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back and this year especially is a really special year. not only is the queen celebrating 70 years on the throne, but the bbc is celebrating 100 years on air. and so, we thought we d put on a show. spencer kelly! ..to talk about some of the technologies the beeb has been instrumental in developing. we talked sound and vision with our brilliant panel. and kind of place sounds around this microphone. in 1922, the ideas that the bbc had to make programming that would inform, entertain and educate the world. and because it was a public broadcaster, it kind of had quite a lot of freedom to decide what programming could be developed but also, it meant that they developed their own technologies to be able to make such a wide range of programmes for the biggest audiences. and, of course, way before television came radio, and what do you need to broadcast a voice to the nation? one of these. and one of the most iconic mics ever is the bbc marconi type a. and trust me when i sa ....
and kind of place sounds around this microphone. in 1922, the idea is that the bbc had to make programming that would inform, entertain and educate the world. and because it was a public broadcaster, it kind of had quite a lot of freedom to decide what programming could be developed but also, it meant that they developed their own technologies to be able to make such a wide range of programmes for the biggest audiences. and, of course, way before television came radio, and what do you need to broadcast a voice to the nation? one of these. and one of the most iconic mics ever is the bbc marconi type a. and trust me when i say it s iconic, i mean it is an icon literally. one of our panellists, joe leates, really likes this microphone i mean, really likes this microphone and he spent the last few months uncovering its story, and here it is. not many are around these days especially ones that work as it became tradition at the corporation to empty the insides and ....
they will be celebrating her majesty s influence on the sport of horse racing. also on the programme: the front line in russia s war in ukraine. we have a special report from donbas. and while much of scotland and northern ireland stay dry and sunny through the rest of this platinum jubilee we for parts of england and wales there is an increasing chance of thunderstorms and heavy rain. i ll have all the details here on breakfast. it is saturday 4june and there s still a whole weekend ofjubilee celebrations ahead to give thanks to the queen for her 70 year reign. i m here at buckingham palace, where a special concert takes place tonight. 22,000 people will gather for the platinum party at the palace, when the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. the derby at epsom also takes place this afternoon, but the queen will not attend. instead, she is expected to watch the event on television from windsor castle. let me show ....
the biggest audiences. and, of course, way before television came radio, and what do you need to broadcast a voice to the nation? one of these. and one of the most iconic mics ever is the bbc marconi type a. and trust me when i say it s iconic, i mean it is an icon literally. one of our panellists, joe leates, really likes this microphone i mean, really likes this microphone and he spent the last few months uncovering its story, and here it is. not many are around these days especially ones that work as it became tradition at the corporation to empty the insides and plate them with gold as leaving presents for announcers. but what a thing to have on your mantelpiece! the good news, though, is here at the bbc, we have plenty. you ll notice it looks pretty hefty, and it s actually really big, so it tended to stay in the studios and leave the world travel to its smaller counterparts. but what it missed in adventure it made up for in the circles it socialised in. ....