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A 1996 leaflet extolling the virtues of our BBC

Your cut-out n’ keep guide to tuning into the three BBC FM services – some now in stereo! – in the UK

A poster advertising BRMB Radio in Birmingham in the 1970s

You’re not forced to watch BBC Three. But its existence is vital

A 1938 diagram of a television studio caught our eye…

Two years when everything changed: not least, the pictures got smaller

So, farewell then, people stood about

Happy birthday to the UK’s 5th channel

Actor Jo Kendall has died

The TV licence is back in the news

A thought to be lost early Channel 4 comedy on DVD? Yes please!

The diamond jubilee of the station from the very north

Production values have changed… for the better?

Do S4C have a copy of their own opening night? Some suggest they don’t. We do.

The Cardiff Singer of the World competition is something only our BBC could do

Gerry Marsden has died at 78

A reminder of those we’ve loved and lost this past year

Vale to the designer’s designer

Tom Scott on title sequences

Tyne Tees announcer dies at 89

Across the Waves: From Radio Caroline to Classic FM, by Nick Bailey

A fascinating video from Tom Scott

On this day in 1946, BBC radio began serialising one of the most devastating essays ever written

Network Distributing launch their streaming service with three nights of ABC Weekend TV

It’s as easy as ABC

Six more articles to read to keep your mind alert during the lockdown

Think you know all about the “swirly” BBC-1 globe? Wrong.

Six articles to read to keep your mind alert during the lockdown

Some fun backdrops for your online Zoom/Skype/Hangouts/Teams meetings

Gary Rodger tells us what to see and hear where on Thursday 12 December 2019 (and the day after)

A personal retrospective of Ireland’s greatest broadcaster

Official trailer – with (spoilers) Data and Seven of Nine – shown at the San Diego Comic-Con tonight

More people chose to watch ITN’s coverage of the moon landings than the BBC’s.

A decision has been made that makes Independent Local Radio less independent, less local and less good radio, says David Heathcote

A new resource from Transdiffusion… but what now?

A new website goes in depth into the 1990s television comic ‘Zzzap!’

The end came for the BBC Two 2s last night

One of the longest-serving ATV directors has died

A Kickstarter campaign is launched to fund a documentary about YTV

Looking back at the life of Liverpool funnyman Ken Dodd

Dirty Feed has a great examination of the changes between the script and the production of 1965 Dennis Potter’s ‘Stand Up, Nigel Barton’ play

Take a trip to Wolverhampton for a feast of childhood delight

Some television historians walk into a bar…

A place you must visit

Goodbye to one of the most talented entertainers the UK has ever produced