The Forties Flashcards
(31 cards)
Who was PM from 1940 to 1945?
It was Winston Churchill
Who was the new director general in 1942?
Cecil Graves
Who was the new director general in 1943?
It was Robert w Foot.
Who was director general from 1944 to 1951?
It was William Haley
Name of a programme to encourage workers to work at a steady pace?
Music while you work
Dates of music while you work ?
1944-1967
How many news bulletins during the war?
10 news bulletins during the war
Who was Una Marson?
She was the first black woman presenter.
Which programme did Una Marson present ?
Calling the west indies
When did the first black woman presenter appear on TV?
In 1940
Which programme did JBPriestley present in 1940?
The postscripts
What was the programme with a panel of 5 experts who answered questions sent in by the audience ?
The Brains trust
Date of the Brains trust
1941
A 1940 programme with sentimental songs?
Vera Lynn’s Sincerely Yours
A community of inquiry in 1943?
The Hankey committee
What was the Hankey committee about ?
It was about preparing a plan for the television service after the war. They decided to give the BBC the monopoly of television services. Also decisions on technical questions.
A programme about 8songs, 1 book 1 luxury
Desert island discs
Who was PM from
1945 to 1951?
It was Clement Atlee
Political party of Clement Atlee?
He was Labour
Who was head of news in 1945?
Tahu Hole
Number of staff in 1945?
11000
Composition of the tripartite system ?
1) The general forces programme became the light programme
2) the home service
3) the third programme
What was the aim of the Pyramid?
The idea was to encourage the listeners to switch from the light program to the home service then to the third program
When was T.V. back ?
It was back in 1946
