Worldwide radio service. Originally founded as the BBC Empire Service for English speakers across the British Empire.
In 1938, foreign languages were introduced, and the name of the station was changed to BBC Overseas Services. In 1965 it became the BBC World Service and currently (2022) transmits in 40+ languages.
While the plaque is in Market Place the building occupied by the BBC also had the address 200 Oxford Street.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
BBC Overseas Services
{Next to the BBC crest with the motto, 'Nation shall speak peace unto nation'...
Born Northumberland. Journalist and broadcaster for the BBC, known for her work as a war correspondent.
Electronics engineer, notable for his many inventions in telecommunications, sound recording, stereophonic sound, television and radar. He received 128 patents and was considered one of the most si...
Bernard 'Benny' Green, jazz musician, saxophonist, writer, author, broadcaster and raconteur. When his long-running BBC radio show was cancelled there were demonstrations outside Broadcasting Hou...
Actor. Born Richard David Briers at the Nelson Hospital in Merton. After many stage appearances, he came to national recognition in the television sitcom 'Marriage Lines'. He is however best rememb...
