BBC Engineering Division
Introduction
Engineers made it possible for the BBC to
come into existence and Engineering Division was a major part of the BBC.
It's leaders, listed below, were members of the BBC's Board of Management.
| Mr Peter Eckersley | 1923 - 1929 | Chief Engineer |
| Sir Noel Ashbridge | 1929 - 1952 | Chief Engineer renamed Director of Technical Services |
| Sir Harold Bishop | 1952 - 1963 | Director of Technical Services renamed Director of Engineering in 1956 |
| Sir Francis McLean | 1963 - 1968 | Director of Engineering |
| Sir James Redmond | 1968 - 1978 | Director of Engineering |
| Dr Bryce McCrirrick CBE | 1978 - 1987 | Director of Engineering |
| Dr Bill Dennay | 1987 - 1993 | Director of Engineering |
A significant proportion of the BBC's staff worked for Engineering Division:
| Date | Number of staff in Engineering Division |
| 1945 | 3700 |
| 1955 | 4800 |
| 1968 | 7000 |
| 1969 | 4200 |
The reduction
was due to the transfer of some engineering staff to the Television, Radio and External Broadcasting
Directorates. (This web site is predominantly about Engineering Division,
but the scope is intended to include all engineering activities relating to the
BBC.)
In 1993 Engineering Division was abolished and the remaining engineers
become part of BBC Resources!
Engineering activities are summarised on the Home page and further details can be seen by clicking on the area of interest.
The following areas of Engineering Division are not presently within the
scope of this web site, but this could change on request:-
Engineering Accounts Department.
Engineering Personnel Department.
Computer Services (mainframe computer systems for Accounts and
Central Stores etc.)