[ecrea] BBC2: Origins; Influence; Audiences: A 50th Anniversary Conference, April 2014: Registration Now Open

Registration Now Open



BBC2: Origins; Influence; Audiences: A 50th Anniversary Conference



Science Museum, London, 25-26 April 2014



Overview

On the 20th April 1964 the BBC launched its second television channel: 
BBC2. Although the launch was a flop (due to a major power cut) the 
station soon became a fixture of UK broadcasting. This conference 
engages with the example of BBC2 in a contribution to the history of 
how, as well as what, we access through television.



In the 1960s questions were raised about the increasingly dominant role 
of television in the home and the part the Pilkington Committee played 
in preserving middle- and upper-class values in the medium. It was also 
the first channel in the UK to offer UHF, then colour, television, 
changing the way that television was produced, broadcast and consumed.



It is also timely in other ways. The way television is accessed is 
changing rapidly, not only through satellite and cable, but as a result 
of the convergence of television and internet technologies. Audiences 
can access services as and when they choose. As the technology changes 
so must the way we study the history of the television, as not only 
programme types, but the idea of a self-contained channel becomes a 
thing of the past.



This two conference also includes a screening and evening reception in 
the Science Museum’s Energy Hall.



Further details, including the programme, can be found at: 
http://bbctwo50th.wordpress.com/





Registration



Early Bird Prices (before the 11th April): £90 total



Regular conference fee (after the 11th April): £110 total



Please visit the Science Museum website to book tickets:

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/Plan_your_visit/events/conferences/bbc2_conference



With thanks to the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) we are 
offering four reduced price student places at £40. To apply for one of 
these places please email (research /at/ sciencemuseum.ac.uk) with your name, 
institution and a brief statement about how the conference relates to 
your research interests.





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