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Catalogue description Committee on Broadcasting (1960): Minutes, Evidence and Papers
| Reference: | HO 244 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Committee on Broadcasting (1960): Minutes, Evidence and Papers |
| Description: |
This series contains the minutes of meetings, secretary's and chairman's notes, circulated papers, written and oral evidence and committee files of the Committee on Broadcasting appointed in July 1960 under the chairmanship of Sir Henry Pilkington. |
| Date: | 1960-1962 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Committee on Broadcasting, 1960-1960 |
| Physical description: | 936 files, magnetic tape and volumes |
| Access conditions: | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
In 1978 Home Office |
| Accruals: | No further accruals are expected. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Committee on Broadcasting was set up by the Postmaster General, J R Bevins, on 13 July 1960 under the chairmanship of Sir Harry Pilkington. Its terms of reference were: 'to consider the future of the broadcasting services in the United Kingdom, the dissemination by wire of broadcasting and other programmes, and the possibility of television for public showing; to advise on the services which should in future be provided in the United Kingdom by the BBC and the ITA; to recommend whether additional services should be provided by any other organisation; and to propose what financial and other conditions should apply to the conduct of all these services'. The Final Report (Cmnd.1753) was published on 5 June 1962 and the Appendix of evidence (Cmnd.1819-1) in September. A Guide to the report and a short version were also made available in June, followed by a Memorandum on the Report (Cmnd.1770) in July. |
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