BBC

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broadcasting company media organisation public service broadcaster

The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is the United Kingdom’s publicly funded national broadcaster, known worldwide for producing and distributing television, radio, and online content.

Aliases (21)

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	broadcasting company → media organisation → public service broadcaster →
broadcastMedium	online → radio → television →
city	London →
commercialArm	BBC Studios →
country	United Kingdom →
foundedBy	British government →
foundingDate	1922-10-18 →
fullName	British Broadcasting Corporation →
fundingType	publicly funded →
globalReputation	one of the world’s leading broadcasters →
governedBy	Royal Charter →
hasDivision	BBC Children’s → BBC Nations and Regions → BBC News → BBC Radio and Music → BBC Studios → BBC World Service →
headquartersLocation	Broadcasting House → London →
industry	broadcasting → mass media →
language	English → multiple languages →
legalForm	public corporation →
motto	Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation →
notableProgram	BBC News at Ten → Blue Peter → Doctor Who → Match of the Day → Newsnight → Panorama → Sherlock → Strictly Come Dancing → Top Gear →
operatesChannel	BBC Four → BBC News Channel → BBC One → BBC Parliament → BBC Three → BBC Two → CBBC → CBeebies →
operatesRadioNetwork	BBC Radio 1 → BBC Radio 2 → BBC Radio 3 → BBC Radio 4 → BBC Radio 5 Live → BBC World Service →
operatesService	BBC Online → BBC Sounds → BBC iPlayer →
originalName	British Broadcasting Company →
ownership	publicly owned →
parentOrganization	BBC Board →
publicFundingModel	television licence fee →
regulator	Ofcom →
scope	national broadcaster of the United Kingdom →
serviceArea	United Kingdom → worldwide →

Referenced by (348)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adam Faith → Andrew Davies → Andrew Marr → Barry Letts → Benjamin Whitrow → C. E. Webber → Carol Thatcher → David Attenborough → David Frost → David Learner → David Starkey → Donald Wilson → Elisabeth Sladen → Emilia Fox → Emily Maitlis → Emma Freud → Eric Thompson → Harold Abrahams → Helen Fielding → Humphrey Lyttelton → Jeremy Paxman → Joan Bakewell → Jodie Comer → Jodie Whittaker → John Inverdale → John Julius Norwich → John Nathan-Turner → Kai Owen → Katherine Kelly → Kris Marshall → Lennox Cato → Matthew Pinsent → Michael Portillo → Michelle Dockery → Murray Gold → Nicky Campbell → Noel Edmonds → Russell T Davies → Samantha Womack → Simon Langton → Stephen Russell Davies → Stephen Russell Davies → Sydney Newman → Terrance Dicks → Terry Nation → Tristram Hunt → Zoë Ball →	employer
A Very English Scandal → Around the World in 80 Days → BBC Breakfast → Blackadder → Blue Peter → Cyber-Shades → Doctor Who → Elizabeth Bennet – Jennifer Ehle → Fawlty Towers → Frozen Planet → Full Circle with Michael Palin → Gideon's Daughter → I, Claudius → Jane Bennet – Susannah Harker → Life in Cold Blood → Life on Earth → Lydia Bennet – Julia Sawalha → Ministry of Silly Walks → Monty Python's Flying Circus → Monty Python's Flying Circus season 2 → Mr. Bennet (Benjamin Whitrow) → Mr. Bingley – Crispin Bonham-Carter → Mr. Collins – David Bamber → Mrs. Bennet – Alison Steadman → New Europe → Newsnight ("BBC News and Current Affairs") → Nightmare in Silver → Our Friends in the North → Panorama ("BBC News and Current Affairs") → Planet Earth → Pole to Pole → Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) → Ripping Yarns → Robin Hood (2006 TV series) → Sahara with Michael Palin → The Blue Planet → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ("BBC Television") → The Life of Birds → The Life of Mammals → The Little Drummer Girl (TV series) → The Living Planet → The One Show → The Pallisers → The Singing Detective → The World at One ("BBC News") → Theme from "The Valiant Years" → Top Gear →	productionCompany
Antiques Roadshow → BBC News at Six ("BBC News") → BBC News at Ten ("BBC News") → Blackadder → Bleak House (2005 TV serial) → Desert Island Discs → EastEnders → Faulks on Fiction → File on 4 → Full Circle with Michael Palin → Himalaya with Michael Palin → Newsnight ("BBC News") → PM → Panorama → Pie in the Sky → Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) → Sahara with Michael Palin → The Archers → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) → The Now Show → The Trials of Life → Today → Walking with Dinosaurs →	producer
BBC Choice → BBC Four ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC Future Media & Technology → BBC Maida Vale Studios → BBC Natural History Unit → BBC News at Six ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC Philharmonic ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC Radio 1 → BBC Radio 3 → BBC Radio 4 ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC Radio nan Gàidheal ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC Sounds → BBC Sport → BBC Three → BBC Two → BBC iPlayer → BBC television services ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → Broadcasting House → CBBC → Freeview →	ownedBy
BBC Alba → BBC Choice → BBC News Channel ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC One ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC Radio 1 → BBC Radio 2 → BBC Radio 3 → BBC Radio 4 → BBC Radio 4 Extra → BBC Radio 5 Live → BBC Radio nan Gàidheal → BBC Red Button → BBC Sounds → BBC Three → BBC Two → BBC facilities at MediaCityUK → BBC iPlayer → BBC television services ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → Broadcasting House →	operator
BBC ("BBC Board") → BBC Alba ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC Cymru Wales → BBC Future Media & Technology ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC Future Media & Technology → BBC Natural History Unit → BBC One ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC Philharmonic → BBC Radio 2 ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC Radio and Music ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC Sounds ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC Sport ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC Studios ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC Three → CBeebies ("British Broadcasting Corporation") →	parentOrganization
Around the World in 80 Days → Brazil with Michael Palin → Casanova (2005 TV serial) → Gideon's Daughter → Newsnight → No Direction Home → Ripping Yarns → Strictly Come Dancing → The Little Drummer Girl (TV series) → The Pallisers → Village of the Angels →	distributor
BBC Alba → BBC News Channel → BBC One → BBC Radio 4 ("BBC Radio") → BBC Radio nan Gàidheal ("BBC Scotland") → Blue Peter → Mr. Bennet (Benjamin Whitrow) → Newsnight → PM → Sarah Jane Smith → The World at One →	network
Appeal of 18 June → File on 4 → King's College Chapel → London 2012 Olympic beach volleyball tournament → New Europe → Panorama → Party at the Palace → Prom at the Palace → coronation of George VI → lying-in-state of Elizabeth II →	broadcastBy
BBC Alba ("BBC Scotland") → BBC Cymru Wales → BBC Four → BBC News Channel ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC One ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC Radio 2 → BBC Radio 4 Extra → BBC Radio 5 Live → BBC Red Button ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → CBeebies →	owner
BBC Breakfast ("BBC News") → BBC News Channel ("BBC News") → Earthshock → K-9 and Company → Last of the Summer Wine → Party at the Palace → Sherlock → Till Death Us Do Part → Woman's Hour →	producedBy
Choir of King's College, Cambridge ("BBC World Service") → Coronation of Charles III → Last of the Summer Wine → Remembrance Sunday national service ("BBC radio") → Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral → World Music Award →	broadcastOn
Antiques Roadshow → Arcalian Chapter → BBC Breakfast ("BBC News") → Newsnight → Top Gear →	creator
Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV serial) → The Sarah Jane Adventures → The Time Meddler → The Tomb of the Cybermen → Theme from "The Valiant Years" →	originalNetwork
BBC English → BBC English ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → David Learner → Encyclopaedia Galactica →	associatedWith
BBC Cymru Wales → BBC Sounds ("BBC Online") → BBC Sport → BBC facilities at MediaCityUK ("BBC North") →	partOf
FA Community Shield ("BBC (various periods)") → Radio Oranje → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II →	broadcaster
2012 Summer Olympics → 2014 Commonwealth Games → 2022 Commonwealth Games →	broadcastPartner
Acorn Computers ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → Ministry of Information (United Kingdom) → See-Saw Films →	collaboratedWith
BBC ("BBC World Service") → BBC ("BBC Children’s") → BBC ("BBC Nations and Regions") →	hasDivision
Macworld 2007 → Platinum Jubilee 2022 → Poll Tax Riots →	mediaCoverageBy
BBC Radio and Music ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → BBC Sport ("British Broadcasting Corporation") → CBBC →	operatedBy
Life on Earth → Luther → The Living Planet →	originallyBroadcastBy
Broadcasting House ("BBC News") → Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation → Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation ("British Broadcasting Corporation") →	usedBy
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal ("BBC Radio") → Donald Wilson ("British Broadcasting Corporation") →	affiliation
Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation → Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation ("British Broadcasting Corporation") →	describesMissionOf
Don't blink → Time And Relative Dimension In Space →	franchiseOwner
Footlights → Mark Carwardine →	hasCollaboratedWith
Broadcasting House ("BBC newsroom") → Magna Carta Holy Grail →	hasPart
Himalaya with Michael Palin → Just a Minute →	originalBroadcaster
BBC Orchestras and Singers → CBBC ("British Broadcasting Corporation") →	parentOrganisation
BBC Sports Personality of the Year → BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award →	presentedBy
Mondas → Time Lord →	publisher
BBC Future Media & Technology ("BBC News online") → BBC Orchestras and Singers ("BBC radio") →	serviceArea
He Knew He Was Right →	adaptedBy
BBC Board →	appliesToOrganization
BBC Studios →	associatedWithBrand
BBC Red Button →	brandOf
wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle →	broadcast
Comic Relief →	broadcast on
BBC News at Ten ("BBC News") →	broadcastOnChannel
BAFTA Award for Best Direction →	ceremonyBroadcastOn
Mitchell and Webb →	collaboratesWith
James Hunt →	commentatorFor
Years and Years →	coProducedBy
Romana →	createdFor
Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation →	creatorOrganization
BBC Sounds →	developer
UNIT →	fictionalUniverseCreator
Our Friends in the North →	firstBroadcastBy
1948 Summer Olympics →	firstTelevisionCoverageBy
BBC One →	flagshipChannelOf
BBC News at Ten ("BBC News") →	flagshipOf
BBC Natural History Unit →	foundedBy
BBC Philharmonic ("British Broadcasting Company") →	founder
BBC ("British Broadcasting Corporation") →	fullName
Titanic Studios →	hasClient
YouView →	hasPartner
BBC News at Ten ("BBC News") →	hasProductionCompany
Anne-Marie Duff →	hasWorkedWith
S4C →	historicalSharedProgrammingWith
BBC facilities at MediaCityUK ("BBC Learning") →	hostsDivision
Sydney Newman ("BBC drama department") →	influenced
BBC Studios ("British Broadcasting Corporation") →	isCommercialArmOf
BBC Studios ("British Broadcasting Corporation") →	isDistributionArmOf
Panorama ("BBC News") →	isProducedBy
BBC Studios ("British Broadcasting Corporation") →	isProductionArmOf
MediaCityUK →	majorTenant
Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering →	mediaCoverage
European Broadcasting Union →	membershipIncludes
BBC ("BBC World Service") →	operatesRadioNetwork
BBC ("BBC Online") →	operatesService
Diamond Jubilee Concert →	organizedBy
BBC Proms →	organizer
Broadcasting House ("British Broadcasting Corporation") →	originalClient
BBC ("British Broadcasting Company") →	originalName
BBC News at Ten →	ownerOfNetwork
Kudos Film and Television →	primaryBroadcastPartners
BBC News at Ten ("British Broadcasting Corporation") →	producedByOrganization
BBC America →	programmingSource
BBC Philharmonic ("BBC Music") →	recordLabel
BBC Red Button ("BBC Online") →	relatedTo
BBC Future Media & Technology ("BBC online services") →	responsibleFor
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal →	serviceOf
BBC One ("BBC News") →	sisterChannel
BBC Radio 4 ("BBC World Service") →	sisterStation
BBC Proms →	sponsor
YouView →	supportsBroadcaster
BAFTA Awards →	televisedBy
Adventure Story →	televisionAdaptationNetwork
Paul McGann →	workedFor