Institution

BBC

1922 · 20th century · Also known as British Broadcasting Corporation

The BBC, the British Broadcasting Corporation, is the United Kingdom's public broadcaster, founded as a company in 1922 and established by royal charter in 1927. Funded mainly by a licence fee, it became a model of public-service broadcasting. During the Second World War its broadcasts to occupied Europe, including Charles de Gaulle's appeal of 18 June 1940, made it a voice of resistance.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). BBC. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bbc
MLA: “BBC.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bbc. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “BBC.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bbc.
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