Instant and accurate: organization of the BBC's information flow

Abstract

On this Wednesday evening it will come as no surprise to you when I say that the BBC is on the air. Indeed, it would come as something of a shock, if I were to tell you that it is not! You will immediately think of BBC‐1 where Magic Roundabout is about to cast its spell. Or Radio 4 where William Hard‐castle is bringing listeners PM Reports; or Choral Evensong on Radio 3; or contrasting music on Radios 1 and 2. And then there's BBC Local Radio—in London with a programme about Local Government. But many of you, perhaps, would not immediately think of the BBC's External Services, nearly all of which are broadcast on short wave, the BBC World Service broadcasting in English for 24 hours a day and further services in 39 foreign languages on the air at different times of day and night. At this moment, for example, programmes are being broadcast from London in Maltese, Finnish, Roumanian, Persian, Arabic and German, while various World Service transmitters are carrying two separate programmes: a regional service for Africa and the mainstream for the rest of the world.

Citation

Hewlett, R.D. (1974), "Instant and accurate: organization of the BBC's information flow", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 26 No. 6, pp. 216-225. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb050456