1. The BBC( British Broadcasting Company) was founded on the 18th October 1922 and is 96 years old.
2. Lord Reith was the founder of the BBC and was the first general manager when it was set up as the British Broadcasting company in 1922.
3. The BBC first started broadcasting Radio 1 on the 30th of September 1967.
4. The five Public Purposes set out in the Royal Charter for BBC are:
- To provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them
- To support learning for people of all ages
- To show the most creative, highest quality and distinctive output and services
- 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
- To reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world
6. To be the most creative organisation in the world.
7. The BBC's Values are:
- Trust is the foundation of the BBC: we are independent, impartial and honest.
- Audiences are at the heart of everything we do.
- We take pride in delivering quality and value for money.
- Creativity is the lifeblood of our organisation.
- We respect each other and celebrate our diversity so that everyone can give their best.
- We are one BBC: great things happen when we work together.
9.The BBC is regulated by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), the European Commission, and Ofcom.
