BBC Research Task

We need to understand a little about the background to the BBC, including how it is funded, how it is regulated and how it is publically owned.

You will use your Macbook to research the BBC and answer the following questions.  Use the suggested links to help you with your research.


Resources to help you with your research:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/whoweare

http://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc

http://www.ofcom.org.uk



Questions:

1. How old is the BBC?

96 years – started 18th October 1922

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

John Reith (1889-1971) was the founder of the BBC. He was its first general manager when it was set up as the British broadcasting company in 1922; and he was its first director general when it became a public corporation in 1927

3. When did it start broadcasting Radio 1?

30 September 1967

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

The BBCs five public purposes are set out by the Royal Charter and Agreements, the constitutional basis for the BBS as presented to Parliament
1. To provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them
2. To support learning for people of all ages
3. To show the most creative, highest quality and distinctive output and services
4. 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
5. To reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world


5. What is the BBC’s Mission?

To inform, educate and entertain

6. What is the BBC’s Vision?

Inform the work of the BBC and are how we promote our public purposes.

7. What are the BBC’s Values?

To enrich peoples lives with programmes and services that inform, educate and entertain by being the most creative organisation in the world.

8. What does the licence fee cover?

Over 90% of the licence fee is to spend it on the BBC TV channels, radio stations, BBC iPlayer and online services. The costs of administering the TV licence are less than people think. For every £1 takes in license fee payments, just 3p is spent on collection.

9. How is the BBC regulated?  How long as this body regulated the BBC and who regulated it before?

The Office of Communications (Ofcom) is the UKs broadcasting, telecommunications and postal regulatory body. Under the BBCs charter it has responsibility for regulating the BBC… In addition, it regulates BBC content and output against its broadcasting.