the 100th anniversary of its first official bbc broadcast a news bulletin from london. it included a court report from the old bailey, details of disruption caused by fog in the capital, and the billiards scores. our correspondent david sillito reports. hello. 2lo calling, 2lo calling. november the 1ath, 1922, and the beginning of the bbc. 2lo was the call sign of the bbc station in london. and 100 years on, the six o clock radio news has been marking how it all began. this bulletin marks the moment 100 years ago that the bbc began broadcasting. back in 1922, the news reader at 6pm was arthur burrows. arthur burrows at this point is the first voice of the bbc. he s almost had the idea of broadcasting a few years earlier as well, and within a month, he ll be director of programmes at the bbc and one of our
from the old bailey, details of disruption caused by fog in the capital, and the billiards scores. 0ur correspondent david sillito reports. hello. 2l0 calling, 2l0 calling. november the 1ath, 1922, and the beginning of the bbc. 2l0 was the call sign of the bbc station in london. and 100 years on, the six o clock radio news has been marking how it all began. this bulletin marks the moment 100 years ago that the bbc began broadcasting. back in 1922, the news reader at 6pm was arthur burrows. arthur burrows at this point is the first voice of the bbc. he s almost had the idea of broadcasting a few years earlier as well, and within a month, he ll be director of programmes at the bbc and one of our first children s presenters. yes, arthur was also uncle arthur, children s entertainer. it wasn t a large organisation on day one. how many staff at the
beside an ancient oak tree in windsor there are no public engagements planned and he is expected to mark the day privately. the bbc is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its first official broadcast, a news bulletin from london. it included a court report from the old bailey, details of disruption caused by fog in the capital and the billiards scores. 0ur correspondent david sillito is here. so, that amazing bulletin 100 years ago, but there is no recording of it? ., ., ., ., , it? nothing, nothing from the early 19205. it? nothing, nothing from the early 1920s. however, it? nothing, nothing from the early 1920s. however, we it? nothing, nothing from the early 1920s. however, we do it? nothing, nothing from the early 1920s. however, we do have - it? nothing, nothing from the early 1920s. however, we do have a - it? nothing, nothing from the early| 1920s. however, we do have a little taste of what the beginning may have sounded like, because arthur boris, who was director of pro
from these other stations, from manchester, for example, the first variety, the first weather forecast, the first radio satire. and so, it is a sign that the image of london and the bbc, it was rather broader than that, and of course, that first bulletin, the billiards scores and the weather foggy! indeed! here we are 100 years later, david, thank you very much indeed. i m afraid we don t have the billiards scores for you in this bulletin, but we do have the weather forecast, with you in this bulletin, but we do have the weatherforecast, with nick miller. i the weather forecast, with nick miller. ., ., miller. i have got some high numbers. miller. i have got some high numbers, ben, miller. i have got some high numbers, ben, there - miller. i have got some high numbers, ben, there is - miller. i have got some high numbers, ben, there is a i miller. i have got some high| numbers, ben, there is a lot miller. i have got some high i numbers, ben, there is a lot of weather on the way t
speed cubing champion has set a new world record, by solving the puzzle 6,931 times in the space of 24 hours. his average speed per cube is 12 seconds. but he can do it in nearly half that time. here s george on the news channel earlier. watch and marvel. um. the bbc is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its first official bbc broadcast a radio news bulletin from london. and the presenter would have talked into a microphone a bit like this one, though this is later from the early 1940s. that first broadcast included a report on a court proceedings at the old bailey, details of disruption caused by fog in the capital, and the billiards scores. our correspondent david sillito has more. hello. two lo calling.