A good idea, combined with the right technology, can change the world. Facebook, Wikipedia and the wheel have all shown this to be true. 25 years ago, the BBC dreamt up a similarly inspired scheme.

The original calfskin Domesday Book has survived for over 900 years, considerably longer than a mirror project by the BBC launched in 1986 on laser discs. The corporation’s aim was to celebrate the ...

Among people of a certain age in the U.K. the BBC Domesday project has a special place in their hearts. It was an ambitious two-year project started in 1985 to chronicle the country—900 years after ...

Coventry will be getting it's very own 'Domesday' style book - and organisers are looking for people across the city to contribute to it. The book is open to anyone who "lives, works or plays" in ...

A Wiltshire village that was mentioned in the Domesday Book is one of the “poshest” places to live in Britain. Shalbourne received praise from critics at the Daily Mail for its picturesque ...