bbc | keyperson | tony_hall_baron_hall_of_birkenhead <tsp> bananaman | broadcastedby | bbc <tsp> bbc | locationcity | london <sep> the british broadcasting corporation (bbc) is the national broadcaster of the united kingdom, based at broadcasting house in london, england it is the world's oldest national broadcaster, and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, employing over 21,000 staff in total, of whom approximately 17,900 are in public-sector broadcastingthe bbc is established under a royal charter and operates under its agreement with the secretary of state for culture, media and sport its work is funded principally by an annual television licence fee which is charged to all british households, companies, and organisations using any type of equipment to receive or record live television broadcasts or watch using iplayer the fee is set by the british government, agreed by parliament, and is used to fund the bbc's radio, tv, and online services covering the nations and regions of the uk since 1 april 2014, it has also funded the bbc world service (launched in 1932 as the bbc empire service), which broadcasts in 28 languages and provides comprehensive tv, radio, and online services in arabic and persian 
tony hall. baron hall of birkenhead. is a key person at the bbc which is located in london and broadcast bananaman.bbc london is the world's oldest national broadcaster and largest by number of employees