Test 38 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 38 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 38 is a free 24-question practice test for British citizenship naturalisation and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR / settlement) applicants in the United Kingdom. Every question is written directly from the official Home Office handbook, Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd Edition), covering British values, UK history, society, and government. To pass the official Life in the UK Test (booking fee £50 at gov.uk), candidates must answer at least 18 out of 24 multiple-choice questions correctly (75% pass mark) within 45 minutes.
Life in the UK Test 38
When did the BBC start the world’s first regular television service?
Correct Answer: 1936
The BBC started the world's first regular television service in 1936, broadcasting from Alexandra Palace in north London. This made Britain the first country in the world to have a regular, high-definition television broadcasting service.
The BBC had been founded in 1922 as a radio broadcasting company. Television broadcasting was suspended during the Second World War in 1939 and resumed in 1946. The service reached a huge national audience for the first time during the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, which was watched by an estimated 20 million viewers.