No details have been released just yet regarding how the BBC\u2019s best-loved shows will mark the broadcaster\u2019s 100 years in service, but it\u2019s understood that MasterChef, The Apprentice and Antiques Roadshow will also be celebrating \u201cin their own unique way\u201d.<\/p>\n
In addition, a selection of programmes have been commissioned delving into the history and legacy of the BBC, including a new Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse collaboration titled The Love Box in Your Living Room.<\/p>\n
The comedy special stars the duo as brothers \u2018Adam Adamant Curtis\u2019 and \u2018Richard Dimbleby Curtis\u2019, who will be taking a light-hearted look at the \u201csocio-litical history of the British and their BBC\u201d, mixing real footage with original skits. The programme has been commissioned for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.<\/p>
Those looking for a more sincere overview of the organisation\u2019s past will also be well catered for, with broadcaster David Dimbleby presenting a three-part series chronicling the impact of the BBC in recent decades, including earth-shattering political and cultural moments. The docuseries will be broadcast on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n
Looking back even further is filmmaker John Bridcut, who will be examining the BBC\u2019s first 50 years (1922-1972) in two feature-length documentaries for BBC Two and iPlayer, including \u201cextraordinary\u201d material from the archive and testimony collated over several years.<\/p>\n
There will be anniversary material for younger viewers too courtesy of CBBC\u2019s Horrible Histories: BBC\u2019s Big Birthday Bonanza, which will take a comical \u2013 and educational \u2013 look at the broadcaster, featuring the programme\u2019s trademark skits. You can expect to see the Queen\u2019s coronation, the launch of BBC Two and the creation of Doctor Who targeted, among many other landmark moments.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nIf that gets you feeling nostalgic for the children\u2019s programmes of your youth, then join Blue Peter alum Konnie Huq for hour-long special Here\u2019s One I Made Earlier (working title), which will chart the history of kids\u2019 television with an array of nostalgic highlights from the past 100 years \u2013 with famous faces on hand to discuss the ways in which the genre has helped our society to progress.<\/p>\n
Charlotte Moore, BBC Chief Content Officer said: \u201cOur centenary year will be a huge treat for audiences of all ages from massive sporting events, comedy, entertainment, drama, arts and music, to documentaries assessing all aspects of the BBC\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
\u201cBBC 100 will celebrate and reflect on the unique role the BBC plays in the lives of audiences across the UK as our much cherished national broadcaster from its creation right up to the present day.\u201d<\/p>\n
On top of everything else, next year will also see the BBC broadcast the Queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee, the Women\u2019s Euros, the World Cup, Commonwealth Games, and Frozen Planet II, as well as seeing the return of BBC Three as a broadcast channel.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, on the airwaves, BBC Radio 3\u2019s The Sonic Century will explore the impact of 100 years of radio, while Radio 4\u2019s scripted drama The Battle of Savoy Hill will depict a pivotal moment in the career of the BBC\u2019s first Director of Talks, Hilda Matheson, as she worked to shape the landscape of talk radio.<\/p>\n
2021 will also see a welcome return for BBC live events, including Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend, 6 Music Festival and Radio 2 Live, following pandemic-induced breaks.<\/p>\n