How the BBC Began - Season 1 - Eps 2: Building the Audience
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.
About How the BBC Began

Title: How the BBC Began
First Air Date: 2022-10-22
Last Air Date: 2024-03-03
Status: Returning Series
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Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 3
Network: BBC Four BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: The Garden Productions, Crux Productions
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.
Cast

Joanna Scanlan
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David Attenborough
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David Dimbleby
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Joan Bakewell
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June Spencer
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Richard Baker
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Sylvia Peters
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Humphrey Burton
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Monica Sims
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John Grist
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