Agrégation anglais 2021 civilisation britannique (Rouen et Villetaneuse). The BBC 1922-1995. Post eighteen : some key dates.

 Finding important questions is at the centre of doing history, rather than memorizing dates. But history is rooted in time, so you do need to know a number of dates. I recommend drawing up a timeline of the BBC, to keep the main developments in mind. Here are five BBC reports on five significant dates during the post-war boom

BBC report on the first BBC TV broadcast from continental Europe , in 1950

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/27/newsid_3032000/3032714.stm

 

First daily television news programme, in 1954

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/5/newsid_3856000/3856397.stm

 

BBC report on the end of the BBC television monopoly in 1955.

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/22/newsid_3131000/3131477.stm

 

BBC report on a very famous April Fool joke in 1957.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/1/newsid_2819000/2819261.stm

 

BBC report on the opening of a new television centre in 1960. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/29/newsid_4535000/4535913.stm