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Nureyev created lusty, strenuous lovers’ duets: ‘[His] thinking was, what you wanted out of life you had to get straightaway’

Speaking from the corporations original home on the Strand in London, the very first director of programmes Arthur Burrows (pictured) told the world: 2LO Marconi House London calling.

An army of unpaid detectives is unearthing old TV and radio episodes many thought were gone for good

In a video shared yesterday, titled 100 seconds of BBC News going wrong, the broadcaster poked fun at itself with a blooper-reel showing its unintentionally amusing moments.

The corporation was formed on October 18, 1922.

CRAIG BROWN: Only eight minutes of Noel Cowards Desert Island Discs have been recovered. But was Coward really saying what he thought?

From Doctor Who to Desert Island Discs, here are some nuggets of trivia from 100 years of BBC programming.

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The public broadcaster that is known by billions of people across the world was formed on this day as a private organisation in 1922. Above: The Morecombe and Wise Christmas special in 1972.

Over 90 missing episodes have been rediscovered and added to the archives.