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BBC1 transmits 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
BBC Television was the world's first regular high definition television service which began on November 2nd 1936 from Alexandra Palace, London. In 1949 the BBC acquired 13.5 acres on the Shepherds Bush site of the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908 for their new Television Centre.
Introducing "colour television broadcasts" from November 15th 1969. They have always maintained to be a creative and trusted broadcaster and programme maker. Creating and broadcasting programmes that inform, educate, entertain and enrich peoples lives enables them to satisfy all their audiences and cater for all walks of life.
The BBC also has its own very informative and indepth Online Web Service. This additional service provides the user with quality information on all of their Radio, Terrestrial and Digital channels, providing schedules, debates, articles, competitions, jobs, shops, and much more besides. Visit this site by clicking on the address below.
- Postal Address:
- Broadcasting Centre, Barrack Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE99 2NE
No channel e-mail
- Telephone:
- 08700 100 222
- Web Site:
- Click here to visit the BBC 1 North East web site
What's on now on BBC 1 North East
- Athletics: London Grand Prix started at 2:30pm
- Live coverage of the second day of the London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace, as athletes fine-tune their Olympic preparations with Beijing just a fortnight away. Olympic 10,000m champion Kenenisa Bekele attempts to break Haile Gebrselassie's 5,000m stadium record, Britain's Andy Baddeley takes on reigning world champion Bernard Lagat in the Emsley Carr Mile, and heptathlete Kelly Sotherton competes in a four-event challenge. Commentary from Steve Cram, Paul Dickenson and Jonathan Edwards.
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