Explore more than 100 years of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ means to you.
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July 2001 saw the launch of one of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's biggest television comedy hits. Read how The Office began, on our anniversaries page. -
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Light Entertainment and Music departments -its a fascinating story. -
Our Face of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ this week must be one of the biggest stars of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ music programmes of the 1960s. Click here to find out more about Cilla Black. -
This is the fascinating diary of a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ R&D story
Getting Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ content into people's homes, be it news, music or light entertainment, needs reliable technology, and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ R&D - in various forms - has been supporting programmes for more than 100 years. Find out more here. -
Voices of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
From life in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ as a telephone operator, to the pioneers of colour television and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ in the digital age, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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. -
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Exhibitions
Look out for events and exhibitions showcasing Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ entertainment, science, and war programming, international broadcasting, and vintage radio and TV equipment. -
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Day plaques created for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Local Radio.
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archive
Hand-picked and popular selections from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archives. -
The Researchers
Features by academics from across the world looking at a wide range of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ related subjects. -
Explore the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ. -
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer from the Archive
The destination to discover the most distinctive content from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's rich archive. -
Archive on Four
Brilliant stories told using archive from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and beyond.