobias are rapidly gaining an ..
BBC Radio Humberside
BBC Radio Humberside is a BBC Local Radio service covering the area of the former English county of Humberside, which was returned to North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire on April 1 1996. Opened on 25th February 1971, it broadcasts from its studios in Hull and..
BBC Radio Jersey
BBC Radio Jersey is the BBC Local Radio service for the Channel Island of Jersey. It broadcasts from its studios at 18-21 Parade Road in St Helier on 88.8 FM, 1026 AM as well as online. BBC Radio Jersey first aired on 15 March 1982, when it was opened by George Howard, then chairman of the BBC. I..
BBC Radio Kent
BBC Radio Kent is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Kent. Launched in 1970 as BBC Radio Medway, originally serving the Medway Towns from Chatham. It gained its current name when its operations were expanded to Kent in 1983 as part of the BBC's policy of operating county-wide radi..
BBC Radio Lancashire
BBC Radio Lancashire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Lancashire. It began as BBC Radio Blackburn on 26 January 1971 on 96.4FM, then adding 854 kHz AM in 1972 and changing to the current name on 4 July 1981. It now broadcasts from studios in Blackburn on 95.5 (Hameldon Hill, ..
BBC Radio Leeds
logo BBC Radio Leeds is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of West Yorkshire. Opened on 24 June 1968, it broadcasts from its studios in Leeds on 92.4 (Holme Moss), 95.3 (Luddenden, two miles west of Halifax & Wharfedale, two miles north of Otley), 102.7 (Keighley, ..
BBC Radio Leicester
BBC Radio Leicester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. It broadcasts from studios in Leicester on 104.9 FM, on DAB, and via Real Player on its website (where individual programmes are also available using the "listen again" facility). The station's..
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
BBC Radio Lincolnshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Lincolnshire—apart from the northern parts of the county, which are covered by BBC Radio Humberside. It broadcasts from its studios near Newport Arch in Lincoln on 94.9 (whole of the county) and 104.7 (Grantham) FM, 1..
BBC Radio Manchester
BBC Radio Manchester is a BBC Local Radio station broadcasting to the city of Manchester and surrounding areas. It originally launched on September 10, 1970 as the first local radio in the city. It changed name to BBC GMR in 1988, before reverting to its original title on April 3, 2006. It broadca..
BBC Radio Merseyside
BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of Merseyside and north Cheshire. The third BBC local radio station to launch on 22 November 1967, it broadcasts from its studios in Hanover St, Liverpool on 95.8 (Allerton Park) FM, 1485 (Wallasey) MW and DAB. ..
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal is the BBC's Scottish Gaelic language station. It can also be heard on digital satellite television and DAB Digital Radio. History See the main article BBC Home Service Gaelic language programming has been transmitted in Scotland since 1923, and the BBC's Gaelic department ..
BBC Radio Newcastle
BBC Radio Newcastle is the BBC Local Radio service English metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. It broadcasts from its studios (known as the 'Pink Palace') on Barrack Road in Newcastle upon Tyne on 95.4 (Pontop Pike), 96 (Chatton, 5 miles south of Belford close to the A1), 103.7 (Newton, 3 miles ..
BBC Radio Norfolk
BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Norfolk, broadcasting since 11 September 1980. It broadcasts from the studios of BBC East in The Forum, Norwich on 95.1 (Stoke Holy Cross), 104.4 (Great Massingham) FM, 95.6 (West Runton), near Cromer), 855 (Postwick, east No..
BBC Radio Northampton
Broadcasting House in Abington Street, Northampton BBC Radio Northampton is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Northamptonshire. It broadcasts from its studios in Broadcasting House, Northampton (a listed building) on 104.2 (Northampton) and 103.6 (Geddington, between Ketter..
BBC Radio Norwich
Radio Norwich is a fictional radio station in Norwich, England, in the television series I'm Alan Partridge. Although quite obviously being based on a BBC Local Radio station due to the style and content of its programming, the BBC was never referred to either on air or in its logo. The title cha..
BBC Radio Nottingham
BBC Radio Nottingham is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Nottinghamshire. It broadcasts from its studios in Nottingham city centre on FM, AM, and DAB. On FM, it broadcasts on three frequencies: 95.5 to Mansfield from Fishponds Hill 103.8 to Nottingham and south Nottinghamsh..
BBC Radio One Live in Concert (Dexys Midnight Runners album)
BBC Radio One Live in Concert is the only official live album by Dexys Midnight Runners, recorded for the BBC in 1982 and released in 1995. The album is unique as it is the only live recording where the Searching for the Young Soul Rebels-era horn section is present alongside the Too-Rye-Ay-era s..
BBC Radio One Live in Concert (Thin Lizzy album)
Track listing "Jailbreak""Thunder and Lightning""Waiting for an Alibi""Are You Ready""Baby Please Don't Go""A Night in the Life of a Blues Singer""The Holy War""The Sun Goes Down""Emerald""The Cowboy Song"The Boys Are Back in Town"Suicide"Rosalie Medley: Rosalie/Dancing in the Moonlight/The Cowgirl ..
BBC Radio One Sessions
BBC Radio One Sessions is a 2002 album by Cowboy Junkies. It was released only in Canada and the United Kingdom. It compiles tracks that the band recorded for BBC Radio One in the UK. It was released on Strange Fruit Records in the UK, and Latent Records in Canada. Track listing All tracks written..
BBC Radio Orkney
BBC Radio Orkney is a radio station based in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland. There are two broadcasts per day on BBC Radio Scotland: Around Orkney and Radio Orkney Around Orkney Around Orkney is a news program broadcast weekday mornings from 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM GMT. The program featues regiona..
BBC Radio Oxford
BBC Radio Oxford is a BBC Local Radio station, which opened on October 29 1970. On April 9 1996, it was merged with Radio Berkshire to form Thames Valley FM. But this proved unpopular and on February 14 2000 it was launched again as Radio Oxford, although some output is shared with Radio Berkshire..
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland is the BBC's national radio network for Scotland, broadcasting since 1976 on 92-95 FM and 810 medium wave. It now also broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio, digital television and the internet, through RealNetworks' RealPlayer. In common with many other BBC radio stations, the overwhe..
BBC Radio Sheffield
BBC Radio Sheffield is the BBC Local Radio service for English metropolitan county of South Yorkshire and the north Midlands. It was the second BBC local radio station, beginning on 15 November 1967. It broadcasts from its studios in Sheffield on 88.6 (Crosspool, Sheffield), 94.7 (Chesterfield), 104..
BBC Radio Shetland
BBC Radio Shetland is a radio station in the Shetland Islands, Scotland It has two programs broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland Good Evening Shetland is broadcast 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM GMT. It features news, weather, fishing reports, regional job offers, and a program called "Clear Da Air" There is also..
BBC Radio Shropshire
BBC Radio Shropshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Shropshire. Launched on April 23, 1985 it broadcasts from its studios in Shrewsbury on 96 (in Central and North Shropshire), 90 (from Hazler Hill in Church Stretton), 95 (in Ludlow), 104.1 (in Clun) FM and DAB (digital ra..
BBC Radio Solent
BBC Radio Solent is the BBC Local Radio service for the Isle of Wight and the English counties of Hampshire and Dorset. Its studios are located in Southampton, in the same building as the BBC South Today news studios. The station is named for the Solent, the estuary between Southampton/Portsmouth a..
BBC Radio Stoke
BBC Radio Stoke is the BBC Local Radio station for the area of North and Mid Staffordshire and South Cheshire in England. It began broadcasting programmes on 14th March 1968 as BBC Radio Stoke-on-Trent. Both of the counties the station covers, have no BBC local radio station for their whole are..
BBC Radio Suffolk
BBC Radio Suffolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Suffolk, commencing broadcasts on 12 April 1990. It broadcasts from its studios in St Matthews Street, Ipswich on 95.5 (Oulton, near Lowestoft), 95.9 (Aldeburgh), 103.9 (Manningtree) and 104.6 (Great Barton, four miles north-..
BBC Radio Swindon
BBC Radio Swindon is the BBC Local Radio service for the English town of Swindon. It broadcasts from its studios in Swindon (which it shares with Radio Wiltshire) on 103.6 FM and DAB. There is no MW service, this being kept by Radio Wiltshire, which has a much wider area. It has been partially separ..
BBC Radio Ulster
BBC Radio Ulster is a BBC Radio station based in Belfast and is part of BBC Northern Ireland. It has a range of programmes including news and music shows. It was founded in January 1975, replacing what had been an opt-out of BBC Radio 4 (previously the BBC Home Service). An opt-out of the station..
BBC Radio Wales
BBC Radio Wales is the BBC's national radio station broadcasting to Wales in the English language. Operated by BBC Wales, it began in 1978 following the demise of the old "Radio 4 Wales" (previously the Welsh Home Service) when BBC Radio 4 became a national network and moved from medium wave to l..
BBC Radio Wiltshire
BBC Radio Wiltshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Wiltshire, which began as BBC Wiltshire Sound on April 4 1989. It broadcasts from its studios in Swindon on 103.5 (Newton Barrow, near A360, 5 miles north-west of Salisbury), 104.3 (Naish Hill, near A342 4 miles west of Cal..
BBC Radio York
BBC Radio York is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of North Yorkshire. It broadcasts from its studios in York on 95.5 (Olivers Mount, Scarborough), 103.7 (Acklam Wold near Leavening, midway between York and Driffield near the A166) and 104.3 (Woolmoor, near Upsall four miles north ..
BBC Regional Programme
The BBC Regional Programme was a BBC radio station from the 1920s until the outbreak of World War II. Contents 1 Foundation2 Original regional stations2.1 Relay stations3 The Regional Scheme4 Regional transmitters5 Closure6 Inheritance7 References8 Fur..
BBC Research & Development
The BBC's R&D centre is in Kingswood, Surrey. The Kingswood site is due to close in 2008, with plans to split the department's work across two sites - London, and Manchester. External links http://www.bbc.co.uk/rdhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/11_november/30/rd.shtml ..
BBC Research Department
The BBC Research Department made major contributions to broadcast technology, carrying out original research in many areas, and developing items like the Peak programme meter (PPM) which became the basis for many world standards. Though famous world-wide as a broadcaster, the BBC is not so widely ..
BBC Resources
BBC Resources provides BBC Studios and Outside Broadcast facilities based in London UK, along with network Post Production facilities in England (ie excluding the other UK Nations of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales). BBC Resources provides production facilities to programme makers. It is made ..
BBC review
On December 7 2004 a review of the current status of the British Broadcasting Corporation under its Royal Charter was commenced by announcement of BBC Director General Mark Thompson. (For the main article about the British Broadcasting Corporation see: BBC.) Contents 1 2004 Thompson review1..
BBC Rowing Song
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } The BBC Rowing Song is the boating song of Brisbane ..
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland (BBC Alba in Gaelic) is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. It is, in effect, the national broadcaster for Scotland, having a significant amount of [[Wiktionary:autonomy|autonomy]] from the BBC's London headq..
BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year
The BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year is the most prestigious annual multi-sport award in Scotland. It is organised by BBC Scotland. Winners This list is [Incomplete listsincomplete]; you can help by [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ expanding it]. 2005: Andrew Murray, tenn..
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is the BBC's classical music ensemble in Scotland. Its current Chief Conductor is the Israeli-born Ilan Volkov, the youngest ever chief conductor of any BBC orchestra. Formed in 1935, it developed a strong profile supporting the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the UK ..
BBC Sessions
BBC Sessions may refer to a number of compilation albums, by such artists as: Cocteau TwinsCreamJimi HendrixLed ZeppelinMotörheadSaxonLoudon Wainwright IIIThe Who This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to thi..
BBC Sessions (Cream)
BBC Sessions by Cream was released May 25, 2003 on Polydor Records. It contains 22 tracks and 4 interviews recorded live at the BBC studios in London. Between October 21 1966 and January 9 1968, Cream recorded eight sessions for the BBC radio network, selected highlights from seven of which are ..
BBC Sessions (Jimi Hendrix)
BBC Sessions (1998) is a compilation album of recordings by the rock group The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released on MCA Records. It contains tracks from various appearances on BBC radio and television programmes, such as 'Saturday Club' and 'Top Of The Pops', mainly recorded in 1967. At a BBC radi..
BBC Sessions (Loudon Wainwright III)
BBC Sessions is a 1998 release by Loudon Wainwright III. Track listing Be Careful, There's a Baby in the HouseEast Indian PrincessMedley (I Know I'm Unhappy / Suicide Song / Glenville Reel)A.M. WorldThe Swimming SongPrince Hal's DirgeI Wish It Was MeNoHard Day on the PlanetYou Don't Want to KnowS..
BBC Sessions (Saxon)
Track listing Friday Rock Show 2/15/80 "Backs To The Wall" – 3:18"Stallions Of The Highway" – 2:47"Motorcycle Man" – 3:47"Still Fit To Boogie" – 2:45"747 (Strangers In The Night) – 5:01 Studio B15 Live 5/25/82 "20,000 FT" – 3:18"Dallas 1PM" – 6:00"The Eagle Has Landed" – 7:24 Readi..
BBC Sessions 1969-1972 (Sampler)
BBC Sessions 1969-1972 (Sampler) is a compilation album by David Bowie, released in 1996. Track listing All songs written by David Bowie except "Waiting For the Man" by Lou Reed. "Hang on to Yourself" – 2:50"Ziggy Stardust" – 3:19"Space Oddity" – 4:15"Andy Warhol" – 2:53"Waiting For the M..
BBC Short Trips
The BBC Short Trips books were collections of short stories published by BBC Books based on the television series Doctor Who, following a pattern established by Virgin Publishing's Decalog collections. Three volumes were published between March 1998 and March 2000, before the BBC decided to stop pub..
BBC Singer of the World competition
The BBC Singer of the World in Cardiff competition (formerly the Cardiff Singer of the World competition) is a singing competition held every two years. It is considered one of the most prestigious competitions in the opera world. The competition was started by BBC Wales in 1983 to celebrate the op..
BBC Six O'Clock News
BBC Six O'Clock News is the evening news programme broadcast daily on British TV channel BBC One and BBC News 24 from 1800-1830. It is presented by George Alagiah and Natasha Kaplinsky (who took over from Sophie Raworth, now main presenter of the One O'Clock News). Regular relief presenters in..
BBC Somerset Sound
BBC Somerset Sound is the BBC Local Radio service for the historic English county of Somerset. Launched on April 11, 1988, it broadcasts from its new studios in Park Street, Taunton on 1566AM, as well as taking programmes from Radio Bristol, the station that previously had broadcast on BBC Somerset..
BBC Soundcrew
BBC Soundcrew was created in the late 90s to help develop the North American Desi Music scene to the next level. Created by DJ JoN-E (Johney) and MC LoudMouTH (Gurjit) BBC Soundcrew was developed change the Desi Night Life scene and much more. Based in Toronto, Canada. BBC Soundcrew has made the..
BBC Sound Effects No. 19 - Doctor Who Sound Effects
BBC Sound Effects No. 19 - Doctor Who Sound Effects was a 1978 compilation of sound effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop from the popular BBC science fiction series Doctor Who. It was the first album in the BBC Sound Effects series to feature solely Radiophonic Workshop output and also the fir..
BBC Sound Effects No. 26 - Sci-Fi Sound Effects
BBC Sound Effects No. 26 - Sci-Fi Sound Effects was a 1981 compilation of sound effects and atmospheres created by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. It was the second in the BBC Sound Effects series to be credited to the Workshop. It featured sounds from popular television series Doctor Who (all from..
BBC Southern Counties Radio
BBC Southern Counties Radio is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Surrey and Sussex. It broadcasts from its studios in Brighton and Guildford on 95.0, 95.1, 95.3, 104.0, 104.5, 104.6, 104.8 FM, 1368, 1161, 1485 AM and DAB. It was formed by the merger of BBC Radio Sussex and BBC..
BBC Sport
BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. It became a fully dedicated division of the BBC in 2000. It incorporates programmes such as Match of the Day, Grandstand and coverage of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. BBC Sport's website [link] is also the UK's biggest and most popular ..
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year award has been given to one British sportsperson each year since 1954. The award is organised by the BBC and is voted for by the public, and was conceived by the BBC producer Paul Fox. It is the most prestigious all-sport award in British sport, and is held to..
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award is given on an annual basis to the coach considered to have made the most substantative contribution to British sport in that year. The award was first presented in 1999 to Sir Alex Ferguson. Subsequent winners have been: 2000 Jurgen Grobler2001 S..
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award is given to a British sportsperson on an annual basis for 'outstanding courage and achievement in the face of adversity'. Named after the BBC sports presenter Helen Rollason, who died at the age of 43 after a brave battle against cancer, t..
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award is given on an annual basis to a sportsperson who has made a long-running and considerable contribution to sport. The award winners to date have been: 2001 Sir Alex Ferguson (Football manager)2002 George Best (footballer)2003 Martina..
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality is given on an annual basis to the non-British sportsman or sportswoman considered to have made the most substantial contribution to sport in that year. It was first awarded in 1960 to Herb Elliott, the Australian runner. Subsequent winner..
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award is given on an annual basis to the sporting team or partnership considered to have made the most substantative contribution to sport in that year. It was first awarded in 1960 to Cooper Racing. Subsequent winners have been: 1961 Tottenham Hotspur1..
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Unsung Hero Award
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Unsung Hero Award is given on an annual basis to a sportsperson who has made a substantative, yet unrecognised contribution to sport. The award was first given in 2003. Winners: 2003 - Nobby Woodcock from the Bettws estate in Newport, South Wales for his dedic..
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Young Personality
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Young Personality award is given annually to the British sportsperson below 17 years of age who has made the most substantative contribution to sport in that year. First given as the Newcomer Award, in which the age limit was 25, in 1999 to Dean Macey, it was r..
BBC Symphony Chorus
The BBC Symphony Chorus is one of the finest and most distinctive amateur choruses in the United Kingdom and celebrated its 75th Anniversary during the 2003-04 season. It makes more television and radio appearances than any other choir and performs an unusually broad range of repertoire in prestigio..
BBC Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain. The orchestra was founded as a full time organisation in 1930 by Adrian Boult. He remained principal conductor until 1950, when Malcolm Sargent took over (hold..
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1932. The British Broadcasting Corporation has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. Contents 1 History of BBC Television1.1 1932 to 19391.2 1946 to 19641.3&n..
BBC Television Centre
BBC Television Centre (sometimes abbreviated TVC or TC) in London is home to much of BBC television output and, since 1998, almost all of the corporation's national TV and radio news output by BBC News. Opened in 1960, the building is four miles west of Central London at Shepherd's Bush. It was one..
BBC television drama
Cathy Come Home, a 1966 entry into The Wednesday Play anthology series, voted the best drama and second highest programme overall in the British Film Institute's 2000 survey of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th century. The British Broadcasting Corporation has been a ..
BBC television idents
Since the early 1950s, the BBC has used idents to define each of its television channels. Over the years that the BBC has existed, these have evolved with the corporation, moving from simple still images in black and white to moving full colour images as seen today. Contents 1 Image:CBeebie..
BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare was a set of television adaptations of the plays of Shakespeare, produced by the BBC between 1978 and 1985. The series was initiated by Cedric Messina, and produced by Messina, Jonathan Miller, and Shaun Sutton; directors and other crew varied from play to play. The en..
BBC Ten O'Clock News
Huw Edwards has been the main presenter of the programme since January 2003. Fiona Bruce has been the secondary presenter of the programme also since January 2003. The BBC Ten O'Clock News is the flagship evening news programme for British TV channel BBC One and BBC News 24. It is anc..
BBC Third Programme
The BBC Third Programme was the third national radio network broadcast by the BBC, founded in 1946 and subsequently incorporated, in 1970, into BBC Radio 3. The other two were the Home Service (mainly speech based) and the Light Programme, dedicated to light music, usually cover versions of popular ..
BBC Three
BBC Three, the successor to the similar BBC Choice, is a British television channel from the BBC broadcasting only on digital cable, terrestrial and satellite. BBC Three was launched on February 9, 2003, eleven months after its originally planned launch date (and that of BBC Four). The delay was..
BBC Three Counties Radio
BBC Three Counties Radio First air date June 24, 1985 Frequencies 90.4FM, 92.1FM, 94.7FM, 95.5FM, 98.0FM, 103.8FM, 104.5FM, 1161MW, 630MW Broadcast area Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire Style News, local news, local chat, occasional music and competitions. Group BB..
BBC Trust
The BBC Trust is the new body which will oversee the BBC. Along with an Executive Board, the Trust will take over the role of the current Board of Governors and be in place by the end of 2006. They will operate on behalf of licence fee payers and make sure the BBC fulfils its public service obligati..
BBC TV Europe
BBC TV Europe was a BBC subscription-funded television service founded in 1987 serving continental Europe. It was available on satellite and cable. The channel's output was a mix of programmes shown on BBC1 and 2 along with the BBC's domestic Six O'Clock News bulletin as well as regional news from ..
BBC Two
BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC and Europe's first television channel to broadcast regularly in colour (from 1967), envisaged as a home for less mainstream and more ambitious programming. Contents 1 History2 Prese..
BBC Two NI
BBC Two NI is a television station operated by BBC Northern Ireland. It is the digital version of BBC Two in Northern Ireland. The service differs from the analogue service (officially known as "BBC Two Northern Ireland", but branded on-air since 2001 as simply "BBC Two"), in that it carries extr..
BBC Two Northern Ireland
BBC Two Northern Ireland (now branded as BBC Two on analogue) is a television station operated by BBC Northern Ireland on analogue terrestrial and analogue cable television. It mainly broadcasts the same schedule as BBC Two, the national equivalent, although some variations can occur, usually Spor..
BBC Voices from the Archives
Voices from the Archives is a BBC website providing free access to audio interviews with authors, artists, actors, architects broadcasters, cartoonists, composers, dancers, filmmakers, musicians, painters, philosophers, photographers, playwrights, poets, political activists, religious thinkers, scie..
BBC Wales
BBC Wales (BBC Cymru in Welsh) is the regional branch of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. Based at Broadcasting House in Cardiff (not to be confused with Broadcasting House in London which is the headquarters of BBC Radio) it comprises around 1900 employees on site. The channel debut..
BBC Wales Today
BBC Wales Today is the BBC's regional news programme for Wales. The programme started in 1962. The programme is usually shown on weekdays at 18:30 immediately after the Six O'Clock News often with no announcements or programme promotions in between. On the Welsh digital variant of BBC Two, BBC ..
BBC Weather
BBC Weather is the BBC's department in charge of preparing and broadcasting weather forecasts. The Weather Centre is part of BBC News. The Broadcast Meteorologists are employed by the Met Office. Contents 1 History1.1 Early history1.2 Advancement of technology1.3 Graphical ..
BBC White City
BBC White City, main entrance BBC White City refers both to a collection of BBC buildings at Wood Lane, White City in West London, and an office building within that collection of buildings. The buildings are on the site of the Franco-British exhibition of 1908 and also the 1908 Summer Olym..
BBC Wildlife
BBC Wildlife is a magazine devoted to celebrating the natural world. As a British publication, it actively encourages readers to see and enjoy British wildlife, but combines this with a strong international component featuring wildlife research from around the world. BBC Wildlife appeals to nature l..
BBC WM
The Mailbox, home to BBC WM's studios in Birmingham BBC WM is the BBC Local Radio service for the West Midlands and South Staffordshire, and Warwickshire operated by BBC Birmingham. Launched on November 7, 1970 as BBC Birmingham, it currently broadcasts from central Birmingham on 95.6 FM, DAB..
BBC World
BBC World is the British Broadcasting Corporation's 24-hour international,news and information TV channel,launched on January 1995.Its broadcasting lineup includes BBC News, documentaries, lifestyle programmes and interviews. It's main global competitor is CNN International, though it also competes..
BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide Limited is the wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in 1995. Worldwide is responsible for a wide range of commercial activities, primarily connected in some way with the output of..
BBC World Service
World Service logo The BBC World Service is one of the most widely recognised international broadcasters of radio programming, transmitting in 33 languages to many parts of the world. The English service broadcasts 24 hours a day. In May 2006 the BBC reported that the World Service's average ..
BBC World Service Television
BBC World Service Television (WSTV) was the name given to two of the BBC's international satellite television channels between 1991 and 1995. Europe In Europe, BBC WSTV was the BBC's subscription-funded entertainment service, which replaced BBC TV Europe. in April 1991. Like BBC TV Europe, it wa..
BBC Yorkshire
BBC Yorkshire is one of the English regions of the BBC. It was formed from the division of the former BBC North region into BBC Yorkshire and BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, based in Hull. It is based at St Peter's Square in Quarry Hill, Leeds. It produces the daily Look North regional news programm..
BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire is the name for the BBC's twelfth English region, created from the division of the former BBC North region, based in Leeds (now known as BBC Yorkshire). Programmes & History Announced as part of the BBC's 'Project Hull' investment in October 2001, the TV Regio..
BBC Young Musician of the Year
BBC Young Musician of the Year is a televised competition for British keyboard, percussion, string, brass and woodwind players, up to 18 years old. The competition was established in 1978, and runs every two years. The percussion category was added in 1994. Competitors proceed through local and r..
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