Hastings TV Museum

05/08/2026

And now to actually put the Wombles in the freezer!

It's all in preparation for our first museum Pop Up on Saturday 8th August - we'd love to see you there!

02/08/2026

Why are you putting the Wombles in the freezer, I hear you cry?!

Well, soft toys, puppets and textiles can attract moths that love to munch their natural fibres, and this poses a risk to historical objects.

When we found these handmade Wombles in a local charity shop, we discovered quite a bit of pest damage and moth eggs in their folds.

Freezing them is a safe, chemical-free way to prevent any further deterioration and make sure the pests don't spread to other objects in the collection.

Once they've been carefully frozen, they're ready for cleaning, cataloguing and, eventually, display!

Even the Wombles have to follow museum rules!

You can see our freshly cleaned Wombles, alongside some objects from our growing collection at our first museum Pop Up on 8th August at the British Tea Museum on George Street as part of Old Town Carnival!

📺 Follow along as we prepare more objects for the Museum of Television!

history

25/07/2026

Saturday mornings were a ritual for millions of children across Britain. Pyjamas on, bowl of cereal in hand, and the TV on before anyone else was even properly awake. 📺🥣 Going Live! brought cartoons, celebrity guests, competitions and brilliantly unpredictable live moments to living rooms every weekend.
This clip from 1992 is just one of the many memories we're celebrating at the Museum of Television. What was your favourite Saturday morning show?
TVNostalgia

13/07/2026

On this day 30, 40 and 50 years ago TV was very different. Limited channels, but amazing content none the less...

13/07/2026

📺 ON THIS DAY IN TV HISTORY: July 13 📺
If you flipped on the box in the corner of the living room on this day 50, 40, or 30 years ago, here is what you might have been tuning into... so tell us, is TV today better for the huge increase in choice of channels and shows available on demand 24/7?
🕰️ 1976 Back when we only had three channels, BBC 1 made the unusual choice to split the 4-hour cinematic epic Cleopatra (starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton) into two distinct halves just to make room for the early evening news sandwiched in the middle. The daytime schedule featured a preview of the Montreal Olympics, while evening viewers settled in for the Royal International Horse Show. Meanwhile, behind the scenes at ITV, T. Rex were busy at Wimbledon Theatre recording a legendary performance of "I Love To Boogie" for Supersonic. Notably they were supported at the show by no less than AC/DC.
🕰️ 1986): Sunday television had well and truly found its groove. Millions tuned into Sunday Grandstand to watch a dramatic British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, culminating in a massive home victory for Nigel Mansell. The rest of the day was filled with absolute comforting classics: the EastEnders omnibus, Songs of Praise, Antiques Roadshow, and Esther Rantzen's That's Life!
🕰️ 1996 A year before Channel 5 even existed, Saturday night TV was dominated by one massive event: The National Lottery Live. Entire evenings were anchored around the live draw on BBC 1, with over 15 million people clutching their tickets and watching the celebrity guests, hoping their numbers would come up. Who remembers Mystic Meg, Ulrika Johnson? Gary Barlow was the guest singer by the way…
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30/06/2026

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