23rd September 1974: BBC launches Ceefax, the world’s first teletext service

HistoryPod · Sep 23, 2026

0:00

Listen in the Podli app 🎧

Follow your favourite podcasts, listen offline and in the car with CarPlay and Android Auto, and always pick up where you left off. Free to try.

Teletext was the dominant medium for accessing breaking news until the arrival of the World Wide ...