国家地理概况课件：Culture and Religion.ppt

It was founded in 1922 and nationalized in 1926 as a public service radio station, and later moved into TV. It remained the sole television news provider in Britain until 1955, when the Independent Television (ITV), a commercial company, was founded. The British Broadcasting Corporation(2) The BBC currently has two channels: BBC 1 and BBC 2. BBC 1 specializes in shows with broad appeal, such as sport, entertainment, current affairs, drama and kids shows. BBC 2 caters for special interest audiences and so broadcasts documentaries and shows aimed at particular social groups, such as the elderly, the handicapped, homosexuals, and so on. The British Broadcasting Corporation (3) The BBC is funded by license fees and viewers must buy a license each year for their TV set. Because the BBC is funded by license fees, there are technically no commercials, although between shows there are trailers for upcoming shows and promotions for products associated with the BBC. The British Broadcasting Corporation (4) The international arm of the BBC is the BBC World Service, which broadcasts in English and 43 other languages throughout the world. BSKYB Sky—an Australian satellite-based television company BSB—British Satellite Broadcasting Sports British people invented many sports, such as cricket, soccer, rugby, tennis, badminton. They made the first rules for many other sports like golf, hockey, boxing. Sports occupy a very important position in British life. People participating in all kinds of sports activities form sports clubs of various types. Football There are legends that suggest that games like football and rugby actually derived from the “sport” of ancient warriors celebrating victory by kicking around the decapitated head of an enemy. Today, violence is still associated with football. The FA (Football Association) is the league or association that the major teams compete in, for a trophy title known as the FA Cup. The most famous league is the Premier League of footba