“I’m sure it hasn’t escaped your attention that this year is the BBC’s centenary. The corporation has celebrated this milestone with a raft of programmes and web content, and here in the magazine David Hendy has spent 2022 exploring different aspects of the BBC’s rich history. He’s now come to the conclusion of the series and, on page 68, he considers how the BBC has embraced the digital age and rounds off by selecting six programmes that sum up its history – do let us know whether you agree with his suggestions.
For our cover feature this month, we’re heading to the mid-16th-century, when tensions were erupting in the West Country. The “Prayer Book Rebellion”, as the revolt is often called, has sometimes been dismissed as a relatively minor affair, but as Mark Stoyle’s new research has revealed, it was an extremely significant moment for the Tudor state. Turn to page 20 for his piece.