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 {{wikipediainfo|John Reith, 1st Baron Reith}}
-Sir '''John Reith''' was the Director of the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] in [[1936]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'')
+Sir '''John Reith''' was the Director of the [[British Broadcasting Corporation (in-universe)|British Broadcasting Corporation]] in [[1936]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'')
 [[Lizbeth Hayhoe]] told [[Andy Davidson]] that Lord Reith would be unhappy to know that he was not listening to the [[Light Programme]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ashenden (audio story)|Ashenden]]'')
 == Behind the scenes ==
-The [[BBC]] ''[[Roblox]]'' crossover game ''[[Wonder Chase (video game)|Wonder Chase]]'' was originally published by "[[The BBC Official|Reithers]]", a group created by user "[https://www.roblox.com/users/5274360683/profile Reith1922]". This was in reference to Lord Reith, who began working for the BBC in 1922.
+=== Influence ===
+[[BBC]] ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Dr. Who]]''{{'}}s planned commitment to educational programming under [[Sydney Newman]] belonged to the "Reithian" approach, which continued to be influential long after Reith departed.
+=== Allusions ===
+The BBC ''[[Roblox]]'' crossover game ''[[Wonder Chase (video game)|Wonder Chase]]'' was originally published by "[[The BBC Official|Reithers]]", a group created by user "[https://www.roblox.com/users/5274360683/profile Reith1922]". This was in reference to Lord Reith, who began working for the BBC in 1922.
 Upon announcing the game, the group was renamed "The BBC Official". The John Reith-inspired names were presumably used to disguise official BBC involvement.