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How the BBC Began

2022 1 Season 7Series

Documentary

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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John Bridcut

Writer

Top Cast

Joanna Scanlan

Joanna Scanlan

Self - Narrator (voice) · 3 eps

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

Self · 3 eps

David Dimbleby

David Dimbleby

Self · 3 eps

Joan Bakewell

Joan Bakewell

Self · 3 eps

June Spencer

Self · 3 eps

Richard Baker

Self · 3 eps

Sylvia Peters

Self · 3 eps

Humphrey Burton

Self · 3 eps

Monica Sims

Self · 3 eps

John Grist

Self · 3 eps

Tony Blackburn

Tony Blackburn

Self · 1 ep