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How the BBC Began Episodes

    Shooting the RapidsSeries 1

    3/3 The story of how the BBC struggled to be impartial at critical moments in British history.

    Building the AudienceSeries 1

    2/3 BBC TV’s first female newsreader, Nan Winton, tells the story of how she was sacked.

    Accident and OpportunitySeries 1

    1/3 The eyewitnesses and participants in the BBC’s history recount its triumphs and disasters.