The BBC

BBC is a publicly financed broadcasting system in Great Britain operating under

• a Broadcasting Act
• a Private Agreement
• a Government License
• a Royal Charter

BBC held monopoly on television from its introduction until

• 1975
• 1945
• 1960
• 1954

The British Broadcasting Company Ltd was established in

• 1920
• 1922
• 1945
• 1930

In the beginning, BBC was a private

• British Broadcasting Company
• Broadcasting Corporation of Britain
• British Broadcasting Corporation
• British Broadcasting Agency

In 1925, upon the recommendation of a parliamentary committee, the company was

• liquidated
• privatized
• merged with another company
• nationalized or restructured

Although ultimately answerable to Parliament

• The BBC was entirely funded by private donations.
• The BBC had complete independence in its conduct of its activities.

• The BBC had no independence in its operations.
• The BBC was fully controlled by the government.

The British Monarch appoints the members of the BBC Trust

• The BBC Trust is appointed by the Prime Minister
• True
• False
• The members are elected by the public

A key figure in the early history was of the corporation was

• Friedrich Hayek
• John Locke
• John Reith

• Karl Marx

When was the first regular television service directed by John Reigh?

• December 25, 1938
• January 1, 1940
• November 2, 1936
• October 15, 1935

BBC World Service Radio broadcast began

• November 11, 1925
• January 1, 1930
• December 19, 1932
• March 15, 1934