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Published 27 August 2023
Stickers to put on your radio, plus a guide to tuning in the new BBC Radio 5
Published 6 June 2023
With the coming of BBC Radio 5, UK listeners are encouraged to tune into the World Service for the first time
Published 14 November 2022
The BBC celebrates 60 years with a round-up of important dates and photographs
Published 30 September 2022
After 10 years, the BBC’s radio networks have started to drift. Here’s how they’re going to be put back on track
Published 2 June 2022
What do we do when a programme over-runs? Fade it out, or run everything else late?
Published 7 February 2022
Inside the huge task of printing and distributing 8 million copies of the Radio Times every week
Published 3 September 2021
Unusual audience research as the BBC goes direct to the forces in France to ask them what they’d like to hear on the radio
Published 15 November 2019
It’s C-Day! The Controller of BBC-1 and an array of newspaper critics look at what colour will bring to the channel
Published 31 July 2019
A look at what was on BBC radio on Friday 31 July 1964
Published 24 October 2018
A look at what was on BBC-1 in the North on Sunday 24 October 1965
Published 12 September 2018
A look at what was on the BBC on Tuesday 12 September 1939
Published 18 July 2018
A look at what was on BBCtv in the north on Friday 18 July 1969
Published 4 July 2018
A look at what was on BBCtv in the north on Tuesday 4 July 1967
Published 6 June 2018
A look at what was on television on Saturday 6 June 1953
Published 25 April 2018
A look at what was on BBC Television and S4C on Friday 25 April 1986
Published 4 April 2018
A look at what was on BBC-1 and BBC-2 on Thursday 18 April 1974
Published 24 December 2017
A look at what was on television on Christmas Day 2007
Published 29 November 2017
A look at what was on BBCtv on Wednesday 29 November 1967
Published 1 November 2017
A look at what was on BBCtv on Saturday 1 November 1986
Published 16 February 2017
The 1937 viewer may be surprised to learn that some parts of television are – gasp! – not real
Published 15 February 2017
A look at what was on the BBC on Thursday 15 February 1968
Published 26 January 2017
The Radio Times talks about the thought that goes into postponing a programme
Published 23 November 2016
A look at what was on BBCtv on Saturday 23 November 1963
Published 2 November 2016
A look at what was on the BBC on Sunday 2 November 1986
Published 19 October 2016
A look at what was on BBCtv on Wednesday 19 October 1960
Published 14 September 2016
A look at what was on the Home Service on Thursday 14 September 1939
Published 17 June 2016
A look at what was on the BBC on Monday 17 June 1968
Published 12 March 2016
A look at what was on the BBC Television Service in the week of Sunday 12 March 1950
Published 10 March 2016
A look at what was on the BBC Television Service on Tuesday 10 March 1964
Published 10 February 2016
A look at what was on BBCtv on Saturday 10 February 1968
Published 21 November 2015
A look at what was on BBCtv on Monday 21 November 1966
Published 13 November 2015
A look at what was on British television on Saturday 13 November 1999
Published 28 October 2015
A look at what was on the BBC on Saturday 28 October 1967
Published 22 March 2015
What was on BBC television on Saturday 22 March 1969
Published 7 February 2015
What was on the BBC Television Service on 7-12 February 1938
Published 31 December 2014
What was on BBC television on Tuesday 31 December 1968