A Real IRA car bomb exploded in front of the BBC's headquarters in London, injuring one person.
Newsroom on BBC2 switched to color, making it the first color news in the UK.
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 Corporation (BBC) resumed TV broadcasting for the first time since the end of WWII.
The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) began its radio service in the United Kingdom.
The British Broadcasting Company Ltd (BBC) was founded.