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The '''BBC''' (short for '''British Broadcasting Corporation''') was an [[Earth]] television network. It was based in the [[United Kingdom]] and was founded in the [[20th century]]. | |image = BBC logo (Wonder Chase).png | ||
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The '''BBC''' (short for '''British Broadcasting Corporation'''), sometimes known as the '''Beeb''', was an [[Earth]] [[television]] network. It was based in the [[United Kingdom]] and was founded in the [[20th century]]. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
On [[14 July]] [[1930]], the BBC broadcast a television adaptation of ''[[The Man with the Flower in His Mouth]]'' by [[Luigi Pirandello]]. This was the first television drama to be produced in the United Kingdom. Provided that the broadcast was successful, the BBC considered producing an adaptation of ''[[Black Orchid (book)|Black Orchid]]'' by [[George Cranleigh]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]'') | On [[14 July]] [[1930]], the BBC broadcast a television adaptation of ''[[The Man with the Flower in His Mouth]]'' by [[Luigi Pirandello]]. This was the first television drama to be produced in the United Kingdom. Provided that the broadcast was successful, the BBC considered producing an adaptation of ''[[Black Orchid (book)|Black Orchid]]'' by [[George Cranleigh]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]'') | ||
On [[2 June]] [[1953]], the BBC broadcast live coverage of the coronation of Queen [[Elizabeth II]] from [[Alexandra Palace]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | On [[2 June]] [[1953]], the BBC broadcast live coverage of the coronation of Queen [[Elizabeth II]] from [[Alexandra Palace]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | ||
The [[science fiction]] television series ''[[Nightshade (series)|Nightshade]]'', starring [[Edmund Trevithick]] as the title character, ran on the BBC from [[1953]] to [[1958]]. It was rebroadcast on [[BBC Two|BBC2]] in [[December]] [[1968]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'') | The [[science fiction]] television series ''[[Nightshade (series)|Nightshade]]'', starring [[Edmund Trevithick]] as the title character, ran on the BBC from [[1953]] to [[1958]]. It was rebroadcast on [[BBC Two|BBC2]] in [[December]] [[1968]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'') | ||
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A BBC News bulletin on [[15 October]] [[1957]] reported on the recent launch of ''[[Sputnik]]'', [[Earth]]'s first artificial satellite, by the [[Soviet Union]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Unregenerate! (audio story)|Unregenerate!]]'') | A BBC News bulletin on [[15 October]] [[1957]] reported on the recent launch of ''[[Sputnik]]'', [[Earth]]'s first artificial satellite, by the [[Soviet Union]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Unregenerate! (audio story)|Unregenerate!]]'') | ||
On a [[Saturday]] in [[November]] [[1963]], Ace briefly watched [[BBC television]] at [[Mike Smith]]'s house. At 5:15, a new [[science fiction]] series was about to start airing, whose name started with ''[[ | On a [[Saturday]] in [[November]] [[1963]], Ace briefly watched [[BBC television]] at [[Mike Smith]]'s house. At 5:15, a new [[science fiction]] series was about to start airing, whose name started with ''[[TV series (Remembrance of the Daleks)|Doc—]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | ||
In [[1966]], BBC newsreader [[Kenneth Kendall]] reported on the [[War Machine]] crisis and announced when the first machine had been destroyed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines]]'') | In [[1966]], BBC newsreader [[Kenneth Kendall]] reported on the [[War Machine]] crisis and announced when the first machine had been destroyed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'') | ||
Circa the [[1970s]], [[BBC3]] broadcast live, on the public affairs programme ''[[The Passing Parade]]'', the opening of the [[Devil's Hump]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'') | Circa the [[1970s]], [[BBC3]] broadcast live, on the public affairs programme ''[[The Passing Parade]]'', the opening of the [[Devil's Hump]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') | ||
In [[1976]], [[ | In [[1976]], [[UNIT]], members of the band [[Plasticine (group)|Plasticine]], the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Ace]] broke into the BBC in an attempt to stop a [[Vardan]] invasion. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') | ||
In [[1996]], the [[Blue Peter]] garden was destroyed by a member (or members) of [[Faction Paradox]], the effect of which was a far more intense psychological reaction than any direct assault on the people's psyche. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two]]'') | In [[1996]], the [[Blue Peter]] garden was destroyed by a member (or members) of [[Faction Paradox]], the effect of which was a far more intense psychological reaction than any direct assault on the people's psyche. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'') | ||
While in [[2001]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] noted to himself that even the BBC logo had changed since the [[1960s]] into a blocky square style. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'') | While in [[2001]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] noted to himself that even the BBC logo had changed since the [[1960s]] into a blocky square style. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Escape Velocity (novel)|Escape Velocity]]'') | ||
By [[2003]], [[Jocelyn Stevens]], still under the influence of [[BOSS]], had become Director-General of the BBC, with an interest in interactive and digital broadcasting. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Global Conspiracy? (home video)|Global Conspiracy?]]'') | |||
At some point, [[BBC Wales]] produced a documentary about [[Flight 405]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Flight 405 (audio story)|Flight 405]]'') | |||
In [[2005]], the BBC correspondents [[Francis Currie]] and [[Scott Christie]] were among the newscasters reporting on alien attacks and civil unrest in [[London]]. Right after the live broadcast of the Deputy PM [[Meena Cartwright]], the BBC was knocked off the air when an [[Internal Counter-Intelligence Service|ICIS]]-brainwashed suicide bomber attacked it during a live broadcast, killing Christie. Currie referred to the attack as a "double-whammy" propaganda move. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Coup (audio story)|The Coup]]'', ''[[The Longest Night (audio story)|The Longest Night]]'') | In [[2005]], the BBC correspondents [[Francis Currie]] and [[Scott Christie]] were among the newscasters reporting on alien attacks and civil unrest in [[London]]. Right after the live broadcast of the Deputy PM [[Meena Cartwright]], the BBC was knocked off the air when an [[Internal Counter-Intelligence Service|ICIS]]-brainwashed suicide bomber attacked it during a live broadcast, killing Christie. Currie referred to the attack as a "double-whammy" propaganda move. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Coup (audio story)|The Coup]]'', ''[[The Longest Night (audio story)|The Longest Night]]'') | ||
In [[2006]], the BBC did a news report on the alien crash in the [[River Thames|Thames]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'') On [[Christmas]] of that year, the BBC broadcasted Prime Minister [[Harriet Jones]]'s address to [[Great Britain]] rather than the traditional greeting by the monarch (in this case, Elizabeth II). ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | In [[2006]], the BBC did a news report on the alien crash in the [[River Thames|Thames]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'') On [[Christmas]] of that year, the BBC broadcasted Prime Minister [[Harriet Jones]]'s address to [[Great Britain]] rather than the traditional greeting by the monarch (in this case, Elizabeth II). ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
In [[2007]], the BBC broadcasted a news story to warn people of the [[Cyberman | ''[[A for Andromeda]]'' was a BBC [[science fiction]] [[series]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Torchwood: The Encyclopedia (reference book)|page=4}}) | ||
In [[2007]], the BBC broadcasted a news story to warn people of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'') The Cybermen took control of all the TV channels, including the BBC, to broadcast their message of world domination around the globe. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'') | |||
In [[2007]], a BBC News bulletin reported that the [[United States of America|United States]] and [[United Kingdom]] governments were anticipating final victory in the [[Iraq War]] in the near future. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Unregenerate! (audio story)|Unregenerate!]]'') | In [[2007]], a BBC News bulletin reported that the [[United States of America|United States]] and [[United Kingdom]] governments were anticipating final victory in the [[Iraq War]] in the near future. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Unregenerate! (audio story)|Unregenerate!]]'') | ||
In [[ | In the [[2000s]],{{note|According to the episode ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'', [[Martha Jones]]' present day during [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 3]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' takes place over a six-day period, with {{Simm}} being elected three days after ''Smith and Jones'', and the [[Toclafane]] [[Toclafane invasion|invading Earth]] five days after ''Smith and Jones''. However, [[Aliens of London dating controversy|sources differ on which dates these stories are set]]. According to [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Paradox Moon (short story)|The Paradox Moon]]'', the Toclafane invasion happens on [[23 June]] [[2007]], placing the events of ''Smith and Jones'' on [[18 June]]. According to [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hysteria (audio story)|Hysteria]]'', ''Smith and Jones'' takes place in [[2008]], with a [[UNIT]] mission log in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Recruits (audio story)|Recruits]]'' referring to the recovery of moon rocks from [[Royal Hope Hospital]] in [[March]] 2008. A newspaper clipping in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'' places ''Smith and Jones'' on a [[Sunday]] [[4 June]], thus placing the Toclafane invasion on [[Friday]] [[9 June]]. In the real world, these dates do not fall on a Sunday and Friday in either 2007 or 2008.}} {{Simm}} broadcasted his message about contact with alien life through the BBC. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | ||
[[ | In the 2000s,{{note|No on screen date is given for the first two series of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', outside of ''[[The Day of the Clown (TV story)|The Day of the Clown]]'' from the [[Series 2 (SJA)|second series]] being set shortly after [[9 October]] in an undisclosed year. While [[Donna Noble]]'s present from the [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|fourth series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' is set around the same time as the [[Series 1 (SJA)|first series]] of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'', and ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'' from the second series of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is explicitly described as being set a year after ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'' from the first series, ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s fourth series is [[Aliens of London dating controversy|not consistently dated]], with [[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[SOS (audio story)|SOS]]'' setting the present of the 13 regular episodes in [[2008]] (heavily implied by [[TV]]: ''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]'' as well), and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]'' setting them in about [[April]] to [[June]] [[2009]].}} the channel also reported highly destructive cataclysms ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'', ''[[The Lost Boy (TV story)|The Lost Boy]]'') and emergencies such as the [[ATMOS]] disaster, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') the Earth's abduction, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') and the Zodiac brainwashing. ([[TV]]: ''[[Secrets of the Stars (TV story)|Secrets of the Stars]]'') | ||
In [[2009]], the BBC covered | In [[2009]], the BBC covered [[the 456]] crisis. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth]]'') | ||
In [[2012]] the [[Eightfold Truth]] purchased the BBC centre and converted it into the headquarters of their cult. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eight Truths (audio story)|The Eight Truths]]'') | In [[2012]] the [[Eightfold Truth]] purchased the BBC centre and converted it into the headquarters of their cult. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eight Truths (audio story)|The Eight Truths]]'') | ||
[[Clara Oswald]] liked to use the TARDIS to catch up on missed BBC television programmes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'') | [[Clara Oswald]] liked to use the TARDIS to catch up on missed BBC television programmes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | ||
By the [[2060s]], the BBC had turned into the [[British Film and Television Corporation]]; following the [[Myloki]] war, its [[London]] headquarters were used as a covert base for [[SILHOET]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Indestructible Man]]'') | In [[2015]], the BBC broadcast a clip posted online of [[Etoine|a man]] in [[London]] transforming into a [[Zygon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Zygon Inversion (TV story)|The Zygon Inversion]]'') | ||
[[BBC Radio 4]] once interviewed [[Bishop (Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost)|Bishop]], and the experience boosted his ego. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost (short story)|Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost]]'') | |||
By the [[2060s]], the BBC had turned into the [[British Film and Television Corporation]]; following the [[Myloki]] war, its [[London]] headquarters were used as a covert base for [[SILHOET]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Indestructible Man (novel)|The Indestructible Man]]'') | |||
== Parallel universes == | == Parallel universes == | ||
[[File:TVActionComic.jpg|thumb|left|[[Beep the Meep]]'s ship crashed into this universe's BBC | [[File:TVActionComic.jpg|thumb|left|[[Beep the Meep]]'s ship crashed into this universe's BBC Television Centre. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'') ]] | ||
[[Beep|Beep the Meep]] travelled to a [[Parallel universe (TV Action!)|parallel universe]], in which the Doctor's universe existed only as part of a BBC science fiction television series called ''[[Doctor Who (TV Action!)|Doctor Who]]'', on [[12 October]] [[1979]], and took control of the [[BBC Television Centre (TV Action!)|BBC Television Centre]]. The [[Eighth Doctor]] and his companion [[Izzy Sinclair]] defeated Beep with the help of the actor [[Tom Baker (TV Action!)|Tom Baker]], who infuriated him with his endless rambling. Strangely, Baker both physically resembled the [[Fourth Doctor]] and played him on the television series. The Doctor learned the truth when he discovered the [[DWM 1 (TV Action!)|first issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Weekly (TV Action!)|Doctor Who Weekly]]''. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'') | |||
In [[Jackie Reeve's universe|another parallel universe]], the BBC shut down after the [[sun]] died and the [[Earth]] began hurtling aimlessly through [[space]]. The [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]], [[Margo Kinnear (Jackie Reeve's universe)|Margo Kinnear]], made her final address before the end of broadcasting. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Endless Night (audio story)|The Endless Night]]'') | |||
In a parallel reality designed to trap [[Panda]], [[Mariella Frostrup]] from [[BBC Radio 4]] tried to interview Panda. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Framed (short story)|Framed]]'') | |||
On the [[Inferno Earth]] the BBC's radio channels mostly carried news and martial-style music while television was the primary instrument of [[propaganda]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'') often airing sensationalist documentaries and chat shows such as ''[[Occult Secrets of the Nazis]]'' and ''[[Harold Chorley|Chorley's People]]'' ridiculing groups the [[Republic of Great Britain|government]] disapproved of such as [[occultism|occultists]] and [[Cross-dressing|cross-dressers]]. On this Earth the corporation was partly funded by advertising. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Still Lives (short story)|Still Lives]]'') | |||
In [[Pete's World]], [[John Lumic]] managed to get the BBC disbanded, allowing [[Cybusnet™]] to stand as the only world-scale information provider. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lumic (short story)|Lumic]]'') | |||
[[ | == References == | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] told [[Frobisher]] that he had been threatened by experts, including, among others, BBC producers. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Shape Shifter (comic story)|The Shape Shifter]]'') | |||
The [[Ninth Doctor]] once attempted to pass off as a representative of the [[BBC Transworld Service]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bleeding Heart (audio story)|The Bleeding Heart]]'') | The [[Ninth Doctor]] once attempted to pass off as a representative of the [[BBC Transworld Service]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bleeding Heart (audio story)|The Bleeding Heart]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
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[[BBC Shop (Doctor Who Minecraft)|A BBC Shop]] was present behind [[Christel Dee (in-universe)|Christel Dee]] when she entered [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Doctor Who Minecraft (webcast)}}) | |||
The BBC had a [[Media Café]]. In this cafe, there was a monitor, upon which the [[logo]] for [[BBC Tours]] could be seen. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Mind My Minions (webcast)}}) | |||
=== Other information === | |||
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In the real world, the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] is the dominant [[television]] and [[radio]] broadcast entity in the United Kingdom and a global entertainment company. Currently, the BBC operates multiple TV networks and radio stations, many of which have broadcast ''[[Doctor Who]]''-related content over the years. | |||
Its main television channel is currently known as [[BBC One]]. It was on BBC One that ''Doctor Who'' aired from 1963 to 1989 and again since 2005. It was also the home network of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' in the latter part of its run. | |||
== External links == | |||
{{Official website|www.bbc.com/}} | |||
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{{YouTube|BBC}} | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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The BBC (short for British Broadcasting Corporation), sometimes known as the Beeb, was an Earth television network. It was based in the United Kingdom and was founded in the 20th century.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
On 14 July 1930, the BBC broadcast a television adaptation of The Man with the Flower in His Mouth by Luigi Pirandello. This was the first television drama to be produced in the United Kingdom. Provided that the broadcast was successful, the BBC considered producing an adaptation of Black Orchid by George Cranleigh. (PROSE: The Wheel of Ice)
On 2 June 1953, the BBC broadcast live coverage of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II from Alexandra Palace. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern)
The science fiction television series Nightshade, starring Edmund Trevithick as the title character, ran on the BBC from 1953 to 1958. It was rebroadcast on BBC2 in December 1968. (PROSE: Nightshade)
A BBC News bulletin on 15 October 1957 reported on the recent launch of Sputnik, Earth's first artificial satellite, by the Soviet Union. (AUDIO: Unregenerate!)
On a Saturday in November 1963, Ace briefly watched BBC television at Mike Smith's house. At 5:15, a new science fiction series was about to start airing, whose name started with Doc—. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
In 1966, BBC newsreader Kenneth Kendall reported on the War Machine crisis and announced when the first machine had been destroyed. (TV: The War Machines)
Circa the 1970s, BBC3 broadcast live, on the public affairs programme The Passing Parade, the opening of the Devil's Hump. (TV: The Dæmons)
In 1976, UNIT, members of the band Plasticine, the Seventh Doctor, Bernice Summerfield and Ace broke into the BBC in an attempt to stop a Vardan invasion. (PROSE: No Future)
In 1996, the Blue Peter garden was destroyed by a member (or members) of Faction Paradox, the effect of which was a far more intense psychological reaction than any direct assault on the people's psyche. (PROSE: Interference - Book Two)
While in 2001, Fitz Kreiner noted to himself that even the BBC logo had changed since the 1960s into a blocky square style. (PROSE: Escape Velocity)
By 2003, Jocelyn Stevens, still under the influence of BOSS, had become Director-General of the BBC, with an interest in interactive and digital broadcasting. (HOMEVID: Global Conspiracy?)
At some point, BBC Wales produced a documentary about Flight 405. (AUDIO: Flight 405)
In 2005, the BBC correspondents Francis Currie and Scott Christie were among the newscasters reporting on alien attacks and civil unrest in London. Right after the live broadcast of the Deputy PM Meena Cartwright, the BBC was knocked off the air when an ICIS-brainwashed suicide bomber attacked it during a live broadcast, killing Christie. Currie referred to the attack as a "double-whammy" propaganda move. (AUDIO: The Coup, The Longest Night)
In 2006, the BBC did a news report on the alien crash in the Thames. (TV: Aliens of London) On Christmas of that year, the BBC broadcasted Prime Minister Harriet Jones's address to Great Britain rather than the traditional greeting by the monarch (in this case, Elizabeth II). (TV: The Christmas Invasion)
A for Andromeda was a BBC science fiction series. (PROSE: Torchwood: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"page":"4","1":"Torchwood: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"})
In 2007, the BBC broadcasted a news story to warn people of the Cybermen. (TV: Army of Ghosts) The Cybermen took control of all the TV channels, including the BBC, to broadcast their message of world domination around the globe. (TV: Doomsday)
In 2007, a BBC News bulletin reported that the United States and United Kingdom governments were anticipating final victory in the Iraq War in the near future. (AUDIO: Unregenerate!)
In the 2000s,[nb 1] the Saxon Master broadcasted his message about contact with alien life through the BBC. (TV: The Sound of Drums)
In the 2000s,[nb 2] the channel also reported highly destructive cataclysms (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen, The Lost Boy) and emergencies such as the ATMOS disaster, (TV: The Poison Sky) the Earth's abduction, (TV: The Stolen Earth) and the Zodiac brainwashing. (TV: Secrets of the Stars)
In 2009, the BBC covered the 456 crisis. (TV: Children of Earth)
In 2012 the Eightfold Truth purchased the BBC centre and converted it into the headquarters of their cult. (AUDIO: The Eight Truths)
Clara Oswald liked to use the TARDIS to catch up on missed BBC television programmes. (TV: The Time of the Doctor)
In 2015, the BBC broadcast a clip posted online of a man in London transforming into a Zygon. (TV: The Zygon Inversion)
BBC Radio 4 once interviewed Bishop, and the experience boosted his ego. (PROSE: Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost)
By the 2060s, the BBC had turned into the British Film and Television Corporation; following the Myloki war, its London headquarters were used as a covert base for SILHOET. (PROSE: The Indestructible Man)
Parallel universes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Beep the Meep travelled to a parallel universe, in which the Doctor's universe existed only as part of a BBC science fiction television series called Doctor Who, on 12 October 1979, and took control of the BBC Television Centre. The Eighth Doctor and his companion Izzy Sinclair defeated Beep with the help of the actor Tom Baker, who infuriated him with his endless rambling. Strangely, Baker both physically resembled the Fourth Doctor and played him on the television series. The Doctor learned the truth when he discovered the first issue of Doctor Who Weekly. (COMIC: TV Action!)
In another parallel universe, the BBC shut down after the sun died and the Earth began hurtling aimlessly through space. The Prime Minister, Margo Kinnear, made her final address before the end of broadcasting. (AUDIO: The Endless Night)
In a parallel reality designed to trap Panda, Mariella Frostrup from BBC Radio 4 tried to interview Panda. (PROSE: Framed)
On the Inferno Earth the BBC's radio channels mostly carried news and martial-style music while television was the primary instrument of propaganda, (PROSE: I, Alastair) often airing sensationalist documentaries and chat shows such as Occult Secrets of the Nazis and Chorley's People ridiculing groups the government disapproved of such as occultists and cross-dressers. On this Earth the corporation was partly funded by advertising. (PROSE: Still Lives)
In Pete's World, John Lumic managed to get the BBC disbanded, allowing Cybusnet™ to stand as the only world-scale information provider. (PROSE: Lumic)
References[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Sixth Doctor told Frobisher that he had been threatened by experts, including, among others, BBC producers. (COMIC: The Shape Shifter)
The Ninth Doctor once attempted to pass off as a representative of the BBC Transworld Service. (AUDIO: The Bleeding Heart)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Information from invalid sources[[edit] | [edit source]]
A BBC Shop was present behind Christel Dee when she entered the Doctor's TARDIS. (WC: Doctor Who Minecraft [+]Loading...["Doctor Who Minecraft (webcast)"])
The BBC had a Media Café. In this cafe, there was a monitor, upon which the logo for BBC Tours could be seen. (WC: Mind My Minions [+]Loading...["Mind My Minions (webcast)"])
Other information[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the real world, the British Broadcasting Corporation is the dominant television and radio broadcast entity in the United Kingdom and a global entertainment company. Currently, the BBC operates multiple TV networks and radio stations, many of which have broadcast Doctor Who-related content over the years.
Its main television channel is currently known as BBC One. It was on BBC One that Doctor Who aired from 1963 to 1989 and again since 2005. It was also the home network of Torchwood in the latter part of its run.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ According to the episode The Sound of Drums, Martha Jones' present day during series 3 of Doctor Who takes place over a six-day period, with the Saxon Master being elected three days after Smith and Jones, and the Toclafane invading Earth five days after Smith and Jones. However, sources differ on which dates these stories are set. According to PROSE: The Paradox Moon, the Toclafane invasion happens on 23 June 2007, placing the events of Smith and Jones on 18 June. According to AUDIO: Hysteria, Smith and Jones takes place in 2008, with a UNIT mission log in AUDIO: Recruits referring to the recovery of moon rocks from Royal Hope Hospital in March 2008. A newspaper clipping in PROSE: The Secret Lives of Monsters places Smith and Jones on a Sunday 4 June, thus placing the Toclafane invasion on Friday 9 June. In the real world, these dates do not fall on a Sunday and Friday in either 2007 or 2008.
- ↑ No on screen date is given for the first two series of The Sarah Jane Adventures, outside of The Day of the Clown from the second series being set shortly after 9 October in an undisclosed year. While Donna Noble's present from the fourth series of Doctor Who is set around the same time as the first series of The Sarah Jane Adventures, and The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith from the second series of The Sarah Jane Adventures is explicitly described as being set a year after Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? from the first series, Doctor Who's fourth series is not consistently dated, with TV: The Fires of Pompeii, TV: The Waters of Mars, and AUDIO: SOS setting the present of the 13 regular episodes in 2008 (heavily implied by TV: The Star Beast and TV: The Giggle as well), and PROSE: Beautiful Chaos setting them in about April to June 2009.
