Iran says it has right to defend itself after Israeli strike kills two — BBC

"This photo was proudly taken... when I was a 16 year old volunteer fighting the US backed invasion of Iran"

"Incorporation and Objects: 6. The BBCs Mission The Mission of the BBC is to act in the public interest, serving all audiences through the provision of impartial, high-quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain."

"The notion that the BBC is independent of the government of the day is one of those quaint constitutional myths by which Britain is governed, like the doctrine of ministerial accountability or the notion that no tawdry political thought ever crosses the mind of the Attorney-General. It is true that the Home Secretary (or, nowadays, the Heritage Secretary) does not park his tanks on the Director Generals lawn. But then he doesnt need to. After all, the government chooses the Governors of the BBC and, through the licence fee, sets its income."

"To-days "twenty-firster" of the BBC was a cause of royal and general congratulation. The day will bring not increased liberty, but greater wartime burdens. Yet that "key of the door" feeling might break in and increase the liberties allowed by the Corporation to its speakers. Now fully adult itself, it should treat the public as adult when arranging discussions on enormous topics of the hour and eternity. The dread of shocking somebody with unusual or unpopular points of view has been the Corporations constant bane. People who are capable of being shocked by the Beitish Broadcasting Corporationdeserve only a niche in the British Museum."

"Two years ago the Pilkington Committee—a team of 11 led by Sir Harry Pilkington—was appointed by the Government to judge the quality of the television & radio services provided by the non-profitmaking B.B.C. & the commercial Independent Television Authority. The result is: praise for the B.B.C. & criticism of the I.T.A. as being more interested in gathering the profits of advertising time than first rate entertainment. The Committee recommended a third television service run by B.B.C., colour television, & a switch from the 405 line picture to the 625 international standard."

"The Second World War is often regarded as the BBCs finest hour. It certainly strengthened the position of the wireless in national life. In no other major war can peoples experience have been so pervasively mediated, and at the same time made bearable, by listening to the radio, while the BBCs international wartime role enormously enhanced its reputation around the world."