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Genome’s global reach: links to thousands more World Service programmes
BBC Genome adds links to newly digitised World Service archive
Under construction...
BBC Genome's editing ability will be disabled for a few days. We explain how this is crucial to prepare BBC Genome for some bulk fixes that will improve our data.
The Sunday Post: An American love affair
American Greg Bakun spends much of his time enjoying the best of British television. He explains what fuels this love affair and sets him apart from most fans.
A trip into the BBC's picture archive for a special radio anniversary
The BBC Photo Library has put together a collection of little-seen images for the 50 year anniversary of Radio 1, 2, 3 and 4 playing concurrently across the UK airwaves.
Data archaeology - or the missing listings
The small-but-perfectly-formed Genome technical team have spent the last six months digging into the vast cache of data that was produced during the scanning over 350,000 pages of the Radio Times. They’ve found quite a lot interesting artefacts in unexpected places, and are currently brushing ...
Carla's decades of comedy
As sitcom Bread celebrates its 30th birthday, we take a look at the pedigree of comic writer Carla Lane.
Giles Cooper - the radio dramas
A profile of the playwright Giles Cooper.
How WW2 popularised quizzing
Quiz expert Alan Connor looks at the history of the game, and how WW2 helped the format to take hold.
Tales from bohemia: The making of Arena’s Chelsea Hotel
Anthony Wall chronicled youth culture in the BBC arts series "Arena"
Searching the World Service Archive: Other times, other lives
BBC Genome now has more than 7,000 live links to World Service Archive programmes to listen to on iPlayer. We take a look at some of our favourites.
Pop TV - From Hit Parade to Later...
Guest blogger Jeff Evans talks about the evolution of pop and rock music TV in Britain - from the early 50s onwards.
70 years of Woman's Hour: the bouquets and brickbats
As Woman's Hour turns 70, we have a look at how the programme has evolved through the Radio Times covers, the listings and the letters from the public.
International Football at the 1948 Olympics
Guest blogger Paul Hayes on the football tournament at the 1948 London Olympics - the first international TV football
When BBC daytime television fully arrived
Guest blogger Heather Lewis on the day BBC One started a full daytime television service.
The broadcast journey to Total Football
A history of the World Cup, as told by BBC Genome. More than 20 million UK viewers tuned in to watch the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, in stark contrast there is barely a trace of the early World Cups in BBC Genome.
Closing down
The last BBC Genome blog
Review of the year at BBC Genome
A look back at what BBC Genome has been doing in 2017.
Covering the Olympics
A glance at how the BBC has covered the Olympic Games through the decades and how Radio Times front pages have also evolved.
Apollo 11: Listening to the landing
As we look back on the 1969 Moon Landing, we remember the nail-biting hours before the lunar module successfully landed on the surface of the Moon. Prof Lionel Wilson of Lancaster University was one of the broadcasters relaying the events to a radio audience on the night and wondering what the o...
The Sunday Post: Clocking on - the BBC and BST through the years
The clocks change on Sunday. How has the BBC marked the day in years past?
