How the BBC Began

Presenter James Burke tells how the Queen Mother helped to shape the BBC's coverage of one Apollo space mission. BBC executive Sir Huw Wheldon describes the tension of producing Sir Winston Churchill's one appearance on television. And June Spencer, famous for her role as Peggy in `The Archers', shows the letter she received from a listener who was worried that she didn't know about her unmarried daughter's pregnancy.

Category

Documentary

Original air date

22/10/2022