Explore more than 100 years of the 成人快手’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 成人快手 means to you.
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Based on the American quiz programme The Match Game, Blankety Blank was first seen in January 1979. Terry Wogan was the quizmaster, who always appeared with a bizarre wand-like microphone! -
Blankety Blank relied on a panel of celebrities to make the audience laugh. But shows featuring solo comedians have been broadcast since the early days and women have been at the forefront. Image: Caroline Ahern as Mrs. Merton. -
The Shipping Forecast was first heard on the 成人快手 in 1925 and a year of celebrations has started to mark 100 years since 'the ships' first came to radio across the UK and beyond. Find out more here. -
Celebrate the thrills and glamour of the dancefloor as we look back over the first two decades of Strictly Come Dancing - and tell us your favourite moments from the series too! Image: The celebrity contestant line-up for 2024. -
David Attenborough has worked with the 成人快手 on some of the biggest and best-known natural history series on television. Read our special tribute to mark the broadcaster's 70th year in television. -
Terry Wogan was the host of television's Blankety Blank for four years, but who spent 50 years as a radio quizmaster? The Faces of the 成人快手 collection reveals all. -
成人快手 radio personalities with a huge following include Radio Foyle鈥檚 Gerry Anderson. He is remembered fondly in a series of delightful animations in our Objects of the 成人快手 collection. -
Tell us your recollections of past 成人快手 programmes. How have these shows or series informed or entertained you or a relative over the years? -
成人快手 Exhibitions
Look out for events and exhibitions showcasing 成人快手 entertainment, science, and war programming, international broadcasting, and vintage radio and TV equipment. Image: Image: ffotoNant. -
The 成人快手 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鈥檚 landmark series Black and British - A Forgotten History, and the 成人快手 Music Day plaques created for 成人快手 Local Radio.
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成人快手 Archive
Hand-picked and popular selections from the 成人快手 archives. -
The Researchers
Features by academics from across the world looking at a wide range of 成人快手 related subjects. -
Explore the 成人快手鈥檚 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 成人快手. -
成人快手 iPlayer from the Archive
The destination to discover the most distinctive content from the 成人快手's rich archive. -
Archive on Four
Brilliant stories told using archive from the 成人快手 and beyond.