Funding, programming, and scheduling on the BBC.

1. BBC

2. What is the BBC?
 The BBC is a public service broadcaster.
 It is the oldest national broadcasting service.
 Originally the BBC was a radio broadcaster.
 It made its first television broadcast in1936.
 It is the broadcaster with the largest number of
employees.

3. First Television Broadcast
Adele Dixon performing on BBC television in 1936.

4. Funding
In the UK all television
owners must pay an
annual sum for a TV
license. The revenue
collected from this license
fee funds the BBC. The fee
is set by the British
Government. It was
established under a Royal
Charter and works under
an agreement with the
Secretary of State for
Culture, Media and Sport.

6. License and Remit
The BBC is governed by a trust. The Trust gives each BBC service a service license.
BBC ONE’s remit is to be the BBC’s most popular
mixed genre TV service.
BBC TWO’s remit is to be a mixed-genre channel
appealing to a broad adult audience.
BBC THREE’s remit is to bring younger audiences to
high quality broadcasting through a mixed-genre
schedule of innovative UK content featuring new UK
talent.

7. BBC FOUR’s primary role is to reflect a
range of UK and international arts,
music and culture.
CBBC’s remit is to provide high quality
content for 6-12 year olds.
CBEEBIE’s remit is high quality, mostly
UK produced content for the BBC’s
youngest audience.

8. BBC three Scheduling
 Programmes are scheduled from 19:00 to around
04:00 in the morning.
 A news segment called 60 seconds airs hourly. It
is a one minute roundup of the tops news, sport
and entertainment stories.
 There is an hour of Top Gear, a popular car
magazine show, every day from 19:00
 This is followed by reality wedding show Don’t tell
the Bride.
 For full bbc three schedule click here

9. Programming
The top five
BBC ONE
programmes
according to
BARB.
Programm
e
Episode Viewers Date
1 Eastenders Den divorces
Angie
30.15
million
25/12/86
2 Eastenders Sharon is stalked 28
million
01/01/87
3 Only Fools
and Horses
“Time on our
hands”
24.35
million
29/12/96
4 Eastenders Everyone tells
Mark to tell
Michelle about
his illness
24.30
million
02/01/92
5 Eastenders Michelle tells Den
she’s pregnant
24.15
million
07/01/88

10. Programming on BBC ONE
BBC ONE tries to provide programming for all
license fee payers meaning that it’s roster of
programming is very broad and includes news,
documentaries, drama, comedy, sports and
current affairs. Annually it broadcasts:
 2,508 hours of news and weather
 1,880 hours of factual and learning programmes
 1,036 hours of drama
 159 hours of current affairs

11. Audience and
Demographics
Weekly reach of the BBC's
domestic services from
2011 to 2012. Reach is the
number of people who
use the service at any
point for more than 15
minutes in a week.

12. Feedback/Reviews
 “If funding those channels means that the price to pay is
that there must be damaging cuts to core programmes
then I don't believe that is a price worth paying.” – John
Humphreys criticizing BBC three and BBC FOUR
independent article
 "I love the BBC as an institution and as an organisation
and you do see lots of black faces in the BBC. But you see
them in the canteen. You do not see them in positions of
power... It would appear to me that one of the most racist
institutions in England is in fact the BBC.” – Jimmy
McGovern bbc news
 "Round Radio 1 everyone joked about Jimmy Savile and
young girls. The main jokes were about his adventures on
the Radio 1 Roadshow.” Liz Kershaw on rumours about
Jimmy Savile bbc news