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General history

Official BBC history
BBC Cult programme guides
On This Day – dates in broadcasting
TV and Radio Bits
Unofficial history and listings, idents and Radio Times covers

Specific programmes and services

Ceefax – MB21
Unofficial screen grabs since 1975
Children in Need
News
Panorama
The Proms
Weather
Yes Minister
Comprehensive fan site with episode guide
Radio

British Radio Drama
History by Independent Radio Drama Productions
Marconi online exhibition
Marconi official history
Paul's Radio Museum
Radio sets, real audio and history from enthusiasts site
Radio 1 - unofficial history
Radio 2
Radio Music Stations - Transdiffusions
High quality enthusiasts' history
Radio technology history
Columbia Encyclopedia entry
US Radio Hall of Fame
1950s Radio
Unofficial clips and history
Who's Who in Pop Radio - Peter Alex

Television

Alexandra Palace Television Society
BBC TV staff photographs, history and recollections
BARB - historical audience research
BBC2
40th anniversary history
British Film Institute TV history
From ScreenOnline site
BBC TV Comedy Guide
Historical Televison Website
Enthusiasts’ history of BBC and ITV
National Museum of Photography, Film & Television
Online exhibitions, resources and collections
Television technology history
Columbia Encyclopedia entry
Top TV programmes since 1992
Scroll down for BFI statistics
US Encyclopedia of Television
1950s Television
Unofficial clips and history
Technology

Antique Radio
Classified adverts
BBC Microcomputer
History and technical detail from enthusiasts’ site
British Vintage Wireless Society
News, events, links and discussion forum
Radio sets - photographs and specifications
From Paul's Radio Museum enthusiasts' site
Past Times Radio
European vintage radio enthusiasts

Radio technology early history
Columbia Encyclopedia entry
Television pioneers
Resources on TV technology inventors
Television technology history
Columbia Encyclopedia entry
Buildings

BBC buildings history
Alexandra Palace - official history
Broadcasting House - Roger Beckwith
Unofficial, detailed and well-documented tour
Broadcasting House - Mike Todd
Unofficial history since 1214
Elstree Studios - Hertsmere Council
Film and TV studios history
Savoy Hill - Institution of Electrical Engineers
Savoy Place since middle ages
Archives, research and organisations

BFI media and multimedia courses directory
European Film and TV Archives
British Film Institute list
Film and TV academic research
Moving Image Research Registry from British Film Institute
Media Ed - Resources to help media studies teachers
TV enthusiasts groups
Programmes at National Museum of Photography, Film and Television
TV Heaven

Programmes at National Museum of Photography, Film and Television
UK Film and TV Archives
Guide to locations and collections



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