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Sherlock - series 4 - teaser

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Sherlock on French TV

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23 November 1963: The first Doctor Who episode ever

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23 November 1963: the day we first met the "mysterious exile from another world" 23 November 1963. It's a date forever etched into the memories of Doctor Who aficionados. That Saturday teatime – 5:15pm to be precise – BBC1 aired the first ever episode...

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First Look at the adaptation of The Cuckoo's Calling

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Amid all the hubbub about Harry Potter prequel/spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, you might have missed out on the fact that there’s ANOTHER JK Rowling adaptation coming soon to screens. Still, not to worry if you didn’t notice – because...

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War & Peace: Who's Who?

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First look at the cast of The Moonstone

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Here they are – the cast of BBC1's latest period drama The Moonstone. Miranda's Sarah Hadland stars alongside Cold Feet actor John Thomson in the new version of Wilkie Collins' 1868 mystery, believed by many to be the first ever detective novel. Thomson...

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The BBC and women

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Women at the BBC Woman's Hour 1946 The early years The BBC employed women from the very start; in fact Reith's first appointment was his personal secretary, Isabel Shields in January 1923. Although the majority of the Company's early female employees...

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The Radio Times

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The Radio Times The beginnings It all began in spring 1923, when John Reith, the BBC's first director-general, received an ultimatum from the Newspaper Publishers' Association warning him that if the corporation didn't pay a hefty fee, none of the NPA's...

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The BBC Broadcasting House

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Broadcasting House The first purpose-built broadcast centre in the UK Designed by G Val Myer and built in 1932, Broadcasting House was the BBC's first purpose-built home for radio broadcasting. It is situated in central London between Oxford Street and...

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Alexandra Palace: the birthplace of TV

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Alexandra Palace The birthplace of television Alexandra Palace is situated in North London and known around the world as the birthplace of television. In fact it was never owned by the BBC, but in 1935 the Corporation leased the eastern part of the building...

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