CompanyHistory
BritishBroadcastingCorporation(BritishBroadcastingCorporation),referredtoasBBC.Foundedin1922,itisthelargestnewsbroadcasterintheUKandoneofthelargestnewsbroadcastersintheworld.AlthoughtheBBCisapublicmediafundedbytheBritishgovernment,itsmanagementismanagedbya12-personsupervisorycommitteeindependentofthegovernment,anditsindependenceisguaranteedbytheRoyalCharter.ThesupervisorycommitteemanagestheBBCasatrusteeofthepublicinterest.Theyareallprominentpeopleinsociety,includingtheheadsofScotland,Wales,NorthernIrelandandEngland.TheyarenominatedbythePrimeMinisteroftheUnitedKingdomandappointedbytheQueenofEngland.
TheExecutiveCommitteeoftheSupervisoryCommitteeiscomposedof16differentdepartmentheadsandisresponsibleforthedailyoperationsoftheBBC.Thechairmanofthecommitteeisthechiefexecutiveofficerandconcurrentlyservesastheeditor-in-chief.TheBBCoperates8TVchannels,10radiochannels,andisdirectlyfundedandoperatedbytheBritishgovernmentforglobalbroadcastingin43languages.TheBBC'smostpopularnewsinthepressisitsstrictrequirements.AllproducersmustabidebytheBBC'sworkrules:ProgrammeProducerGuidelines,whichsetspecificanddetailedrequirementsforallaspectsofeditingandinterviewing.
BeforetheestablishmentoftheBBC,manyprivatecompanieshadtriedtodoradiobroadcastingintheUK.AccordingtotheRadioActof1904,theBritishPostOfficeisresponsibleforissuingradiobroadcastinglicenses.In1919,thepostofficestoppedissuinglicensesduetomanycomplaintsfromthemilitaryaboutexcessivebroadcastingandinterferencewithmilitarycommunications.Asaresult,thenumberofradiostationsplummetedintheearly1920s,andmoreandmorepeopleaskedfortheestablishmentofanationalradiostation.Afterseveralmonthsofdiscussions,acommitteecomposedofradioandradiomanufacturersfinallyputforwardaplan,andtheBBCwasborn.
TheBritishBroadcastingCorporationwasestablishedin1922andwasjointlyfundedbyseverallargeconsortia,includingMarconi(Marconi),BritishGeneralElectricCompany(GEC),BritishThomsonHoustonandsoon.Theinitialpurposeofthecompanywhenitwasfoundedwastoestablishanationwidebroadcastingtransmissionnetworktofacilitatefuturenationwidebroadcasting.OnNovember14,1922,theBBC’sfirstradiostation,2LO,beganbroadcastinginmediumwavesfromtheroofoftheSelfridgesDepartmentStoreonOxfordStreet,London.Thenextday5ITstartedbroadcastingfromBirmingham,and2ZYstartedbroadcastingfromManchester.
In1927,theBBCobtainedtheRoyalCharterofIncorporation.Theboardofdirectorsisresponsiblefortheoperationofthecompany.Themembersoftheboardofdirectorsareappointedbythegovernmentandeachhasatermof4years.Thedailyworkofthecompanyisappointedbytheboardofdirectors.Thepresidentisresponsible.
TheBBCEmpireServicewaslaunchedin1932.ThiswasthefirstBBCradiochanneltobroadcastoutsidetheUK.In1938,BBCArabicradiowaslaunched,whichwastheBBC’sfirstforeignlanguagechannel.BytheendofWorldWarII,theBBChadbroadcasttotheworldinsevenlanguages:English,Arabic,French,German,Italian,PortugueseandSpanish.ThisisthepredecessorofBBCWorldService.
TheScottishengineerJohnRogerBairdbegantocooperatewiththeBBCin1932totrytobroadcastontelevision.OnNovember2,1936,theBBCstartedtheworld'sfirsttelevisionbroadcastservice.TelevisionbroadcastingwasinterruptedduringWorldWarII,butreopenedin1946.OnJune2,1953,theBBCbroadcastedtheenthronementceremonyofQueenElizabethIIatWestminsterAbbey.Itisestimatedthatabout20millionpeopleintheUKdirectlywitnessedtheQueen’senthronement.
InApril1964,BBCTWO(BBCTelevisionTwo)startedbroadcasting.InDecember1967,BBCTWObroadcastincolor,whichwasthefirstTVchannelinEuropetobroadcastincolor.
Duetothechallengeofundergroundradio,theBBCstartedtheBBCRadio1serviceonSeptember30,1967,mainlybroadcastingpopularmusic.OnJanuary17,1983,theBBCwasthefirsttobroadcastabreakfasttimeradioservice,"BBCBreakfastTime",whichwasaheadofitscompetitors.
In1991,theBBCofficiallystartedtheBBCGlobalNewsServiceTVchannel,andlaterchangeditsnametoBBCWorldinJanuary1995.UnliketheBBCGlobalRadioService,theBBCGlobalNewsServiceisacommercialtelevisionstationthatmakesmoneythroughadvertising,whichalsomeansthatthechannelcannotbebroadcastintheUK.
InAugust1998,BBC’sdomesticchannelsalsobegantousesatellitebroadcasting.AnunexpectedresultofthisisthataslongasEuropeanviewersusethesatellitedecodermadeintheUK,theycanalsowatchBBCONEandBBCTWO.
OnNovember11,2012,GeorgeEntwistle,theformerchiefexecutiveoftheBritishBroadcastingCorporation,wronglysuggestedthatitwasrelatedtoaseniorConservativePartymemberwhenhereceivedareportofachildsexualassault.Thescandalwasaffected,andheannouncedhisresignation.TonyHullarrangedtotakeoverasthechiefexecutiveofficerandbecametheshortest-livedpresidentwhenhetookofficeonSeptember17,2012.
OnAugust31,2014,Ms.RonaFairhead(RonaFairhead)becamethenewchairmanoftheBBCTrust,theregulatoroftheBritishBroadcastingCorporation.Fairhead,53,becamethefirstfemalechairpersonoftheBBCTrust,whichisresponsibleforoverseeingthemanagementandoperationoftheBBC.
InDecember2018,the"2018WorldBrand500"compiledbytheWorldBrandLabwasannounced,andtheBritishBroadcastingCorporationranked258th.
BBCServices
Radio
TheoriginalpurposeoftheBBCwastoprovidehigh-qualityradiobroadcastingservicestotheBritishpublic.Today,radioshowsarestillanimportantpartofBBCproducts.
BBC’sfirsttworadiostationswereHomeServiceandWorldService,andlaterprovidedsoftprograms(LightProgramme).In1967,themodernmusicchannel,BBCRadio1waslaunched,andadoptedanamingmethod:BBCRadio2broadcastslightmusic,countrymusic,jazzandentertainment,andBBCRadio4wasthepreviousdomesticservice.OnAugust27,1990,BBCRadio5waslaunchedandlaterrenamedBBCRadio5Live(BBCRadio5Live).
TheBBChas10radiochannelsandfacesdifferentaudiences.Fordifferentregions,theBBCalsohasdifferentprogrammingoptions.TheBBCGlobalServicebroadcaststotheworld,andsomeshortwavechannelsoftheBBCcanalsobelistenedtooutsidetheUK.Mostofthesechannelsarenews-based,andpartofthefundingcomesfromtheBritishMinistryofForeignAffairs.AllBBCradioprogramscanbedownloadedforfreefromtheInternet.
◎Britishdomestic
BBCRadio1(contemporarypopmusic)
BBCRadio2(lightmusicandcomedy)
BBCRadio3(Jazz,classicalmusicandnon-westernmusic)
BBCRadio4(non-musicentertainment,news,documentaryprograms)
BBCRadio5Live(news,sports,andComment)
◎DomesticUK,digitalgrouping
BBCAsiaNetwork(BroadcastinEnglishandotherlanguages)
BBCRadioFiveSports(SportsRadio)
1Xtra
6Music
BBC7(Speech,ComedyandDrama)
Changeto4Extra
◎Global
BBCWorldService
Television
Today’sBBCONEistheworld’sfirsttelevisionstation.Itwasestablishedin1936.TVprogramsbegantobeavailableonNovember2andwerecalled"BBCTelevisionService"(BBCTelevisionService)atthetime.BeforetheoutbreakofWorldWarII,about25,000familieswatchedtheshow.BBCTWOwaslaunchedin1964,andtheBBCTVservicewasrenamed.BBCONE'sprogramsareverypopular,includingdramas,comedies,documentaries,gameshowsandsoapoperas,andareoftenthemostwatchedTVchannelintheUK.ThemainBBCnewsprogramsarealsobroadcastonBBCONE,threetimesaday.
BBCTWOisthethirdtelevisionserviceintheUnitedKingdom.ItwasoriginallyscheduledtostartbroadcastingonApril20,1964.However,theBatterseaPowerPlantcaughtfirethatnightandtherewasablackoutinLondon,includingtheBBCTelevisionCenter.BBCTWOonlyItcouldbepostponeduntilthenextnight,andthehostwasstillholdingacandlewhenitstarted.InDecember1967,BBCTWObecamethefirstcolortelevisionchannelinEurope.BBCTWOdoesnothavesoapoperasornewsprograms.Itsprogramsaremainlyentertainmentandareofvarioustypes(butifaprogramhasahigherratings,itwillgenerallybetransferredtoBBCONE).InOctober1991,theBBCbeganbroadcastingTVprogramstoAsiaandtheMiddleEastunderthenameBBCWorldServiceTelevision.InDecember1992,thecoverageofthischannelwasextendedtoAfrica.InJanuary1995,BBCWorldServiceTelevisionwasreorganizedandfurthercoveredtheEuropeanregion.In2001,BBCWorldcompletedglobalcoverage.BBCWorldprovideshigh-qualitynewsprograms,andoftenbroadcastsdocumentariesthatarewidelyacclaimedintheUK.
BBCWorldwideisaninternationalsellerofBBCaudio-visualproducts,booksandotherproducts.ItsellsvariousBBCproductsdirectlytocountriesaroundtheworld,orusesBBCaudio-visualproducts,booksandotherproductswithrelatedcountries.Copyrightistraded.
IntheUK
AnalogTV
BBCONE(BBCONE),BBCsecondStation(BBCTWO)
DigitalTV-includingDTT,digitalcableTVanddigitalsatelliteTV:
BBCTHREE(BBCTHREE,hasbeenchangedBroadcastfortheInternet)
BBCFour(BBCFOUR,formerlyknownasBBCKnowledge)
BBCParliament
BBCNewsChannel(BBCNews)
CBBC(programchannelforchildrenover8yearsold)
CBeebies(programchannelfortoddlersunder8yearsold)
Global
BBCEntertainment(formerBBCPremierChannel)(BBCPrime)(Asianregion)
BBCAmericanChannel
BBCCanadaChannelBBCFoodChannel(SouthAfricaandNorthernEurope)BBCChildren’sChannel(Canada)
BBCGaelicChannel(ALBA)(Scotland)
BBCWorldNews(fullWorld)
BBCi
BBCi(ieBBCInteractive)includesallBBCinteractiveservices,includingdigitalTVandtheInternet.TheBBCiwebservice(formerlyknownasBBCOnline)containsnewsandprogramarchives.ManyBBCprogramscanbefoundontheBBCwebsite,anduserscandownload,watchandlistentothemfreely.BBCiisoneofthemostvisitedEnglishwebsites.
Inrecentyears,someInternetcompanieshavecomplainedthattheBBCspendstoomuchmoneyontheBBC’sInternetservicesandprovidesalargeamountoffreeandnon-advertisingmediaresources,makingotherwebsitesunabletocompetewiththem.TheydemandthattheBBC’sspendingonthewebsiteshouldberestrictedtoforcethemtocompetewithotherwebsitesonafairerstartingpointthroughadvertisingorreducedcontent.IntermsofdigitalTV,BBCihasabandonedtheCEEFAXservice.BBCicandisplayfull-colorphotosandvideos,andallowsuserstointeractwithprograms,suchasthehighlyinteractivebroadcastofthePremierLeagueandrugbymatches.
Sourcesoffunding
TheRadioActof1904stipulatesthatanyonewhowantstobroadcastorreceiveradioprogramsmustobtainalicensefromthepostoffice.AftertheestablishmentoftheBBC,theuser'sreceiptfeebecamethemainsourceoffundingfortheBBC.In1971,thehomeradioreceptionlicensewascancelled,butindividualsmustpaytoobtainalicensetowatchTVprograms.
EveryfamilyintheUK(exceptfortheelderlyandasmallnumberoflow-incomepeople,whoseexpensesarebornebytheBritishMinistryofCulture,MediaandSports)orbusinessesmustpurchaseaone-yeartelevisionlicensetoensurethattheBBCcanHavesufficientfundsto"educate,informandentertain"thepublic.Thefeeissetbythegovernment.ItispreciselybecauseofthisspecialsourceoffundingthattheBBCdoesnotcontainanycommercialadvertisements.Intheory,programproducersarenotdrivenbyanycommercialinterests,butinfacttheystillneedtofacevariouspressures.Forexample,politically,thegovernmentcanChangethelicensefeetoputpressureonthem;atthesametime,theymustalsofacecompetitionfromothercommercialTVstations.Overtheyears,theBBChasalsoreceivedspecialfundingfromtheBritishgovernment:forexample,partofthefundingfortheBBC’sglobalservicescomesfromtheBritishMinistryofForeignAffairs.TheBBCalsomakesmoneythroughcommercialactivities,suchassellingprogramsthathavebeenbroadcast.TheBBC's2003incomeincludes:
First,thelicensefeeincome:2.659billionpounds.
Second,£147millioncomesfromBBCBusinessHoldings.
Third,£237millioncomesfromBBC’sglobalservices,mainlygovernmentfunding(201million),16.1millionsubscriptionfeesfromusers,and6.6millionfromothersourcesofincome.
RoyalCharter
TheBBCRoyalCharterexpiresin2006.ThereviewoftheRoyalCharterisinprogress.
OnMarch2,2005,MinisterofCultureTessaJowellpublishedagreenpaperonthelong-termdevelopmentoftheBBC.ThemainpointsoftheGreenPaperare:
First,maintainthelicensingfeesystemuntil2016.AbolishtheBBCBoardofDirectorsandreplaceitwiththeBBCFoundation.
Secondly,increasetheoutsourcingofprogramproduction.Third,reducetheemphasisonviewingandcopytheconceptofprograms.
BBCChinese
Basicintroduction
TheBBCChineseDepartmentwasestablishedinMay1941.TherearesixandahalfhoursofMandarinprogramsandhalfanhourofCantoneseprogramseverydayInaddition,thereisaone-hour"CurrentEventsWeekly",whichisbroadcastbyHongKongRadioeverySundaymorning.TheofficeoftheBBCChineseDepartmentislocatedinCentral,HongKong.
TheBBCChinesewebsite,operatedbytheBBCChineseDepartment,wasestablishedinJanuary2006.ItmainlyreportsandintroducesthelatestinformationonBritisheducation,life,entertainment,EnglishPremierLeaguefootball,Englishteachingandstudyingabroad.ItisaChinesenews.Currentaffairswebsite,broadcastinMandarinandCantonese.Mandarinprogramsinclude:WorldTelecom,CurrentAffairs,InterviewDocumentary,MediaWideAngle,PeopleFocus,ChineseTalks,ChineseTalkingaboutChina,TalkingaboutFinanceandEconomics,StudyingintheUK,ExplorationandDiscovery,BritishWindow,BritishRanking,EntertainmentTimeandSpace,FashionLife,EnglishPremierLeaguefootball,listenermailbox,reporterLaihong.Cantoneseprogramsinclude:CurrentAffairsWeekly,hostedbyGuanZhiqiangandYePeishan,ChineseWatchChina,reporterscomingtoHongKong,Europeandthepulseofscienceandtechnology.ThewebsitealsoprovidesasectionforlearningEnglish.
Controversy
Foralongtime,theBBChasmaintainedarigorousandfairimageinfrontoftheworldpublic.However,theexposureofmultiplecontroversiesandsexscandalsseemstohaveaffecteditsreputation.InJuly2003,anewsprogramonBBCRadio4quotedagovernmentofficialassayingthattheBlairgovernmentwas“addingvinegar”totheissueof“Saddampossessingweaponsofmassdestruction”,insteadoffollowingtheinformationprovidedbyintelligenceagencies.TheintelligenceisaccuratelyreportedtothepublictogainpublicsupportforparticipatingintheUS-Iraqwar.ThefamousBBCreporterAndrewGilliganwhoreportedthenewslaterclaimedinanarticlethatAlistairCampbell,thepressofficeroftheBelliyagovernment,wasbehindtheexaggerationofintelligence.TheBritishgovernmentcompletelydeniedtheallegation,andtheBritishParliamentdecidedtoappointanindependentprosecutortoinvestigatetheincident.TheincidentledtothedeteriorationoftherelationshipbetweentheBBCandtheBritishgovernment.AfterthesuicideofDr.DavidKelly,aBritishMinistryofDefenseexpertwhowasoriginallysuspectedofbeingthesourceofBBCintelligence,theincidentcontinuedtoworsen.BoththeBBCandtheBritishgovernmentwereaccusedofbeingresponsibleforKelly'sdeath.Inthe"HuttonReport"lastpublishedbytheindependentprosecutor,bothGilliganandtheBBCexecutiveswereaccusedofmishandlingnews.TheincidentledtotheresignationofGeely,thepresidentoftheBBCandthechairmanoftheBBCboardofdirectors.
AttheendofDecember2003,thewell-knownBBCshowhostRobertKilroy-SilkwroteanarticleaboutdiscriminationagainstArabsinhisshow"SundayExpress"Article,andtheshowwasstoppedbytheBBC.OnNovember27,2006,theresultsoftheBBC’sfirstchildren’sprogram"BluePeter"(BluePeter)werefaked.Atthattime,duetotechnicalproblemsintheshow,awinnercouldnotbesuccessfullyproduced.AstaffmemberaskedagirlwhowasvisitingtheshowwithherparentstopretendtobeaTVviewer.Thestafftoldthewomanthecorrectanswer,andthenaskedthewomantousethephoneinthestudiooftheshowtocalltheeventsite,claimingtobecallingfromLondon.Atthattime,aliveaudiencewitnessedtheincidentandreportedtheincident.OnJuly12,2007,theBBCwasfined45,000poundsbytheBritishCommunicationsCommission(Ofcom).Later,becausetheepisodewasrebroadcastonCBBC,theBBCwasfinedanother5,000pounds.
OnJuly13,2007,thetrailerfortheBBCdocumentary"AYearwiththeQueen"(AYearwiththeQueen)waseditedincorrectly,causingtheaudiencetomistaketheQueenElizabethIIfortheAmericanfemalephotographerAnne.·AnnieLeibovitzwasangryandwalkedaway.TheBBCpubliclyapologizedforthisandclarifiedthatthepartwhereElizabethIIwalkedoutofthefilminglocationwasfilmedbeforeLiebowitzstarted.OnJuly20,StephenLambert,thecreativedirectorofRDFMediaGroup,theproductionunitofthefilm,admittedthatthiswashisideaandexpressedhiswillingnesstoresigntoshowresponsibility.TVstationssuchastheBBCandtheBritishIndependentTelevisionhavedecidedtostopcommissioningRDFtoproduceTVprograms.
OnJuly19,2007,aninternalinvestigationbytheBBCfoundthatthecontentofmanyprogramssuchas"LiZiKeXiaoXiu"wasfaked,andthestaffactedastheshowgamewinners,ornoprizesweregivenoutatall.
At21o'clockonSeptember2,2007(UKtime),BBCRadio3broadcastthedocumentary"Under18andUnderTheKnife",whichwillbea17-year-oldgirlsufferingfromanorexiaLynseyBowmanwassenttoTexasforbreastaugmentationsurgery,whichcausedcontroversy.TheBritish"NewsoftheWorld"criticizedtheBBCforwastingtheviewingfeespaidbycitizensonsuch"badprograms"andexpressedconcernaboutLinsi'smentalhealthafterbreastaugmentation.TheBBCarguedthatLinxi’sparentspaidforthebreastaugmentationsurgery,andLinxi’sparents’consenthadbeenobtainedbeforetheoperation,andtherewasabsolutelynouseofmoneypaidbythenationals.
Leakedspeechincident
ReportedonSeptember27,2012,aBBCreportersaidthatQueenElizabethIIhadtoldhimthatshehadbeenAradicalIslamicclergymanis"quitedissatisfied."
Thereporter'sactionswereconsideredagreatdestructionofrelatedetiquette,whichwasshocking.OneshouldnotdivulgetheQueen’sdialoguewithherself,especiallywhenwhatshesaidinvolvespolitics,becausetheQueenherselfshouldnothavepoliticalopinionsinprinciple.TheBBCapologizedimmediately,withahumbleattitude,claimingthattheactionsofreporterFrankGardner(FrankGardner)completelyexceededthebottomline.
TheBBCsaidinastatement,“TheQueen’sprivateconversationshouldnothavebeenleakedout.BoththeBBCandFrankfeltguiltyforbreachingtheirtrust.Thisiscompletelyinappropriate.Regardingtheembarrassmentcausedbythis,Frankfeelsextremelyguiltyandhehasapologizedtothecourt."
Thishappenedon"BBCToday"(BBCToday),aninfluentialmorningradioprogramonpublicissues.GardnerisanationalsecurityreporterfortheBBC.HewastalkingaboutAbuHamza,anIslamicclergymanfromEgypt.HamzasettledinEnglandandoncepreachedaviolentholywaragainstBritaininamosqueinnorthLondon.
Formanyyears,theBritishgovernmenthasbeentryingtoextraditeHamzatotheUnitedStates.IntheUnitedStates,Hamzabecameawantedcriminalformanyreasons.OnereasonisthathewasaccusedofestablishingaterroristtrainingcampinOregon.TheEuropeanCourtofHumanRightsruledthattheextraditionofHamzadidnotviolatehishumanrights.ThisdecisionclearedthewayforHamzatobeexpelledfromBritain.WhenGardnerwasdiscussingthecase,hesuddenlyhadtheurgetomentionsomefamouspeoplerelatedtothis.InBritain,theremaybenoonemorefamousthantheQueen.There,mostpeoplelikethequeen,althoughtheymaynotlikeherrelatives.Peopleusuallythinkthatthequeenisacharacterthatisdifficulttoread,andherself-restraintisadmirable.TheythinkthattheQueen'spublicspeechisdeliberatelydull,evenboring.Shehasusedtheartofmeaninglessgossipto"Didyoucomefromafar?"Therefore,whensheactuallyhasherownideas,itseemssurprisinginasense.
SpeakingofHamzabeingabletomovefreelyinthemosqueafewyearsago,heblurtedout,"Actually,Icantellyouthatthequeenisquitedissatisfiedwiththeinabilitytoarresthim.Shecan’tUnderstand-theremustbeawaytoarresthim,right?"
Thehostoftheshow,JamesNaughtie,wasobviouslytakenabackandsaid,"Thisinformationisveryexciting,Frank."
>Gardnerreplied,"Yes,IthinkIhavetomentionthis,shetoldme."
"Mentionthis?"Notisaid,"ThisItwaswonderful."
Then,GardnercontinuedtounscrupulouslyrevealthattheQueen"mentionedthistotheSecretaryoftheInterioratthetime,andshesaidthatthepersonmusthaveviolatedsomelaws."Astheheadofstate,thequeenshouldnotinterfereingovernmentaffairs.
TheBBCreportedthatDavidBlunkettmaybetheSecretaryoftheInteriormentionedbyGardner.HedeniedthattheQueenhadevertalkedtohimaboutAbuHamza.
Fakestorm
InDecember2011,theBritishBroadcastingCorporation(BBC)brokeoutthefalsificationstorm.Ittookmorethan4yearstoshootthenaturedocumentaryfilm"FrozenPlanet"(FrozenPlanet),oneoftheepisodesshowsaclipofapolarbearmothertakingcareofanewborncub.Thehostsaidthatitwasfilmedinasnowyandiceworld,whichwasappreciatedbytheaudience.Theproduceroftheshow,Jeffs,laterrevealedthetruthontheBBCwebsite,sayingthatpolarbearswouldstayinanicecavewhentheygavebirth.Itisimpossibletotakeaphotograph.Theclose-upshotwastakeninazooinGermany.Theteamhadalreadysetupbeforethemotherbeargavebirth.Goodshot.
OnDecember11,2011,theBBCsaidthatthemethodoffilmingthefootagehadalreadybeenclearlyexplainedontheprogramwebsite,andtheprogramalsousedwordscarefullyanddidnotmisleadtheaudience.TheaudiencebombardedtheBBCforusingfakesnowintheshe-bearfootage,apparentlydeliberatelydeceiving.Whittingdale,chairmanoftheCulture,MediaandSportsCommitteeoftheHouseofCommons,saidthatbroadcastersshouldnotgivetheillusionthattheyare"extremelydisappointed"thattheaudienceismisled.
The"WildWolf"of"HumanPlanet"isinthedocumentary"HumanPlanet"becauseproducersfailedtofindanywolvestofilmonlocation(producersfailedtofindanywolvestofilmonlocation).Theyfoundasemi-domesticatedwolf.
"Earth’sSecretParadise"(Earth’sSecretParadise),thisdocumentaryhasaverystunningnaturallandscape:whenavolcanoerupts,thereisamagnificentlightningintheskyfullofgrayclouds.ItissaidtoshowlightningintheashcloudattheupperendoftheCalbucovolcanoinsouthernChile.
In2015PlanetEarth,thereisascenefromtheperspectiveofaneagle,showingastunningsnow-cappedmountainlandscape.Butinfact,thiswasshotwithadomesticatedbird.
TheBBCadmitsthatthetreehouseshotsin"HumanPlanet"arefake:ThefootageofthePapuaNewGuineatribebuildingthetreehouseisactuallyachoreographydesign.
OnApril7,2018,theBBCadmittedtofalsifyinginthefamousdocumentary"HumanPlanet".
Employeeprotestincident
OnJune24,2014,localtime,accordingtomediareports,inLondon,England,BBCreportersandotherstaffweresealedwithblacktapeToexpresshissupportforjournalistssentencedtojailinEgypt,andtoprotestagainstthepersecutionoffreedomofspeechandjournalistsaroundtheworld.TheEgyptiancourtconvictedthreeAlJazeerareportersof"AssistingthebannedMuslimBrotherhood"onMondaylocaltimeandsentencedthemtosevenyearsinprison.
OffendedtheThairoyalfamily
Thailand’sDefenseMinisterPrawitWongsuwanstatedonDecember7,2016thattheBritishBroadcastingCorporation(BBC)wassuspectedofinsultingThailand’snewkingLaKingMart,theThaigovernmentwillinvestigatehim.
Sexscandalcrisis
Background
PresidentGeorgeEntwistle(7photos)
SavilewastheBBC’stophostinthe1970sand1980s.HepassedawayinOctober2011attheageof84.Accordingtothepolice,Savillehassexuallyassaultedmanypeople,includingmanyminors,overaperiodof40years.InNovember2011,theBBC’saceinvestigativeshow"NewsNight"producedaninvestigativeshowonSaville,butitwasnotbroadcastduetohigh-levelpressure.AftertheincidentwasexposedbyBBCemployees,publicopinionlashedout,accusingtheBBCofcoveringupcrimes.OnOctober24,2012,BritishmediareportedthatinadditiontoSaville,manypeoplewithintheBBCwereinvolvedinchildsexualassaultcases.
Confidencecrisis
HostJimmySavile'ssexscandalcontinuestoferment,causingtheBBCtofallintotheworstsinceitsestablishmentin1922Crisisofconfidence.
Reutersreportedthatavictimclaimedthatduringtheperiodfrom1970to1980whenSavillewaspopular,therewereseveralpedophileswithintheBBC.TheywereanorganizedgangwithmembersincludingSomeTVstars.
TheBritishPrimeMinisterCameronstatedinParliamentonOctober24,2012thattheRoyalProsecutor’sOfficehadlaunchedanurgentinvestigationtoverifythereasonsfortheterminationoftheinvestigationintotheSavillecasein2009.
BBCPresidentGeorgeEntwistle(GeorgeEntwistle)saidinaparliamentaryquestioningthattheBBCisinvestigating9currentemployeesaccusedofsexualassault.TheSavillescandalhasaffectedthereputationoftheBBC.Seriouslyquestioned.
IntheeyesofBritishsociety,theBBChaschangedfromthehomeoftheprotagonistofthesexualassaultscandalandthelatefamoushostSaviletoits"accomplice."ItisaccusedofknowingaboutSaville'sscandalforalongtime,butdeliberatelycoveringitup.
Presidentresigns
BBCPresidentGeorgeEntwistleannouncedhisresignationontheeveningofNovember10,2012.DuetotheseriousmisrepresentationofthenewsandthesexscandalofthelatehostJimmySavile,thecredibilityoftheBBChasbeenunprecedentedlyquestioned,andEntwistlesaiditmustbeheldresponsibleforit.
EntwistletookoverasthepresidentoftheBBConSeptember17,2012,withatermoflessthantwomonths.ThedirectreasonthatforcedhimtoresignwasthattheBBC'saceinvestigativeshow"NewsNight"revealedonNovember2thataformerConservativePartyMPwassuspectedofchildsexualassault,whichlaterprovedtobegrosslyuntrue.
Inpreviousreports,"NewsNight"statedthatformerConservativeUpperHouseMemberMcAlpinewassuspectedofsexuallyassaultingchildren.Intheshow,avictimnamedStevenMeshamclaimedthattheConservativepoliticianhadsexuallyassaultedhiminawelfarehomeinWalesinthe1990s.Thepoliceshowedhimaphotoduringtheinvestigation,andhewasmistakenlytoldthatthispersonwasMcAlpine.OnNovember9,2012,Meshamsawanotherphoto,onlythenrealizedthattheoffenderwasactuallysomeoneelse.McAlpineissuedastronglywordedstatement,stronglycondemningthis"completelywrongandgrosslydefamatory"report,andhislawyerrecommendedthathesueNewsNight.
OnNovember13,2012,theBBCChinesewebsitereportedthattheBBCNewsDirectorHelenBodenandhisdeputySteveMitchellhavebeensuspendedforeditingWork,andwaitfortheresultsoftheinvestigationintotheBBC’sabandonmentoftheprogramtoinvestigatesexscandals.
ThebroadcastoftheprogramtriggeredacrisisofpublicconfidenceintheBBCandannouncedhisresignation.TheBBCalsoannouncedthecessationofallinvestigationsontheSavilechildabusecaseinthe"NewsNight"column,whichcausedcontroversyhere.
Geographicalerroroftheshortfilm
OnJanuary19,2021localtime,theofficialTwitteroftheChineseversionofBBCNewsreleasedanewdocumentaryshortfilmcalled"ReturntoHubei".DeclaredtorecordthescenesonthestreetsofHubeioneyearlater.Butatthebeginningofthevideo,theydon'tevenknowwhereHubeiislocatedinChina.TheBBCfishedintroubledwatersagain,anddidnotcompletetheiconofChina.TheBBCdirectlymovedWuhantotheborderofShaanxi,Gansu,Ningxia,andInnerMongolia.Inthisway,IconfidentlytookaversionoftheHubeiscene"afterthefieldinvestigation".
Fakenewsrelatedtotheepidemic
InFebruary2021,therelevantpersoninchargeoftheInformationDepartmentoftheMinistryofForeignAffairstoldtheBBCaboutthefakenewsaboutthenewcrownpneumoniaepidemicbroadcastbytheBBConJanuary29,2021.TheheadoftheBeijingbranchofthemediamadesolemnrepresentations.TherelevantpersoninchargeoftheInformationDepartmentpointedoutthatinyourrecentnewsvideorelatedtothenewcrownepidemic,theepidemicwaslinkedtopolitics,andthe"concealmenttheory","sourcetheory"and"responsibilitytheory"oftheepidemicwerere-fried,andavideooftheanti-terrorismexercisewasusedastheChinesenationaldefenseagency.Thebroadcastof"violentlawenforcementandhumanrightsviolations"isatypicalfakenewswithideologicalprejudiceandabadinfluence.
AttheregularpressconferenceoftheMinistryofForeignAffairsheldonJanuary5,2021,areporterfromReutersaskedthattheMinistryofForeignAffairsaskedtheBBCtomakeapublicapologyforthefakenewsinitsreports.However,theBBCissuedastatementsayingthatitwillcontinuetoupholditsfairnessprinciple.What'syourcommentonthis?
Inresponse,spokespersonWangWenbinstatedthatyesterdayitwaspostedontheMinistryofForeignAffairswebsitethattherelevantpersoninchargeoftheInformationDepartmentoftheMinistryofForeignAffairsfiledasolemnrepresentationwiththepersoninchargeoftheBBCBeijingbranchregardingtheBBC’sbroadcastoffakenewsabouttheepidemic.IhavealsonoticedtherelevantresponsefromtheBBCyoumentionedjustnow.
Scamvisitincident
OnMay24,2021,theBritishBroadcastingCorporation(BBC)issuedastatementatlocaltime,admittingthatituseddeceptiontointerviewPrincessDianain1995.Healsostatedthathewouldconductaself-examinationandhopethatthe"pastmistakes"willnotberepeated.Inthisregard,someBritishmediaanalystspointedoutthatconcoctingfalseinformationthroughdeceptionandfabricatingfactsisnottheonlyproblemoftheBBC.Asamediaorganization,theBBCstillhasmanyproblemssuchasa“cultureoffear”andsystematiccover-upofscandalsforalongtime.Badsigns.
AccordingtoanindependentinvestigationreportrecentlypublishedbyLordDyson,aretiredjudgeoftheBritishSupremeCourt,BBCreporterMartinBashirused"fraudulentmeans"andforgeddocumentstodefraudPrincessDianaandherfamilyin1995.Thetrust,whichledtoanexclusiveinterviewwithPrincessDiana-andin1996,theBBCconductedaninternalinvestigationtocoverupthissituation.
Anti-vaccineprotests
OnAugust9,2021,therewasanotheranti-vaccinationprotestintheUnitedKingdom.SomeprotesterstriedtoattacktheBBCTVcentertoprotestagainstvaccinepassportsandvaccinationsforchildren.Videosonsocialmediashowedthatagroupofdemonstratorstriedtobreakthroughpolicerestrictionstoenterthebuilding.Thedemonstratorsclashedfiercelywiththepolice,dissatisfiedwiththeBBC'sreportonvaccinepassports,believingthatthey"didnotprovidecorrectinformation."
LandinginChina
InFebruary2021,theStateAdministrationofRadioandTelevisionannouncedthatafterinvestigation,theBBCWorldNews’China-relatedreportseriouslyviolatedthe"RegulationsonRadioandTelevisionAdministration"and"OverseasTherelevantprovisionsofthe"MeasuresfortheAdministrationoftheLandingofSatelliteTVChannels"violatetherequirementsthatnewsshouldbetruthfulandfair,harmChina’snationalinterests,undermineChina’snationalunity,anddonotmeettheconditionsforoverseaschannelstolandinChina.TheStateAdministrationofRadioandTelevisiondoesnotallowBBCWorldNewstocontinueForlandinginChina,theapplicationforlandinginthenewyearwillnotbeaccepted.
StartingfromtheeveningofFebruary12,aspokespersonforRadioHongKongstatedthat,accordingtoareportfromtheStateAdministrationofRadioandTelevision,RadioHongKongwillnolongerbroadcasttheBBCInternationalChanneland"BBCCurrentAffairsWeekly"from11pmonthe12th."programme.
Anecdote
TheBritishBroadcastingCorporation(BBC)incorrectlydisplayedthe"YearoftheHorse"whenreportingontheglobalcelebrationoftheLunarNewYearonJanuary31,2014(NewYear'sDay)It'sthe"yearoftheprostitute",makingalotofjokes.
TheBBCNewsmistakenlydisplayedtheEnglish"YearofHorse"asthehomophonic"YearofWhores"(YearofWhores)ontheTVsubtitlesonFriday.DiscerningpeoplephotographedthisOolongsceneanduploadedittosocialnetworkingsites,anditwentviral.Somenetizensjoked:“AccordingtotheBBC’ssubtitles,thisyearshouldbequiteinteresting.”
ThesubtitlesofBBC’slivebroadcastprogramsareautomaticallygeneratedbyacomputervoicerecognitionsystemorinputinrealtimebyastenographer.Errors.In2002theBritishQueenMotherfuneralreports,theceremonywasattendedbytheArchbishopofCanterbury(ArchbishopofCanterbury)isdisplayedas"Canterburybitch(ArchBitchofCanterbury)";whilein2011,thestationreportedthatthepigindustryconditions,saidpigWillnibbleanythinginthepigpen,includingrubberboots(wellies),butthesubtitlesare"willies"(penis).
AninterestingfactabouttheBBCandthe2008AprilFool'sDayjoke.In2008,theBBCfilmcrewfilmedthenaturalhistoryseriesMiraclesofEvolutionnearAntarctica.IttellsthestoryoftheflyingAdeliepenguin.ThisvideoofflyingpenguinshasbecomeoneofthemostwatchedvideosontheInternet.Inthefilm,thenarratorexplainedthatinsteadofhuddlingtogethertoenduretheseverewintercold,thesepenguinsflewtothetropicalrainforestsofSouthAmericathousandsofmilesawaytoenjoythewarmtropicalsunshine.Infact,thisfilmwascompletedinastudio.
Documentary
DigitalDepartment:
FiftyYearsoftheBBCStorm(2episodes)
PartA:
BBC.Alien.Empire.InsectEmpire(6episodes)
BBC.Ancient.Apocalypse.AncientApocalypse(4episodes)
BBCAncientRomeTheRiseandFallofanEmpire.AncientRome-theriseandfallofanempire(6episodes)
BBC.AnimalCamera.Animalcamera,alsoknownasspyingoncreatures(3episodes)
BBC.Animal.Battlefield.AnimalKillingField(4episodes)
BBC.Animal.Games.AnimalOlympics(1episode)
BBC.Ape-Man.Humanorigin,alsoknownasFromApetoMan(3episodes)
BBC.A.History.of.Britain.HistoryofGreatBritain/HistoryofBritain(15episodes)BBC.Amazon.Abyss.AmazonAbyss(5episodes)
BBC.AroundTheWorldIn80Treasures.WorldIn80Treasures(10episodes)
BBC.AttenboroughinParadise.AttenboroughinParadise.AttenboroughinParadise(7episodes)
BBC.AWalkingwithDinosaursSpecial-SeaMonsters.WalkingwithDinosaurs-UnderseaKing(3episodes)
BBCArtCollectionArtCollectionSeries
BBCAfrica.Africa.(6episodes)
BBC.Ancient.Worlds.AncientWorld(6episodes)
Bworddepartment:
BBC.Battlefields.KillingFields(4episodes)
BBC.BattleofTheSexesInTheAnimalWorld.Battleofthesexesintheanimalworld,alsoknownasthewarofsexes(6episodes)
BBC.Bible.Mysteries.Bibledecoding(9episodes)
BBC.Brain.story.Roaminginthemind(6episodes)
ThetruefaceofBBCCaribbeanPirateBlackbeard/GhostPirateShip(1episode+2episodes)
BBCBurmaTheForgottenWarMyanmar:TheForgottenWar(1episode)
Cwordpart:
BBC.Colosseum.RomanArena(1episode)
DepartmentofD:
BBC.D-Day6.6.1944.NormandyLandingDay(2episodes)
BBC.D-DaytoBerlin.FromNormandytoBerlin(3episodes)
BBC.DeepBlue.DeepBlue(2episodes)
BBC.DolphinsDeep.Thinkers.2003SmartDolphins(1episode)
BBC.Dragons.Alive.2004.ModernDinosaurs(3episodes)
BBC.Dunkirk.DunkirkRetreat(3episodes)
PartE:
BBC.EarthStory.Thestoryoftheformationoftheearth(8episodes)
BBC.Earth.Ride.EarthWaterJourney(1episode)
BBC.Egypt.TheSecretHistoryofAncientEgypt(EgyptFeature)(6episodes)
BBCElephantDiaries.ElephantDiaries(3episodes)
BBC.Europe.A.Natural.History.EuropeanNaturalHistory(4episodes)
p>Gwordpart
BBC.Great.Wildlife.Moments.WildlifeWonderfulMoments(1episode)
Hwordpart:
BBC.Himalaya.JourneytotheHimalayas(6episodes)
BBC.Hiroshima.Hiroshima(1episode)
BBC.HorrorintheEast..HorrorintheEast..HorrorintheEast(2episodes)
BBC.How.to.Build.A.Human.CopyingNewHumans(4episodes)
BBC.HumanInstinct.HumanInstinct(4episodes)
BBC.Human.Senses.HumanSenses(3episodes)
BBCHorizon:Einstein'sEquationofLifeandDeath(1episode)
BBCHorizon:Einstein'sUnfinishedSymphony.Einstein'sUnfinishedSymphony(1episode)
BBCHorizon:EquinoxEinsteinsBiggestBlunder.Einstein'sBiggestBlunder(1episode)
BBCHorizonTheLostPyramidsOfCaral.TheForgottenPyramidofCaral,Peru(1episode)
BBCHorizon:TheMissingLink.TheMissingLinkofEvolution(1episode)
BBCHorizon:TheMysteryOfTheJurassic.JurassicMystery(1episode)
BBCHorizon:ExtremeDinosaurs.Horizon:TheMysteryoftheDragon(1episode)
BBCHorizon:T.Rex,WarriorOrWimp.Horizon:Tyrannosaurus,WarriororCoward(1episode)
BBCHorizon.-.Supermassive.Black.Holes.Horizonseriesofsupermassiveblackholes(1episode)
BBCHorizon:TheDayTheEarthNearlyDied(1episode)
BBCHorizon:TheLostPyramidsOfCaral:TheForgottenPeruPyramidofCaral(1episode)
BBCHorizon:AtlantisReborn.Horizon:AtlantisReborn(1episode)
BBCHorizon:CloningTheFirstHuman.Horizon:TheBirthofaClone(1episode)
BBCHorizon:KillerAlgae.Horizon:KillerAlgae(1episode)
BBCHorizon:TheSecretLifeOfCaves.Horizon:TheSecretLifeOfCaves(1episode)
BBCBloodandFlowers-InSearchoftheAztecs.BloodandFlowers:SearchingforAztecs(1episode)
BBC-Horizon:Saturn-LordOfTheRings.Vision:Saturn(1Episodes)
BBC.HowArtMadeTheWorld(5episodes)
Iworddepartment:
BBC.In.Search.Of.The.Trojan.War.SearchforTrojanWar(7episodes)
BBCInSearchOfMythsAndHeroes(4episodes)
BBCInTheFootstepsOfAlexanderTheGreat2005FollowAlexandertheGreat(4episodes)
Jworddepartment:
BBC.Journeys.to.the.Bottom.of.the.Sea.JourneyundertheSea(6episodes)
p>BBC.Jungle.JungleAdventure(3episodes)
BBC.Journey.of.Life.JourneyofLife(5episodes)
Kworddepartment:
BBC.Kenneth.Clark's.Civilisationcivilization(13episodes))
BBC.KillingForALiving(13episodes)
Rworddepartment:
BBC.RenaissanceRevolution(3episodes)
Lworddepartment:
BBC.Land.of.the.Tiger.TheKingdomoftheTiger(6episodes)
BBC.LAuschwitz.The.Nazis.and.the.Final.Solution.2005.Auschwitz.TheNaziPartyandtheFinalPlan(AuswitzConcentrationCamp)(6episodes)
BBC.TheLegendOfTheHolyGrail.4episodes)
BBC.Light.Fantastic.DanceofLight(4episodes)
BBC.LifeintheFreezer.FairyTaleofIceandSnow(6episodes)
BBC.Lost.Worlds.Vanished.Lives.VanishedCreatures(6episodes)
BBCLeonardodavinci.DaVinci(3episodes)
BBCLifeonearth.Evolution(15episodes)
BBC.LifeintheUndergrowth2005.LifeintheUndergrowth(5episodes)
BBC.Living.Britain.VitalityEngland(6episodes)
Mworddepartment:
BBC.Massive.Nature.GroupNature(6episodes)
BBC.MichaelPalin.FullCircleWithMichaelPalin.GlobalTravel(10episodes+2episodes)
BBC.MichaelPalin.HemingwayAdventure.HemingwayAdventures
BBC.Michael.Palin.Around.The.World.In.80.Days.Travelingaroundtheearthin80days(7episodes+1episode)
BBC.Monsters.We.Met.Encounteringmonsters(3episodes)
Nwordpart:
BBC.Nile.2004.TheNile(3episodes)
BBC.NoahandtheGreatFlood.Noah'sArk(1episode)
BBC.Natural.World.Secrets.of.the.Maya.Underworld.MayaMystery(1episode)
PDepartment:
BBC.Phobias.Feareveryonetalks(3episodes)
BBC.PlanetEarth.Earth(5episodes)
BBC.Pole.to.PolePolarTour(8episodes)
BBC.Pompeii-The.Last.Day.Pompeii-TheLastDay(1episode)
BBC.Power.of.Art.PowerofArt(8episodes+1episode)
BBC.Pyramid.Pyramid(1episode)
BBC.PowerofNightmares.TheRiseOfThePoliticsOfFear.Thepowerofnightmares.Theriseofpanicpolitics(3episodes)
BBC.Predators.Predators(6episodes,AVI,withoutsubtitles)
BBC.Prehistoric.America.PrehistoricAmerica(6episodes)
Sworddepartment:
BBC.SouthPacific(6episodes)
BBC.Sahara.JourneytotheSaharaDesert(4episodes)
BBC.Saint.Paul.ThedisciplePaul(1Episode)
BBC.Seven.Wonders.of.the.Industrial.World.SevenIndustrialWonders(7episodes)
BBC.SecretsOfTheAncients(5episodes))
BBC.SonofGod.JesusChristtheSonofGod(3episodes)
BBC.Space.Odyssey.InterstellarWandering(2episodes)
BBC.Space.UniverseInfinite(6episodes)
BBC.Space.RaceSpaceRace(4episodes)
BBC.State.of.the.Planet.VoiceoftheEarth(3episodes)
BBC.StephenHawking'sUniverse.Hawking'sUniverse(6episodes)
BBC.Super.Human.Superhuman(6episodes)
BBC.Supernatural.SupernaturalPower(6episodes)
BBC.Supersense.AnimalSuperSenses(6episodes)
BBC.Supervolcano.Supervolcano:TheRealDoom(2episodes)
Tworddepartment:
BBC.TheBattleofTheAtlantic.BattleoftheAtlantic(3episodes)
BBC.TheHumanMind.HumanMind(3episodes)
BBC.TheLifeOfBirds.BirdsBiography(10episodes)
BBC.TheRoadtoWar.RoadtoWar(4episodes)
BBC.The.Abyss.UnderseaAbyss(1episode)
BBC.The.Blue.Planet.BluePlanet(10episodes)
BBC.The.Divine.Michelangelo(2episodes)
BBCTheMiraclesofJesus.MiraclePerspective(3episodes)
BBCTheHumanAnimal.PeopleandAnimals(6episodes)
BBC.The.Human.Body.HumanRoaming(8episodes)
BBC.The.Human.Face.TheMysteryoftheFiveSenses(4episodes)
BBC.The.Life.Of.Buddha.RoadtoBuddha(1episode)
BBC.The.Life.Of.Mammals.Mammals(11episodes)
BBC.The.Living.Planet.LivingPlanet(13episodes)
BBC.The.Nazis.A.Warning.From.History.NaziWarningRecord(6episodes)
BBC.The.Planets(8episodes)
BBC.The.Private.Life.of.Plants.PlantPrivateLife(6episodes)
BBC.Time.Machine.TimeMachine(3episodes)
BBC.Trials.of.Live.SourceofLife(12episodes)
BBC.The.Day.the.Universe.Changed.Everydayofchange
BBCTimewatchForgottenHeroes.Timewatch-UnsungHeroes(1episode)
BBCTheBeautyofMaps(4episodes)
BBCTheChineseAreComing2011Chinesearecoming(2episodes)
BBCTheAscentofMoney(6episodes)
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Wworddepartment:
BBC.WalkingwithDinosaurs.WalkingwithDinosaurs(7episodes)
BBCAWalkingwithDinosaursSpecial-LandofGiants-TheGiantClaw.DragonKingdom(1episode)
BBC.Walking.with.Beasts.WalkingwiththeBeasts(6episodes)
BBC.WalkingwithCavemen.WalkingwiththeAncients(4episodes)
BBC.WaroftheCentury.CenturyWar-WorldWarIIEuropeanEasternFrontDocumentary(4episodes)
BBC.Weird.Nature.SpiritualFunNature(6episodes)
BBC.WildNewWorld.WildNewWorld(6episodes)
BBC.Wild.Afica.WildAfrica(6episodes)
BBC.Wild.Australasia.WildAustralia(6episodes)
BBC.Wild.China.BeautifulChina(6episodes)
BBC.Wild.Indonesia.WildIndonesia(3episodes)
BBC.Wild.South.America.WildSouthAmerica(6episodes)
BBC.Wild.Weatherweather(4episodes)
BBC.WildlifeSpecials(13episodes)