Explore more than 100 years of the ±«Óãtv’s history – click on our interactive timeline or investigate a topical anniversary, unpack the story of fascinating objects from our varied collections, or go in-depth via one of our long-form articles.
And tell us your memories of what the ±«Óãtv means to you.
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July 2001 saw the launch of one of the ±«Óãtv's biggest television comedy hits. Read how The Office began, on our anniversaries page. -
The ±«Óãtv has a long history of radio and television comedy programmes, many of which broke new ground - and rattled the establishment of the day. Professor Jamie Medhurst Professor of Media and Communication, Aberystwyth University, investigates. -
Dr Emma Sandon Senior Lecturer in Film and Television, Birkbeck College, looks at the work of influential women producers and directors of the ±«Óãtv's Light Entertainment and Music departments -its a fascinating story. -
Our Face of the ±«Óãtv this week must be one of the biggest stars of ±«Óãtv music programmes of the 1960s. Click here to find out more about Cilla Black. -
This is the fascinating diary of a ±«Óãtv reporter. Peter Watson took meticulous notes during his on the spot reporting of JF Kennedy's Assassination - one of the biggest news stories of the 1960s. Read more about this object here. -
When programmes meets tech - the ±«Óãtv R&D story
Getting ±«Óãtv content into people's homes, be it news, music or light entertainment, needs reliable technology, and ±«Óãtv R&D - in various forms - has been supporting programmes for more than 100 years. Find out more here. -
Voices of the ±«Óãtv
From life in the ±«Óãtv as a telephone operator, to the pioneers of colour television and the ±«Óãtv in the digital age, the ±«Óãtv Oral History Collection has been recording the world of the corporation since 1972. Start your journey here through our themed collections. -
Tell us your recollections of wartime broadcasting, and how radio informed or entertained you or a relative during those years. -
±«Óãtv Exhibitions
Look out for events and exhibitions showcasing ±«Óãtv entertainment, science, and war programming, international broadcasting, and vintage radio and TV equipment. -
The ±«Óãtv Heritage Trail brings together newly commissioned blue plaques and existing plaque schemes to celebrate the buildings used for broadcasting over the decades. Also featured are plaques installed as part of David Olusoga’s landmark series Black and British - A Forgotten History, and the ±«Óãtv Music Day plaques created for ±«Óãtv Local Radio.
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±«Óãtv Archive
Hand-picked and popular selections from the ±«Óãtv archives. -
The Researchers
Features by academics from across the world looking at a wide range of ±«Óãtv related subjects. -
Explore the ±«Óãtv’s historical listings information from 1922 to the present day. -
A University of Sussex-AHRC research project -
The UK's largest oral history collection of interviews with professionals from across the film, television, radio and theatre industries. -
Giving longstanding and retired staff the opportunity to write their part of the unofficial history of the ±«Óãtv. -
±«Óãtv iPlayer from the Archive
The destination to discover the most distinctive content from the ±«Óãtv's rich archive. -
Archive on Four
Brilliant stories told using archive from the ±«Óãtv and beyond.