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#120 The General Strike at 100, part 3: Reith's Jerusalem
And did the Beeb, in ancient times,
broadcast to England's* mountains green?...
...Till Reith has built Jerusalem,
transmitting to England's* green and pleasant** land.
*and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland's
**and the less green and unpleasant bits too
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In the third and final part of our General Strike special, 100 years on, we look at 10-12 May 1926, in a week that changed the BBC forever - as John Reith walked a tightrope of independence and impartiality.
Plus the legacy of the strike, how it changed the BBC, and of course we couldn't resist bringing you the iconic moment of Reith…
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