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~ Preserving the televisual past for the digital future ~
Official channel of the Alexandra Palace Television Society.
All enquiries to apts@apts.org.uk
January 30, 2026 at 10:02 AM
As a former library manager I can confirm libraries are amazingly cool places a very life-affirming.
They provide a welcoming service for every member of society.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Initially based at Alexandra Palace, north London, using the television studios and editing facilities which had been vacated by the BBC, in 1981 The OU moved to purpose built premises at Walton Hall in Milton Keynes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
For further information check out this link as part of the History of the BBC
buff.ly/kvqIRCp
December 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
On 23 September 1938 the OB unit made a return visit to Pinewood studios as part of the afternoon transmission.
In the evening they covered "Pinewood: The Television Ball", featuring a number of well known film performers, as this image in the APTS Archive shows.
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM