Open Door (BBC TV)
Encyclopedia
Open Door was a programme produced by the BBC
's Community Programme Unit
. It was first broadcast on April 2nd 1973.
The programme gave people control of the airwaves and was a platform for the public to talk about its own issues and give their own views without editorial input.
The programme was later replaced by Open Space
.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Community Programme Unit
Community Programme Unit
The Community Programme Unit was established by the BBC to help members of the public create programmes to be broadcast nationally.The unit was set up in 1972 by influential producers such as Rowan Ayers having won the approval of the Director of Programmes David Attenborough for a series of ten...
. It was first broadcast on April 2nd 1973.
The programme gave people control of the airwaves and was a platform for the public to talk about its own issues and give their own views without editorial input.
The programme was later replaced by Open Space
Open Space (BBC TV)
Open Space was a programme produced by the BBC's Community Programme Unit. It was an evolution of the earlier Open Door series of programmes allowing minority points of view to make a television programme about issues of concern to them...
.
External links
- Open Door programme made in 1974 about the community of Jericho, OxfordJericho, OxfordJericho is a historic suburb of the English city of Oxford. It consists of the streets bounded by the Oxford Canal, Worcester College, Walton Street and Walton Well Road. Located outside the old city wall, it was originally a place for travellers to rest if they had reached the city after the...