British Parliament was broadcasted live.
The House of Commons meeting was transmitted live on BBC Radio.
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Newsroom on BBC2 switched to color, making it the first color news in the UK.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) resumed TV broadcasting for the first time since the end of WWII.
For the first time in history, the BBC (British Broadcasting Company) transmitted a two-hour-long live broadcast from Calais, France, to television screens in the UK.
The British Broadcasting Company Ltd (BBC) was founded.
The Greenwich Time Signal is broadcast for the first time.