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...BBC News theme. During WWII, the radio was the only source of breaking information, unlike today, and the chimes of Big Ben took on a morale-boosting and emotive character for...
...BBC News theme. During WWII, the radio was the only source of breaking information, unlike today, and the chimes of Big Ben took on a morale-boosting and emotive character for...
...in the Oxford English Dictionary. Lord John Reith achieved this distinction with the inclusion of Reithian confirming its place in the nation’s lexicon. His vast accomplishments as the first Director-General...
...the foundation for today's United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The top of the Elizabeth Tower with the clockface, decorative shields and Ayrton Light. ©UK Parliament This blog...
...night of the debut of BBC Two, due to power cuts, the only programme able to broadcast was the news from Alexandra Palace. The studios produced BBC news and other...
...rower Georgia Grant called the dress code ‘draconian’. [1] The news item did not generate a great deal of interest and it quickly disappeared down the news feeds. Comments, where...
...control of frequent news bulletins that became essential listening. Though the striking fraternity accused the BBC of being pro-government because their chairman, Lord Gainford had major mining interests. Day seven...
...for politics fuelled by a desire to help decolonialise the West Indies from imperial rule. He soon became a spokesperson for the cause of Trinidadian nationalism and in 1943 founded...
...territory during the 1440s and 1450s. King Henry VI by Unknown English artist oil on panel, circa 1540 NPG 2457Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs National Portrait Gallery It is...
...written by J.P.W Mallalieu Oxford Dictionary National Biography Vol … written by Sarah Mc Cabe Hansard, Parliamentary Debates Pathe News – Labour Crisis 1960, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aqCvB0l69g BBC 1966 General Election, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j_Ms4g_wd8&t=13712s...
...televised. Way past the midnight hour on June 12th, 1987, the BBC cameras were in place at Haringey Town Hall to see Bernie Grant become MP for Tottenham. Shortly after...