Even though the BBC seem to have money problems (just like the rest of us I guess), it's nice to see that they're still aiming big. The latest venture is a vow to create a home on the web for all its programmes past and present. That's a project that will create a website for every single episode for every single programme shown in its 81 year history of radio and television. Bloody hell.

The basis of this is to create a searchable vault of archived shows. Basically, what all this means is that, at some point in the future, we'll be able to get information on every BBC programme ever shown, with clips, links and, eventually, whole programmes.

"Eventually we will add our programme back catalogue to produce pages for programming stretching back over nearly 80 years - featuring all the information we have on the richest TV and radio archive in the world," said Jana Bennett, who is looking after the whole thing. "The BBC is committed to releasing the public value in that archive."

"These permanent pages will always direct the audience to the programme - wherever it may be on the web - first in iPlayer, then elsewhere on bbc.co.uk, or on iTunes, or on any number of other on-demand services including Kangaroo," added Bennett. "Each page and clip will be promotional for that programme in perpetuity. They will offer the possibility of hits that go on and on - or are rediscovered when the time is right."

This is insanely good news. If, like me, you're into '60s counter culture, you could ferret through all those weird newsreels and documentaries, as well as fishing out Peter Cook shows and... it doesn't matter what your tastes are, this is amazing news.