BBC One is a British free-to-air television network and the first BBC flagship service in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960, using this name until the launch of the second BBC channel BBC2 in 1964, whereupon the BBC TV channel became known as BBC1, with the current spelling adopted of BBC One in 1997.
Zoe Louise Ball is a British television and radio personality. She was the first female host of both The Radio 1 Breakfast Show and The Radio 2 Breakfast Show for the BBC, and presented the 1990s children's show Live & Kicking, alongside Jamie Theakston from 1996-1999.
CBeebies is a British free-to-air children's television network owned by the BBC. It is aimed at children aged 7 and under. Its sister channel CBBC is aimed at viewers aged 6 to 16. It broadcasts every day from 6:00am to 7:00pm, timesharing with BBC Four. CBeebies also manages an international network supported by subscription services.
A speaking clock or talking clock is a live or recorded human voice service, usually accessed by telephone, that gives the correct time. The first telephone speaking clock service was introduced in France, in association with the Paris Observatory, on 14 February 1933.
Sara Joanne Cyzer, is an English broadcaster and model. She presented The Radio 1 Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 1 between 3 April 2000 until 19 December 2003. She currently hosts Drivetime on BBC Radio 2 Monday–Friday 17:00–19:00.
Gail Porter is a Scottish television presenter, television personality, former model and actress. She started her television career in children's TV, before branching out into modelling and presenting mainstream TV. In the 1990s she famously posed nude for FHM, which was projected on to the Houses of Parliament.
Scott Robert Mills is an English radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor, best known for presenting his show on BBC Radio 1. Mills has also been a UK commentator for the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest.
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online news coverage. The service maintains 50 foreign news bureaus with more than 250 correspondents around the world. Fran Unsworth has been director of news and current affairs since January 2018.
The history of BBC television idents begins in the early 1950s, when the BBC first displayed a logo between programmes to identify its service. As new technology has become available, these devices have evolved from simple still black and white images to the sophisticated full colour short films seen today. With the arrival of digital services in the United Kingdom, and with them many more new channels, branding is perceived by broadcasters to be much more important, meaning that idents need to stand out from the competition.
Brian Cobby was an English actor and telephone exchange worker who, in 1985, became the first male voice of the British speaking clock.
Pat Simmons was the voice of the United Kingdom's Speaking Clock from 1963 until 1985.
Ethel Jane Cain was a British telephonist and the original voice of the speaking clock in the United Kingdom. She was appointed in 1936 following a "search for the Girl with the Golden Voice". Her voice was used from 1936 until 1963, when it was replaced by Pat Simmons. She also made a record for the GPO helping other staff improve their speaking voice and went on to become announcer for Henry Hall during one of his broadcast concerts. She was later offered a film part by Columbia Pictures under the name of Jane Cain.
Children in Need 2006 was a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for Children in Need. It culminated in a live broadcast on BBC One on the evening of Friday 17 November and was hosted by Terry Wogan, Natasha Kaplinsky, Fearne Cotton and Chris Moyles. The voice over reading out money raised at various points was Alan Dedicoat. On average, the broadcast brought in 7.72m viewers and raised a total of £18,300,392 by the closing minute.
Fearne Cotton-Wood is an English television and radio presenter. She has presented television programmes such as Top of the Pops and the Red Nose Day telethons.
O2 UK is a British telecommunications services provider, owned by Telefónica, headquartered in Slough, England. O2 is the second-largest mobile network operator in the United Kingdom, with 26.4 million subscribers as of February 2020, after EE, and followed by Vodafone and Three.
BBC Radio 2 is a national digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 15 million weekly listeners. The station broadcasts a wide range of content, the BBC Radio 2 about page stating: "With a repertoire covering more than 40 years, Radio 2 plays the widest selection of music on the radio—from classic and mainstream pop to a specialist portfolio including classical, country, folk, jazz, soul, rock 'n' roll, gospel, blues, organ music, big band and brass band." BBC Radio 2 broadcasts throughout the UK on FM between 88.1MHz and 90.2MHz from studios in Wogan House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. Programmes are broadcast on digital radio via DAB, digital television and BBC Sounds.
Reshmin Chowdhury is an English sports journalist and broadcaster who works for BT Sport, Talksport and the BBC. She presents live Premier League football on Talksport “GameDay” every Saturday morning and works across all football coverage, including UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, FA Women’s Super League and the FA Cup.
Sara Botelho de Carvalho da Cruz Moura is a Portuguese actress and producer.
Kitty da Costa, also known by the names Kitty Villareal and Kitty Mellish after her marriages, was an English Sephardi who converted to Christianity. She was sued by her suitor and first cousin Philip Jacob Mendes da Costa for breach of contract, in a courtcase which caused controversy at the time. She had in total four children, three of whom survived into adulthood.
