The BBC at 100: what can history tell us about its future?
History Extra podcast
Immediate Media
4.3 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 23 August 2022
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
In the final instalment of our series marking the BBC’s centenary, David Hendy explores what the corporation’s history can tell us about its future. He spoke to Matt Elton about the challenges that the corporation has faced in the 21st century – and what looking back at its past can tell us about its future.
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| 0:59.9 | Hello and welcome to the History Extra Podcast |
| 1:03.2 | from BBC History magazine and BBC History Review. |
| 1:09.9 | I'm Ellie Corthorn. |
| 1:15.9 | How has the BBC reflected a transforming Britain over the last 100 years? |
| 1:21.9 | To mark the centenary of the corporation, in this podcast series, |
| 1:25.8 | the media historian David Hendy has been charting its history |
| 1:30.0 | from the 1920s to the present day. |
| 1:32.9 | In this final episode, David spoke to Matt Elton |
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