One hundred years ago this week, the company that would become known as the British Broadcasting Corporation was founded in London. Transmitting news and entertainment across radio and television, the BBC would go on to have a far-reaching impact on not only the United Kingdom, but audiences worldwide. To mark the anniversary, The Ringer is celebrating one of the BBC’s chief exports to the United States: British TV. From Masterpiece Theatre to Love Island, join us as we look back on some of the iconic shows that have crossed the pond in the past century.
When University of Minnesota professor Timothy Brennan was a graduate student conducting research in the 1980s, he paid a visit to New York’s Museum of Television and Radio, now known as the Paley Center. Visitors to the museum enjoy access to a vast trove of archives, which currently spans more than 160,000 entries and more…
