Episodes
1. Accident and Opportunity
22 Oct 2022 · 89 min
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.
2. Building the Audience
29 Oct 2022 · 89 min
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.
3. Shooting the Rapids
3 Mar 2024 · 87 min
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.
How the BBC Began Miniseries: quick answers
How many episodes are in How the BBC Began Miniseries?
Miniseries of How the BBC Began has 3 episodes, about 4 hours in total.
When did How the BBC Began Miniseries come out?
Miniseries premiered on 21 Oct 2022.