BBC Charter

It, and an accompanying agreement recognise its editorial independence and set out its public obligations.

[6][7] AND WHEREAS it has been made to appear to Us that more than two million persons in our Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have applied for and taken out Licences to instal and work apparatus for wireless telegraphy for the purpose of receiving Broadcast programmes[.

]The 1927 Charter incorporated the BBC as independent of the Government similar to institutions like the Bank of England.

It established the Board of Governors of the BBC and the Postmaster General was set to supervise and give licence to the broadcaster.

In 1937, after having been made to appear that 7.5 million persons now used wireless telegraphy, George VI had the Postmaster General continue giving licence to the BBC.