Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
British Broadcasting Corporation
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Description area
Dates of existence
1927–
History
Founded as the British Broadcasting Company on 18 Oct. 1922. Renamed the British Broadcasting Corporation on 1 Jan. 1927.
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Relationships area
Related entity
McKay, Roy (1900-1993), religious broadcaster and clergyman (1900-1993)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1955-1963
Description of relationship
Head of Religious Broadcasting
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Fry, Sara Margery (1874-1958), penal reformer and college head (1874-1958)
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Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Governor, 1937–9