Beeb

noun

ˈbēb 

Phrases

the Beeb

British, informal

: the British Broadcasting Corporation

We didn't come to London from the provinces encumbered with [Monty] Python and knowing no one at the Beeb.

—Michael Palin

Examples of Beeb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tens of millions of people — especially in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia — even now prefer the Beeb’s foreign language news to the local variety, rigorously censored by their own governments. — Max Hastings, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026

What followed was former Sky and Netflix commissioner Salt’s trickiest few months at the Beeb. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026

The situation is spiralling out of control for the against-the-ropes Beeb. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025

There will be also be commissioners from the Beeb, as well as their counterparts from ITV, Channel 4 and UKTV. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024

There are announcements of across-the-board layoffs at the Beeb, arguments about what does and does not constitute a proper lead story, and enough editorial handwringing to require skin grafts on numerous palms. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above