Radio #1.

Radio BBC research task.

⦁ How old is the BBC?
18 October 1922, it's 96 years old.

⦁ Who is Lord Reith and what connection does he have with the BBC?

1. He was a Scottish broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom.
2. Was the founder of the BBC.
3. Was its first general manager in 1922.
4.  First director general when it became a public corporation in 1927.
5. Reith fought off the politicians' attempts to influence the BBC, while offering the British people programmes to educate, inform and entertain.

⦁ When did it start broadcasting Radio 1?
30 September 1967.  Its daytime playlist-based programming specialises in current popular music and chart hits, however the DJs could also play hits from the recent past or potential future hits if they wish.

⦁ What are the BBC’s five Public Purposes, as set out in the Royal Charter?

1. These purposes outline the values the BBC holds when striving to achieve its mission to inform, educate and entertain.
2. To provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them
3. To support learning for people of all ages
4. To show the most creative, highest quality and distinctive output and services
5. To reflect, represent and serve the diverse communities of all of the United Kingdom’s nations and regions and, in doing so, support the creative economy across the United Kingdom
6. To reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world

⦁ What is the BBC’s Mission?
to inform, educate and entertain.

⦁ What is the BBC’s Vision?
 the biggest integrated multimedia broadcast and production group of its kind in the world, launched today with a mission to create great programmes for audiences in the rapidly changing digital world.

⦁ What are the BBC’s Values?
They are independent, impartial and honest. They care about their audience. They also take pride in delivering quality and value for money and also respect each other and celebrate our diversity so that everyone can give their best.

⦁ What does the licence fee cover?  
The current fee is £150.50 for a colour licence and £50.50 for a black and white licence. The licence is free if you are 75 or over, and half-price if you are registered blind.

⦁ How is the BBC regulated?  How long as this body regulated the BBC and who regulated it before?  
The BBC is regulated by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), the European Commission, and Ofcom. Ofcom also regulates some other aspects of the BBC, for example the BBC is covered by Ofcom's Fairness Code. Ofcom is the UK's communications regulator.