This article will take an historical view on the BBC’s relationship with the nations, beginning with a discussion of the pre-television era, and then considering how the Corporation introduced television to the ‘national regions’ in the post-war period before focussing on Wales as a case study, ending with the establishment of the Welsh Fourth Channel, S4C. The aim is to underline the often complex historical relationship between the BBC as a UK-wide broadcaster and its role as a means of reflecting the life of a small nation such as Wales both to itself and to the rest of the United Kingdom.

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'国家将对国家说和平'？英国广播公司和国家

本文将从历史角度审视 BBC 与国家的关系，首先讨论电视前时代，然后考虑公司如何在战后时期将电视引入“国家地区”，然后重点关注威尔士作为案例研究，以威尔士第四频道 S4C 的建立结束。其目的是强调 BBC 作为英国范围内的广播公司及其作为反映威尔士等小国生活的一种手段，既反映自身也反映英国其他地区之间的复杂历史关系。