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Miniseries

3 episodes · 21st October 2022

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Episodes

01 Accident and Opportunity still Accident and Opportunity Episode 122nd October 2022 The eyewitnesses and participants in the BBC’s early history recount some of the triumphs and disasters as new frontiers of broadcasting were mapped out – often by accident rather than design. 02 Building the Audience still Building the Audience Episode 229th October 2022 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. 03 Shooting the Rapids still Shooting the Rapids Episode 33rd March 2024 The story of how the BBC struggled to be impartial at critical moments in British history and how it handled social changes in Britain after the Second World War.
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01 Joanna Scanlan profile Joanna Scanlanas Self - Narrator (voice) 02 David Attenborough profile David Attenboroughas Self 03 David Dimbleby profile David Dimblebyas Self 04 Joan Bakewell profile Joan Bakewellas Self 05 John Bridcut profile John BridcutWriter
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