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December 1997 - On the web - bbc.co.uk is launched

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ had had a presence on the internet from 1994, but Lord Birt, then the Director-General of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, was quick to recognise its real potential for public service broadcasting. He sought the advice of young people working in the Corporation about which way the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ should turn in the fledgling online world. Following a trip to Silicon Valley in the United States, he drew up the blueprint for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Online. Lord Birt talks about the early days of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Online to Ron Neil, former Chief Executive of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Production in an archive interview from 2003.

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