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How the BBC Began

Series 1

Accident and Opportunity

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

The eyewitnesses and participants in the BBC’s early history recount some of the triumphs and disasters as new frontiers of broadcasting were mapped out – often by accident rather than design. Show more

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