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BBC formed
John Reith founded the BBC -
John Logie Baird tests television
Using BBC frequencies, John Logie Baird is able to broadcast some of his first experimental tv broadcasts -
Broadcasting house opens
BBC commissioned a purpose built centre for broadcasting -
King George VI on radio
First British monarch to be broadcast on radio, voice heard for the first time by millions -
BBC television service opens
The BBC was the first broadcaster in the world to provide a regular ‘high definition’ television service -
BBC's first television outside broadcast
After only six months of regular TV broadcasts, the BBC took its cameras to the Coronation of King George VI -
Woman's Hour
First dedicated radio programme for women -
News comes to Televison
Interest in national TV grew so there was more demand for a dedicated news service -
First televised Olympics
London 1948 Olympics televised -
Weather
Regular weather forecasts were revived after the war -
Democracy on TV
An experiment to televise live debate from the house of commons was considered successful, but the public couldn't see it. Regular live proceedings were not broadcast until November 1989. -
VERA
V.E.R.A billed as the first video tape recorder built by the BBC. This was actually a myth that emerged due to the BBC's promotion of the system in spite of its inferiority to rivals. -
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
first time ever a coronation moment was seen live -
The Radiophonic Workshop is established
created uniquely memorable electronic sounds, such as the Doctor Who theme music -
Television centre opens
first purpose built television production centre in the world to be conceived. -
Our World
It was not possible to connect the entire world in a live broadcast by satellite until the end of the 1960s, the BBC was the first broadcaster to attempt this. -
BBC TWO- first colour Tv service in Europe
Colour was extended to BBC ONE and ITV by 1969 -
Radio 1 goes live
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The first children's TV news bulletin
Newsround was the first attempt to give children a news service which they could call their own -
CEEFAX
To provide subtitles for deaf people -
BBC microcomputer is launched
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Breakfast Time
The UK's first breakfast TV service -
DAB
Digital radio
BBC Research and Development provided much of the technology and systems to make DAB happen -
BBC news 24 channel
The second 24 hour news service in Britain -
bbc.co.uk is launched
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First BBC digital TV channel
BBC Choice- start of BBC digital TV -
BBC iPlayer
Simple way to catch up on missed programmed without an additional fee -
Red Button- extends TV viewing
Video on demand, the ability to answer quiz questions, and background programme information are just some of the features now on offer -
Super Hi-Vision (SHV) trialed
Super Hi-Vision (SHV) pictures consisting of 4000 lines of picture information were first broadcast from London to Tokyo from BBC studios -
3D Tennis
UK's first live 3D coverage of the men's and ladies' singles finals
It was available to anyone who had access to a 3D TV set and to HD channels -
London 2012
The BBC delivered its most successful online event ever, which attracted a record-breaking 55m global browsers to BBC Sport online -
BBC Radio Player launched
New dedicated home for BBC Radio, catch up at any time anywhere. -
Connected Red Button
BBC Connected Red Button is a service from the BBC that seamlessly brings TV, radio and online together on the living room TV