TASAF Lecture: The Creation of The BBC – Nick Salmond
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Join us for a thought-provoking and insightful session by Nick Salmond in The Arts Society at Firstsite (TASAF) Lecture series!
The Arts Society at Firstsite is an organisation about connecting people who have a passion for art.
TASAF is part of a global network of local societies, which bring people together through shared curiosity for the arts. You can learn more about it here.
We offer a series of 10 talks* from accredited lecturers based around the UK. Lectures take place throughout the year from September to June on the third Tuesday of each month.
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Session Program
The Creation of The BBC (Lecture by Nick Salmond)
In this lecture, we look back at the creation of the BBC. We investigate the invention and use of radio at the start of the 20th century and explore how the medium was first used as a form of mass communication.
We will look at the early days of the corporation, and some of the people who were vital to the success of the new company.
The lecture also explores the BBC’s relationship with the Government and the worries about the power of this radical new form of communication.
About the Lecturer
Nick is a London Blue Badge Guide and a lecturer in History and the Arts. He qualified as a London Blue Badge Guide in 2019, winning the award as Guide of the Year.
In 2021, he gave the annual Katrine Prince Lecture to members of the Institute of Tourist Guiding.
Before guiding, he joined the BBC where he worked for over 30 years in both television and radio. He helped cover some of the great events of History, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the terrible events of 9/11, from the fall of the Thatcher Government to the celebrations of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
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Length: 1 Hour
Dates and times
Tuesday 18 November 2025 | 2:30 pm