How the BBC Began — Season 1, Episode 2: Building the Audience
Documentary • 89 min • 1 season, 3 episodes
Episode synopsis
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.
About How the BBC Began
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.