Channels
sm_globe4 This is the BBC - From the British Broadcasting Company's first experimental 240-line broadcasts to EastEnders, find out more about the world's oldest public service broadcaster.
sm_atvpres ITV: A (Very) Brief History - The monopoly of the BBC Television Service gets the shock of its life when viewers suddenly realise that they have an alternative to watching Muffin the Mule.
sm_bbc2id1 BBC2: A Choice of Viewing - 1964 sees the arrival of the first channel to offer programmes that are deliberately different from the existing BBC and ITV services.
sm_souid Compass - A subsection devoted to broadcasting in the South and South-East of England.
sm_ch4 Welcome to Channel 4 - The long-promised fourth channel ushers in a new era of broadcasting, which in turn stimulates the growth of independent production companies.
sm_five1 The power of Five - The Spice Girls help to launch the last 'national' commercial terrestrial analogue broadcaster in the UK.
sm_tv12cap Local television - Fed up with so-called local news not mentioning your area? The answer could be literally just round the corner...