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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]]. | | {{you may|BBC|n1=the network as featured within the Doctor Who universe}} |
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| | The '''British Broadcasting Corporation''' is the dominant [[television]] and [[radio]] broadcast entity in the United Kingdom. Currently, the BBC operates multiple TV networks and radio stations, many of which have broadcasted ''[[Doctor Who]]''-related content over the years. |
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| == History ==
| | 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]]. As of [[2011]], it is also the home network of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. |
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| 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]]'')
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| On [[2 June]] [[1953]], the BBC broadcast live coverage of the coronation of Queen [[Elizabeth II]] from [[Alexandra Palace]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'')
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| | * [[BBC Three]] - initial home network of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]''. |
| | * [[BBC Four]] - Has shown a number of repeats, including ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'' |
| | * [[CBBC]] - Children's network; broadcaster of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. |
| | * [[BBC Radio]] |
| | * [[BBC Radio 7]] - current broadcaster of an ongoing series of [[Eighth Doctor]] audio adventures. |
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| 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 BBC has also branched out into other media, including [[BBC Audio]] which has issued a number of soundtrack recordings from the series, as well as original audio dramas, [[BBC Video]], which has issued episodes and documentaries to the home video market, and [[BBC Books]], which has published original ''Doctor Who'' fiction since [[1996]]. |
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| A BBC News bulletin on [[15 October]] [[1957]] reports on the recent launch of ''[[Sputnik]]'', [[Earth]]'s first artificial satellite, by the [[Russia|Soviet Union]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Unregenerate! (audio story)|Unregenerate!]]'')
| | [[BBC Worldwide]] is a branch of the BBC that oversees syndication of programmes such as ''Doctor Who'', as well as overseas production ventures. |
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| Ace watched BBC for a short time while at [[Mike Smith]]'s house in [[1963]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
| | The BBC is also connected to several North American cable networks that air Who-franchise programming, including [[BBC America]] (United States) and [[BBC Kids]] (Canada), although these broadcasters are not considered to be directly part of the parent BBC. |
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| 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]]'')
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| | * [[Diema2]] |
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| Circa the [[1970s]], [[BBC3]] broadcast live, on the public affairs programme ''[[The Passing Parade]]'', the opening of the [[Devil's Hump]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'')
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| In [[1976]], [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|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]]'')
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| 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]]'')
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| 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]]'')
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| In [[2005]], the BBC correspondents [[Francis Currie]] and [[Scott Christie]] were among the newscasters reporting on alien attacks and civil unrest in [[London]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Coup (audio story)|The Coup]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Longest Night (audio story)|The Longest Night]]'')
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| 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 broadcast 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]]'')
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| In [[2007]], the BBC broadcast a news story to warn people of the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|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]]'')
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| 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!]]'')
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| In [[2008]], {{Simm}} broadcast his message about contact with alien life through the BBC. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') The channel also reported on two highly destructive cataclysms. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen]]'', ''[[The Lost Boy]]'')
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| In [[2009]], the BBC covered multiple emergencies such as the [[ATMOS]] disaster, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky]]'') the Earth's abduction, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') the Zodiac brainwashing, ([[TV]]: ''[[Secrets of the Stars]]'') and the [[456]] crisis. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth]]'')
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| 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]]'')
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| == Parallel universes ==
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| [[Beep|Beep the Meep]] travelled to a [[Meta-Fiction universe|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 [[DWM 1|first issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who Weekly]]''. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'')
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| == Behind the scenes ==
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| The [[Cybus Industries]] website, which tied into [[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'' and ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'' featured an interview with the creator of the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] of [[Pete's World]], John Lumic. When asked the "best" and "worst" things about the BBC, Lumic simply responded that he abolished the BBC after Cybusnet became the sole global information provider. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cybusindustries.net/lumic.htm |title=Lohn Lumic - Some thoughts from our CEO |date of source= |website name=Cybus Industries website |accessdate= 23 July 2013 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120923001724/http://cybusindustries.net/lumic.htm |archivedate=23 September 2012 }}</ref>
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The British Broadcasting Corporation is the dominant television and radio broadcast entity in the United Kingdom. Currently, the BBC operates multiple TV networks and radio stations, many of which have broadcasted 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. As of 2011, it is also the home network of Torchwood.
Other BBC channels
The BBC has also branched out into other media, including BBC Audio which has issued a number of soundtrack recordings from the series, as well as original audio dramas, BBC Video, which has issued episodes and documentaries to the home video market, and BBC Books, which has published original Doctor Who fiction since 1996.
BBC Worldwide is a branch of the BBC that oversees syndication of programmes such as Doctor Who, as well as overseas production ventures.
The BBC is also connected to several North American cable networks that air Who-franchise programming, including BBC America (United States) and BBC Kids (Canada), although these broadcasters are not considered to be directly part of the parent BBC.
See also
