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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 broadcast ''[[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. It was also the home network of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' in the latter part of its run. |
| 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]]'')
| | === Other BBC channels === |
| | * [[BBC Two]] |
| | * [[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]] - Original broadcaster of the first season of [[Big Finish]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#The New Eighth Doctor Adventures|Eighth Doctor 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]] reported on the recent launch of ''[[Sputnik]]'', [[Earth]]'s first artificial satellite, by the [[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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| 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 ''[[Doctor Who (Remembrance of the Daleks)|Doc—]]''. ([[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]]'')
| | == External links == |
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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 (group)|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]]. 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]]'')
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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 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]]'')
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| In [[2007]], the BBC broadcasted 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 (TV story)|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}} broadcasted 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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| [[File:Catriona_Stewart.jpg|thumb|215px|In [[2015]] BBC Scotland reporter [[Catriona Stewart]] covered Prime Minister [[Daniel Claremont]]'s visit to [[Ravenscaur Island]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Clara Oswald and the School of Death (comic story)|Clara Oswald and the School of Death]]'')]]
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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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| 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]]'')
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| [[Clara Oswald]] liked to use the TARDIS to catch up on missed BBC television programmes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'')
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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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| [[File:TVActionComic.jpg|thumb|left|[[Beep the Meep]]'s ship crashed into this universe's BBC centre. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'') ]]
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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 (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!]]'')
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| == Other references ==
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| 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]]'')
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| == Behind the scenes ==
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| The [[Cybus Industries]] website, which tied into ''[[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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