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The British Broadcasting Corporation was the world's first national broadcasting organisation and was founded on 18 October 1922. It is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. The BBC is funded by a licence fee, paid by all UK households that have a TV. In April 2009 the TV licence was raised to £142.50 per year. The BBC’s operations are overseen by twelve governors who are appointed by the Crown, on the advice from the Government.

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The Downton set: meet the high class cast

21.10.11
Lord and Lady Carnarvon, who own the castle where the TV drama is filmed, have attracted a group of influential people to their weekend parties. Joshi Herrmann reveals the cast... more

City Spy: Likely grounds for complaint at RBS

26.09.11
Is Royal Bank of Scotland - 83%-owned by us taxpayers, lest we forget - in danger of being ripped off for its coffee and croissants?... more

James Murdoch likely to survive demands to resign

28.07.11
BSkyB chairman James Murdoch faces fresh calls to resign as he chairs his first board meeting since the phone hacking scandal erupted ... more

Berlioz, Faure, Dusapin, Stravinsky, BBC Now/Fischer, Royal Albert Hall - review

28.07.11
The section of musical history labelled Works for String Quartet and Orchestra is slender but it includes some distinguished entries, not least Elgar and Schoenberg... more

City Spy: Bank stress tests over weekend? No, thanks!

18.07.11
Hats off to Bruce Packard, analyst at Seymour Pierce, for his trenchant views today on the bank stress tests - the results of which were published on Friday at 5pm. "No one at Seymour Pierce spent the weekend trawling through the European Bank Stress Tests," he writes. "For a start this would have violated the European Union Work Time Directive"... more

Murdoch is in danger of sky falling in on his empire, warns Huhne

12.07.11
Rupert Murdoch's media empire could be broken up with the tycoon being forced to sell its stake in BSkyB, says Cabinet minister... more

Ex BBC Chairman says Bruce Forsyth deserves a knighthood

22.02.11
Former BBC and ITV chairman Michael Grade says that innate snobbery is stopping Bruce Forsyth from receiving a knighthood... more

Peter Sissons blasts BBC for 'humiliating' royal wedding snub to David Dimbleby

19.01.11
Former BBC newsreader Peter Sissons today reignited the row over ageism at the corporation after condemning the decision to drop David Dimbleby from coverage of the royal wedding ... more

City Spy: It’s chocs away for Cadbury’s cream

05.11.10
So it came to pass that Cadbury, having been swallowed by Kraft, began to lose its executive spark... more

Joe Calzaghe nursed Strictly dancer back to health

13.09.10
The former boxing champ revealed his softer side, nursing Kristina Rihanoff back to health after an operation... more

On air with LBC's Nick Ferrari

06.05.10
He’s the brash voice of LBC whose audience is up by 42%. But could Nick Ferrari convert Radio 4 fan Jasmine Gardner?... more

Mark Damazer: Why sacking Ed Stourton was incredibly painful

22.04.10
Mark Damazer, the departing controller of Radio 4, talks about axing his friend, dating Enoch Powell’s daughter, women presenters and wanting to be England manager.... more

BBC staff anger at Mark Thompson's axe to 6 Music and Asian Network

10.03.10
In The Air: Mark Thompson’s BBC strategy review — which recommends closing niche radio stations 6 Music and Asian Network — fails to convince his staff... more

Axed presenter, 52, sues BBC bosses for ‘blatant ageism’

02.02.10
An award-winning presenter accuses BBC of 'blatant ageism' as she sued the corporation for discrimination... more

Graham Norton and Mark Kermode tipped to replace Jonathan Ross on BBC

08.01.10
Graham Norton, Mark Kermode, Liza Tarbuck and Mark Lamarr are among the stars being tipped to take over Jonathan Ross's BBC shows... more

X Factor-style auditions for musical about 1916 Irish rising

01.09.09
Thousands of Londoners are taking part in X Factor-style auditions for a musical about the rebellion against Britain that helped to bring about Ireland's independence... more

You're hired! Young maestro is orchestra's apprentice

13.08.09
leading London orchestra has appointed an 'apprentice' conductor after running a competition based on Alan Sugar's BBC television show... more

Conductor's suicide file is sent to DPP

23.07.09
The investigation into the deaths of an eminent conductor and his wife at a Swiss suicide clinic will be referred to Britain's top prosecutor... more

Channel 4 racing threat as BBC offered Newmarket showpieces

05.01.09
Channel 4's future coverage of racing is under threat after it was revealed that the BBC has been offered Newmarket's three biggest race days of the season... more

Moor the merrier as Lenny makes debut as Othello

02.10.08
Lenny Henry is to make his stage acting debut in one of the most demanding roles in theatre - Othello... more

Ex-EastEnder Gillian Taylforth puts her hat on in a raunchy tribute to Cabaret's Sally Bowles

15.09.08
Gillian Taylforth has paid a raunchy tribute to Cabaret’s Sally Bowles in a sexy black outfit and bowler hat. The actress strikes a provocative pose as she imitates the character who was made famous by Liza Minnelli in 1972. ... more

The most unlikely contestant in the new Strictly Come Dancing tells how he finally succumbed..

30.08.08
When I signed the top-secret contract a month ago, there was a strict proviso. I must not tell anyone apart from my closest family members. But the BBC’s drivers always find out, as the Government chauffeurs do at Westminster on the eve of a Cabinet reshuffle. ... more

Trinny and the trouble with Johnny Too Bad

14.06.08
Trinny Woodall and Johnny Elichaoff have held a series of crisis meetings in a desperate bid to salvage their nine-year marriage. They face, it seems, an uphill struggle. ... more

Black Jack's little girl, the face (and body) of Agent Provocateur

07.06.08
Her grandfather is a controversial property tycoon and gambler known as Black Jack, her millionaire father once ended up in court accused of drug smuggling and one of her aunts died from an overdose.... more

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber would do anything to show his 'Nancys' a real good time

28.05.08
The finalists of BBC's I'd Do Anything, who are all battling to play Nancy in the West End production of Oliver, dined at The Ivy in Covent Garden with the show's main judge Andrew Lloyd Webber... more

Mayor reveals details (and wages) of his key advisers

21.05.08
Boris Johnson has delivered on a key election promise by publishing the details - including salaries - of his senior team of advisers... more

Lily Allen makes a great blonde (shame about the tatty old skirt)

07.04.08
It hasn't been the easiest year for singer Lily Allen, but as she gives her personal and professional life a spring clean it appears she's experimenting with a new look as well. The young pop star and TV presenter showed off her freshly-bleached, blonde hair ... more

Lily Allen's chat show gets green light for second series

01.04.08
Despite opening to mixed reviews and disappointing ratings figures, Lily Allen's BBC chat show has been signed on for a second series ... more

What to do this Valentine's Day

31.01.08
From riding the London Eye to dinner at Kew Gardens and cheering on a dog at Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium, we take at look at the activities on offer this Valentine's Day.... more

DVDs of the week

09.10.07
The Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer leads the line-up of this week's best DVD releases.... more

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  • Facts
  • The BBC is a public service broadcaster, established by a Royal Charter.
  • The BBC provides many services, including 8 national TV channels plus regional programming, 10 national radio stations, 40 local radio stations and a website.
  • BBC World Service broadcasts to the world on radio, TV and online and is funded by a government grant, not from the licence fee.
  • The BBC's Executive Board manages the day-to-day operation of the corporation.

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