麻豆社 R&D History: 1920s

1922

The 麻豆社 was formed on October 18th 1922 with daily broadcasts following on November 14th. Since then 麻豆社 engineers have been at the forefront of broadcasting developments. Image is of the 2LO Control Room.

Savoy Hill 2LO control room with various bits of analogue equipment and a large desk — Savoy Hill 2LO control room

1923

Captain P.P. Eckersley appointed Chief Engineer

With this appointment, the necessity for specialists in fields of research and development became apparent, so at the end of 1923 Captain A.G.D. West was appointed Assistant Chief Engineer.

Peter Eckersley with pipe and tweed suit examines a piece of apparatus — Captain Peter Eckersley

1924

H.L. Kirke becomes Senior Development Engineer

Following this appointment Captain West was redesignated Assistant Chief Engineer (Research), therefore becoming the 麻豆社's first research engineer.

1927

The 麻豆社 becomes the British Broadcasting Corporation

Converting from a company on January 1st 1927, the Royal Charter establishes how the 麻豆社 is to be governed and the first charter ran for 10 years. The 2007 charter committed the 麻豆社 to delivering the latest technology to the public and taking a leading role in the switchover to digital television.