Explore more than 100 years of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½’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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ means to you.
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The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ is celebrating women’s sport across online, TV and radio throughout the Summer and we want to hear from you! Tell us your memories of women's sport seen and heard on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½. -
"From London, the tunes you asked us to play. From Germany, the tunes that make them think of you". This was the Radio Times listing for Family Favourites, first heard in August 1945. It was the radio programme that linked friends and family whilst they were still apart, soon after the war in Europe was over. Read more here. -
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio - the wartime legacy
Family Favourites emerged from a collaboration between the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s services for the British forces and its domestic radio operation. David Hendy, Professor Emeritus, University of Sussex, explores the huge entertainment legacy brought about by the wartime radio effort. -
As the Second World War drew to a close in Asia in August 1945, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ followed the situation with its War Report programme. It was to set the standard for war reporting for years to come. Image: The iconic AXBT microphone used to bring news from the front. -
Time for the Proms again, the world’s largest festival of classical music. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ took it over in 1927, and here’s one of the earliest posters from 1930, when the season was conducted by the famous Henry Wood, a passionate advocate of ‘music for all’. -
In the early years of the Second World War (1941) the very first man to read the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ news without a southern English accent was Yorkshireman Wilfred Pickles. Find out about him here… -
Our broadcasting heritage plaques include some of the UK’s first ever radio stations, such as Glasgow’s ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ‘5 SC’, Cardiff’s ‘5 WA’, and Belfast’s ‘2 BE’ stations, along with well-known personalities from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ radio and television. Image: City of Westminster. -
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Exhibitions
Look out for events and exhibitions showcasing ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ entertainment, science, and war programming, international broadcasting, and vintage radio and TV equipment. Image: Showtown, Blackpool Museum Trust.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Archive
Hand-picked and popular selections from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ archives. -
The Researchers
Features by academics from across the world looking at a wide range of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ related subjects. -
Explore the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½. -
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer from the Archive
The destination to discover the most distinctive content from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s rich archive. -
Archive on Four
Brilliant stories told using archive from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ and beyond.