In conversation with Professor John Wyver, Professor of the Arts on Screen, Westminster School of Arts, College of Creative Arts and Technologies, University of Westminster.

Long before The One Show, there was Picture Page, one of the BBC’s most popular early television programmes. Join Professor John Wyver as he explores the story of the magazine programme that entertained pre-war audiences and helped shape the future of television.

Drawing on his extensive research into early broadcasting, Professor Wyver examines how Picture Page pioneered a style of television that informed, entertained and connected audiences, laying the foundations for programme formats that continue to resonate today.

Through archive material and fresh historical insights, discover why one of the BBC’s earliest television successes remains an important chapter in the story of broadcasting at Alexandra Palace.

Professor John Wyver is a writer, producer and Professor of the Arts on Screen at the University of Westminster. His book, Magic Rays of Light: The Early Years of Television in Britain, is the first comprehensive cultural history of early British television.