The Sunday dozen

23rd August 2026

John Wyver writes: Welcome to this week's collection of articles and more that I have found engaging and enriching over the past seven days. My header image is Hurvin Anderson's 'Audition', 1999, seen at the artist's really more

The pianist of Studio BB

15th August 2026

John Wyver writes: Come with me a little further down the rabbit hole that is Studio BB in the original Broadcasting House. This post follows my two-part 'This temple of the arts and muses', the first element more

The Sunday dozen

9th August 2026

John Wyver writes: As I manage to do on most Sundays here is a collection of links to stuff that I have found interesting and rewarding over the past week. The header image, which seems suitably seasonal, is 'Paddling at more

‘This Temple of the Arts and Muses’, part 1

3rd August 2026

John Wyver writes: 'This Temple of the Arts and Muses' is the opening phrase of the dedication, displayed in Latin and supposedly written by John Reith, at the entrance to Broadcasting House. Sited on an irregular plot in Portland Place, more

The Sunday dozen

2nd August 2026

John Wyver writes: My usual compendium of links to stuff that this week has caught my eye and engaged my brain. My header image is of Collage for Losing the Garden, 2026, oil on paper, from the glorious exhibition more

The mystery of Alexandra Palace Studio A

31st July 2026

John Wyver writes: When the BBC television service at Alexandra Palace began operations officially on 2 November 1936, Studio A was fitted out with four Emitron electronic cameras supplied by the recently-established joint venture company Marconi-EMI. One or more of more

A small Films fail @BBCiPlayer

28th July 2026

John Wyver writes: In the global scheme of things, the concern I want to highlight this morning is little more than a mote. But apart from the irritation it has provoked, it is a small but potentially significant sign of more

The Monday dozen

27th July 2026

John Wyver writes: A splendid wedding on Saturday and generally just life got in the way of producing my usual Sunday collection of stuff that has interested me in the past week. So here it is a day late. The more