Explore the exciting world of television in our new television gallery. There are over 200 objects from our collections on display, and plenty of hands-on interactives for you to have fun with. The gallery illustrates the invention and development of television, it shows how television programmes are made, looks at how broadcasters fund their programmes, and investigates the social and cultural impact of television.
The Power of Television
Is television the most influential invention of the twentieth century? Find out about the hold television has over all our lives and remember where you were when iconic moments happened.
The Business of Television
Find out about the business behind the small screen, how television is funded, who decides what we watch and how the industwry has changed over the years.
TV Heaven
Your chance to select from our catalogue of over 1000 television programmes in TV Heaven.
The Production Zone
Read the news with Hugh Edwards, BBC presenter. Be the star of your own show. Get behind the camera. Even float on a virtual hover board. The whole family will enjoy the TV Making experience.
Race for Television
Our stunning collection of TV technology brings the British race to invent TV to life. See John Logie Baird's original television, hear nostalgic clips from old TV programmes, and be blown away by our fantastic wall of TV sets. Find out about the Race to invent television and see some of the actual objects from the story. Follow the evolution of television from John Logie Baird's experimental apparatus to today's technology.
TV Heaven
TV Heaven
Over 900 programmes can be viewed free of charge. Search our database and see if the programme you want to watch is available before you visit TV Heaven
Youth Media TV
Ever wondered what it'd be like to make your own programme? Try out your skills in our state of the art broadcast studio