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Lord Reith Looks Back S01 E01 I was meant to do something in the world

Overview

In this the first of three programmes filmed in Scotland and London Lord Reith, the BBC's first Director-General, recalls his early years in Glasgow; his memories of the First World War; and the events that led up to his appointment in 1922 as General Manager of the British Broadcasting Company.