On Radio 3, a new play follows Reith and Churchill: two titans of 20th century Britain slug it out with the future of broadcasting, and the country, at stake. Alongside this brilliant programming, we’ve been visiting hundreds of schools up and down the UK with our ambitious education initiative, BBC 100 Share Your Story, and audiences are continuing to uncover the story of the nation through our most extensive digital archive collection ever, BBC Rewind. Konnie argues that British children’s television has, from its very earliest days, been quietly trailblazing – ahead of the curve when it comes to the inclusion and representation of minority groups, and tackling emerging social themes long before ‘grown up’ programmes began to address them. There are also interviews from the BBC’s own Oral History project, most of which have never been broadcast before.

This time they take inspiration from documentary maker Adam Curtis to celebrate the BBC’s 100 years with The Love Box in Your Living Room. These rediscovered lost gems will broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra and will be available on BBC Sounds, where they will add to the considerable archive already available. The material should be viewed in this context and with the understanding that it reflects the attitudes and standards of its own era - not those of today. Saturday Kitchen Live will broadcast a special episode on 29th October to honour the BBC’s centenary year, celebrating the Corporation’s achievements in food broadcasting. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage.Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Used books have different signs of use and might not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. The two part feature-length documentary will look at John Reith’s launch of BBC Radio in 1922; the rapid pace of technological change which has driven editorial priorities and opened up fresh opportunities; and the changing shape of British society which has fuelled the debate over whether the national broadcaster should lead or follow new social attitudes. Award-winning directors from the world of cinema including Ken Loach, Steve McQueen, Mike Leigh, Mary Harron, Sally El Hosaini and James Marsh participate in a special Talking Movies season looking at the role the BBC has played in nurturing their career. Strictly Come Dancing celebrates 100 years of the BBC and the show will open with an epic group number that sees the Strictly professionals and judges gate crash some of the biggest BBC flagship shows.

There's a World of books to choose from such as: Children's Books, Range includes Baby Books (0-3), Books for Toddlers (3-5), Early Readers (5-7), Childrens Story books (7-11), Young Teens (11-14), Young Adults (14-16) and Childrens Educational Books. One avid collector of TV memorabilia arrives at the Roadshow in Del Boy’s Ford Capri from the hit sitcom Only Fools and Horses, while expert Will Farmer gets the chance to play quizmaster when he comes face-to-face with the original Mastermind chair brought in by Sally Magnusson. Also featured are plaques installed as part of David Olusoga’s landmark series Black and British - A Forgotten History, and the BBC Music Day plaques created for BBC Local Radio.In commissions for TV and iPlayer, comedy The Love Box In Your Living Room with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse will take a look at the BBC’s last 100 years mixing contemporary footage with “genuinely authentic made-up stuff”.

Carefully curated stories reflect the story of the BBC in all its breadth and diversity, whilst tapping into public memory and the many ways that people have experienced the BBC as part of their own lives.Participants chart the BBC’s first, stuttering, attempt at rolling news on the night of President Kennedy’s assassination and the presenter James Burke tells how the Queen Mother helped to shape the BBC’s coverage of an Apollo space mission. I devised this series having already made podcasts about Rupert Murdoch and the Iraq War, two themes which I cover again in this series.

How The BBC Began will look at the challenges and triumphs of today’s BBC, which have their roots in the Corporation’s first half century. This is a book about a huge subject that starts with excuses and entirely lives down to its lmited ambitions. In a rapidly changing world, it is one of the few universal reference points for any given generation. From his time directing BBC classics like Cathy Come Home and Up The Junction to more contemporary fare like I, Daniel Blake - Loach has a deep association with the Corporation and has helped to define and re-define the British television and cinema landscape. Look out for our updates on BBC themed exhibitions, and additions to our trail of heritage blue plaques.Created with exclusive access to the BBC's archives, Broadcasting Britain is a unique celebration of British culture, with authoritative text by an acknowledged expert in the field. Our Archive Century: In three special editions of Radio 4’s Archive on 4, we give the keys to the archive to leading figures, to explore the role of the BBC in a changing cultural environment, across news, science and the arts. Given the long and diverse history of the corporation, the content chosen was bound to be somewhat subjective but there are too many glaring omissions and understatement of the import of some programmes. Among the cavalcade of joyous clips there are also some profoundly moving moments, such as when the Growing Pains feature on “Going Live inspired an abused child to seek sanctuary; and when the 1987 drama “Two of Us” helped some gay teenagers feel comfortable with their sexuality for the first time in their lives. Full details of your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations are available in the UK from your local Citizens' Advice Bureau or your Local Authority's Trading Standards Office.