Yr9 Task - Thurs 8th June

Use the ‘About the BBC’ and ‘Inside the BBC’ sections of the BBC website to research the following questions. Create a fact file about the BBC with this information.

1.     What does BBC stand for?

2.     When was the BBC set up?

3.     Create a brief timeline (choose between 5 and 10 key events) of the BBC’s history.

4.     Who is the Director-General of the BBC? What is his/her role?

5.     How is the BBC funded? Can you find any specific figures?

6.     The BBC is established under a Royal Charter. What does this mean?

7.     What services do the BBC provide? List as many as you can.

8.     How does the BBC differ from other organisations who offer similar services?

9.     The BBC must be impartial. What does this mean?

10.  What is the BBC’s belief about diversity?

11.  What are the BBC’s six ‘Public Purposes’? What do they mean?

12.  What BBC services do you use? What specific programmes/webpages etc. do you use?