BBC Television Agreements

Reference

MCC/MED/2/22

Date:

1946-04-15 - 1952-09-18

Level of description

file

Extent

1 folder

Part of

Department correspondence (MCC/MED/2)

Scope and Content

Memorandums of agreement, correspondence, handwritten notes, newspaper article and memoranda relating to agreements made between MCC and BBC. Includes arrangements for the BBC to televise the England vs. India Test match at Lord's in 1946, signed agreement between MCC and BBC for the England vs. India Test match at Lord's to be televised, arrangements for the MCC vs. South Africans match and England vs. South Africa Test match to be broadcast by BBC in 1947, signed agreement for BBC to broadcast matches at Lord's in 1947, signed agreement between MCC and BBC for broadcasting the England vs. Australia Test match at Lord's in 1948, arrangements for the BBC to broadcast the MCC vs. New Zealanders match and England vs. New Zealand Test match in 1949, signed agreements between MCC and BBC for broadcasting matches at Lord's in 1949 and 1950, report of a meeting at the General Postmasters' Office with the Postmaster General and representatives of sport, BBC and the radio industry, list of viewing figures for televised matches at Lord's and The Oval in 1950, draft set of conditions for the broadcasting of Test and county matches, arrangements for BBC to broadcast the MCC vs. South Africans match and England vs. South Africa Test match at Lord's in 1951, arrangements for BBC to broadcast the MCC vs. India match in 1952, arrangements for BBC to broadcast the Middlesex vs. Lancashire match at Lord's in 1952, newspaper article on S J de Lotbiniere, head of BBC Outside Broadcasting.

Associations

Seymour Joly de Lotbinière
BBC
British Broadcasting Corporation

Subject

India in England 1946, Television, broadcasting, South Africa in England 1947, Australia in England 1948, New Zealand in England 1949, India in England 1952, South Africa in England 1951

Institution name

Marylebone Cricket Club

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 folder

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