Here is the news. These are the four words with which the BBC anchors introduce the regular bulletine. It has 47 million British radio listeners and TV viewers. It has an additional 239 million people tuning in around the world. It does not just do news. It makes dramas, soaps and comedies and covers spectator sports and Westminister debates. It was founded in 1922, and makes first radio broadcast from London on November 14, 1922. In 1932, it starts World Service, and moves into the Broadcasting House. In 1953, it covers Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation. Life on Earth, BBC national history programme comes in 1979. In 2012, it covers the London Olympics. It is in international model for public broadcasters. By law, most British households with a TV pay $ 231 a year to support BBC. The charter that provides the BBC’s constitutional basis and guarantees its independence is up for renewal in 2016. Some unpalatable facts have dented the BBC’s repute. A journalistic maxim holds that a reporter should never become a part of the story, but the BBC could not avoid this.