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  • Auntie: The Inside Story of the BBC (1997– )
  • TV Mini-series | 65 min | Documentary, History
Auntie: The Inside Story of the BBC (1997– )
TV Mini-series | 65 min | Documentary, History

A four part documentary to commemorate 75 years of broadcasting history showing the BBC, Auntie as it is affectionately known, from its humble beginnings in the era of wireless right up to the modern day international programme producer ...See moreA four part documentary to commemorate 75 years of broadcasting history showing the BBC, Auntie as it is affectionately known, from its humble beginnings in the era of wireless right up to the modern day international programme producer and broadcaster it is now. Written by Mark Smith See less
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Charles Bruce (producer) | Robin Lough (producer) | Jeremy Bennett (producer)
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Updated Oct 28, 1997

Release date (First episode)
Oct 28, 1997 (United Kingdom)

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90 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Frank Gillard
Self - Head of Regional Programmes, 1945-1955 / Self - Managing Director, BBC Radio, 1963-1970 (Interviewed 1983) / Self - Broadcaster & War Correspondent Self - Head of Regional Programmes, 1945-1955 / Self - Managing Director, BBC Radio, 1963-1970 (Interviewed 1983) / Self - Broadcaster & War Correspondent   See fewer
3
Bill Cotton
Self - Producer, Light Entertainment / Self - Assistant Head of Light Entertainment, 1962-1967 Self - Producer, Light Entertainment / Self - Assistant Head of Light Entertainment, 1962-1967   See fewer
3
Alasdair Milne
Self - Producer / Self - Executive Producer, That Was The Week That Was Self - Producer / Self - Executive Producer, That Was The Week That Was   See fewer
3
Michael Pennington
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
3
David Attenborough
Self - Producer (Interviewed 1985) / Self - Television Producer, 1954-1965 & Controller BBC-2, 1965-1968 Self - Producer (Interviewed 1985) / Self - Television Producer, 1954-1965 & Controller BBC-2, 1965-1968   See fewer
2
Shaun Sutton
Self - Drama Director Self - Drama Director   See fewer
2
Michael Peacock
Self - Producer, Panorama (Interviewed 1986) / Self - Controller BBC-2, 1963-1965 (Interviewed 1986) (archive footage) Self - Producer, Panorama (Interviewed 1986) / Self - Controller BBC-2, 1963-1965 (Interviewed 1986) (archive footage)   See fewer
2
Michael Cockerell
Self - Panorama Reporter Self - Panorama Reporter   See fewer
2
Robin Scott
Self - Controller, Radio 1, 1967-1968 / Self - French Service Self - Controller, Radio 1, 1967-1968 / Self - French Service   See fewer
2
Frank Cooper
Self - Air Ministry, 1956 / Self - Pre-War Listener (as Sir Frank Cooper) Self - Air Ministry, 1956 / Self - Pre-War Listener (as Sir Frank Cooper)   See fewer
2
Noël Coward
Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound)   See fewer
1
1
1
Warren Mitchell
Self - Actor, Till Death Us Do Part Self - Actor, Till Death Us Do Part   See fewer
1
Angela Pope
Self - Producer, Yesterday's Men Self - Producer, Yesterday's Men   See fewer
1
Winston Churchill
Self - Mansion House, November 1942 (archive footage) Self - Mansion House, November 1942 (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Harry Secombe
Self - Singer (as Sir Harry Secombe) Self - Singer (as Sir Harry Secombe)   See fewer
1
Frank Muir
Self - Writer (Interviewed 1984) Self - Writer (Interviewed 1984)   See fewer
1
Michael Aspel
Self - Announcer Self - Announcer   See fewer
1
Pete Murray
Self - Presenter, Six-Five Special Self - Presenter, Six-Five Special   See fewer
1
Sydney Newman
Self - Head of Television Drama, 1963-1967 (Interviewed 1984) (archive footage) Self - Head of Television Drama, 1963-1967 (Interviewed 1984) (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Ray Galton
Self - Comedy Writer Self - Comedy Writer   See fewer
1
Tony Blackburn
Self - 'Pirate' DJ, Radio London Self - 'Pirate' DJ, Radio London   See fewer
1
Verity Lambert
Self - Producer, Dr Who Self - Producer, Dr Who   See fewer
1
Gerald Campion
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Johnny Speight
Self - Writer, Till Death Us Do Part Self - Writer, Till Death Us Do Part   See fewer
1
Alan Simpson
Self - Comedy Writer Self - Comedy Writer   See fewer
1
Bernard L. Montgomery
Self - Commander 8th Amry (archive footage) (as Gen. Bernard Montgomery) Self - Commander 8th Amry (archive footage) (as Gen. Bernard Montgomery)   See fewer
1
1
Richard Baker
Self - News Reader Self - News Reader   See fewer
1
Michael Rosen
Self - BBC Trainee Self - BBC Trainee   See fewer
1
Paddy Russell
Self - Floor Manager Self - Floor Manager   See fewer
1
Ned Sherrin
ESelf - Producer & Director, That Was The Week That Was ESelf - Producer & Director, That Was The Week That Was   See fewer
1
1
Huw Wheldon
Self - Managing Director, Television, 1968-1975 (Interviewed 1983) (archive footage) (as Sir Huw Wheldon) Self - Managing Director, Television, 1968-1975 (Interviewed 1983) (archive footage) (as Sir Huw Wheldon)   See fewer
1
Mary Whitehouse
Self - Co-Founder of 'Clean Up TV' Self - Co-Founder of 'Clean Up TV'   See fewer
1
Robin Day
Self - Interviewer (Interviewed 1985) (archive footage) (as Sir Robin Day) Self - Interviewer (Interviewed 1985) (archive footage) (as Sir Robin Day)   See fewer
1
Stanley Maxted
Self - From a Glider at the Rhine (archive footage) Self - From a Glider at the Rhine (archive footage)   See fewer
1
1
Norman Tebbit
Self (as Lord Tebbit) Self (as Lord Tebbit)   See fewer
1
Dennis Main-Wilson
Self - Programme Assistant (as Dennis Main Wilson) Self - Programme Assistant (as Dennis Main Wilson)   See fewer
1
Cliff Michelmore
Self - Presenter (Interviewed 1992) (archive footage) Self - Presenter (Interviewed 1992) (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Charlie Chester
Self - Actor and Comedian Self - Actor and Comedian   See fewer
1
1
1
Peter Bartlett
Self - Cameraman Self - Cameraman   See fewer
1
Max Miller
Self - BBC Music Hall (archive footage) Self - BBC Music Hall (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Denis Forman
Self - Granada Television (as Sir Denis Forman) Self - Granada Television (as Sir Denis Forman)   See fewer
1
Woodrow Wyatt
Self - Reporter (as Lord Wyatt) Self - Reporter (as Lord Wyatt)   See fewer
1
Dorothy Torry
Self - John Reith's Secretary Self - John Reith's Secretary   See fewer
1
Jack Kine
Self - Special Effects Self - Special Effects   See fewer
1
Dee Dee Wilde
Self - Pan's People Self - Pan's People   See fewer
1
Desmond Hawkins
Self - Writer and Broadcaster Self - Writer and Broadcaster   See fewer
1
Raymond Aubrac
Self - French Resistance Leader Self - French Resistance Leader   See fewer
1
Patricia Foy
Self - Producer (as Paddy Foy) Self - Producer (as Paddy Foy)   See fewer
1
Bernard Wilkie
Self - Special Effects Self - Special Effects   See fewer
1
Peter Dimmock
Self - Outside Broadcasts Self - Outside Broadcasts   See fewer
1
Sylvia Peters
Self - Announcer Self - Announcer   See fewer
1
Biddy Baxter
Self - Editor, Blue Peter Self - Editor, Blue Peter   See fewer
1
1
Brian Johnson
Self - Studio Manager & Assistant Cameraman Self - Studio Manager & Assistant Cameraman   See fewer
1
William Rees-Mogg
Self (as Lord Rees-Mogg) Self (as Lord Rees-Mogg)   See fewer
1
Alan Bullock
Self - Overseas Service (as Lord Bullock) Self - Overseas Service (as Lord Bullock)   See fewer
1
Marmaduke Hussey
Self (as Lord Hussey) Self (as Lord Hussey)   See fewer
1
1
1
Hugh Greene
Self - Director General, 1960-1968 (Interviewed 1982) (archive footage) (as Sir Hugh Greene) Self - Director General, 1960-1968 (Interviewed 1982) (archive footage) (as Sir Hugh Greene)   See fewer
1
Stephen Hearst
Self - Writer & Producer and Executive Producer of Arts Programmes, 1965-1967 Self - Writer & Producer and Executive Producer of Arts Programmes, 1965-1967   See fewer
1
Monica Sims
Self - Producer (Interviewed 1989) (archive footage) Self - Producer (Interviewed 1989) (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Gena Turgel
Self - Prisoner at Belsen Self - Prisoner at Belsen   See fewer
1
Donald Baverstock
Self - Producer & Editor, Tonight (Interviewed 1985) (archive footage) Self - Producer & Editor, Tonight (Interviewed 1985) (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Leon Brittan
Self (as Sir Leon Brittan) Self (as Sir Leon Brittan)   See fewer
1
1
Paul Fox
Self - Editor, Sportsview (Interviewed 1984) (archive footage) Self - Editor, Sportsview (Interviewed 1984) (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Joe Haines
Self - Press Secretary to Harold Wilson, 1969-1976 Self - Press Secretary to Harold Wilson, 1969-1976   See fewer
1
John Reith
Self - First Director General (Interviewed 1967) (archive footage) Self - First Director General (Interviewed 1967) (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Charles Hill
Self - Chairman, Board of Governers, 1967-1971 (Interviewed 1982) (archive footage) (as Lord Hill) Self - Chairman, Board of Governers, 1967-1971 (Interviewed 1982) (archive footage) (as Lord Hill)   See fewer
1
Stephen Peet
Self - Director & Cameraman Self - Director & Cameraman   See fewer
1
1
Tony Bridgewater
Self - Television Engineering, 1936-1968 (Interviewed 1983) (archive footage) Self - Television Engineering, 1936-1968 (Interviewed 1983) (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Alec Weeks
Self - Sports Producer Self - Sports Producer   See fewer
1
Godfrey Talbot
Self - News Sub-Editor & War Correspondent Self - News Sub-Editor & War Correspondent   See fewer
1
John Grist
Self - Head of Television Current Affairs, 1967-1972 Self - Head of Television Current Affairs, 1967-1972   See fewer
1
Harman Grisewood
Self - Chief Assistant to the Director General, 1955-1964 Self - Chief Assistant to the Director General, 1955-1964   See fewer
1
Cecil James
Self - Director of Programmes, 1922-1926 (Interviewed 1982) (archive footage) Self - Director of Programmes, 1922-1926 (Interviewed 1982) (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Hallam Tennyson
Self - Staff Training Attachments Officer Self - Staff Training Attachments Officer   See fewer
1
David Waine
Self - Programme Organiser Radio Brighton (Interviewed 1995) (archive footage) Self - Programme Organiser Radio Brighton (Interviewed 1995) (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Gerard Mansell
Self - External Services Self - External Services   See fewer
1
Harold Bishop
Self - Radio Engineering, 1923-1963 (Interviewed 1982) (archive footage) (as Sir Harold Bishop) Self - Radio Engineering, 1923-1963 (Interviewed 1982) (archive footage) (as Sir Harold Bishop)   See fewer
1
Julie Cruttenden
Self - Make-Up Artist Self - Make-Up Artist   See fewer
1
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