Teletext Ltd. on 31 January 2011, with editorial content from the Radio Times instead of Teletext Ltd. In spite of its name, the ""Teletext""-branded service was neither the first nor the only teletext service in the UK. The BBC (one of the original developers of teletext) launched its Ceefax teletext service in 1974, the same year that "Teletext's" predecessor, ORACLE also appeared. Although ORACLE closed at the end of 1992 (when Teletext Ltd outbid it for the franchise), Ceefax continued to run on BBC analogue channels until the cessation of analogue signals in October 2012. FourText, originally called 4-Tel, was first run
The Forum (BBC World Service) frequently entertaining and insightful. The 60 Second Idea and the discussion it produces is released as a podcast. The first episode of the show was broadcast on the BBC World Service 6 April 2008. It has been broadcast every week since then. The programme's presenter, who has been part of the show since its inception, is former BBC diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall. "The Forum" is broadcast through the BBC World Service and its international broadcasting partners. The show is also available online, to download and as a podcast. All previous shows are archived online. Previous guests include: The Forum (BBC