Lord Reith Looks Back
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Play S1 E1Lord Reith, the BBC's first Director-General recalls his time at the BBC.
19671 season
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Season 1
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- 1. I was meant to do something in the worldIn this the first of three programmes filmed in Scotland and London Lord Reith, the BBC's first Director-General, recalls his early years in Glasgow; his memories of the First World War; and the events that led up to his appointment in 1922 as General Manager of the British Broadcasting Company.CCNov 23, 1967
- 2. I Found the BBC or the BBC Found MeLord Reith's reign as the BBC's first Director-General has become a legend in his lifetime. Tonight he recalls the highlights of his fifteen years of office: years that included the General Strike, the Abdication of Edward VIII, and the coming of television.CCNov 30, 1967
- 3. I was not fully stretchedAfter he left the BBC, a move he describes as 'a frightful mistake', Lord Reith served in wartime ministries under Chamberlain and Churchill. Tonight he recalls his relations with Churchill and his bitter disappointment at being dropped from the Government. And in a revealing assessment of his past life, he talks about his unfulfilled ambitions, of what might have happened had he stayed at the BBC, and what he thinks of television today.CCDec 3, 1967
Lord Reith Looks Back
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Lord Reith, the BBC's first Director-General recalls his time at the BBC.
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