To mark the occasion of BBC2's fortieth birthday, we present here pages from the Radio Times of BBC2's launch week.

The Best of BBC Two

Test Transmissions A Radio Times notice on BBC2 test broadcasts.

Cover The Radio Times front cover, April 18th, 1964.

Page 4 Introducing BBC2.

Page 5 How to pick up BBC2.

The Precisior TV manufacturers GEC take the opportunity to advertise.

Page 11 Inset, details of the last BBC2 test transmission.

Page 22 BBC2 explains its news agenda.

Page 27 Arkady Rakin to rock BBC2.

Page 29 The first ever BBC2 schedule of programmes.

Page 33 Two new series on the new channel.

Page 37 Play School makes its debut.

Pages 38 and 39 Tuesday April 21st BBC1 and BBC2 schedules.

Page 44 BBC2's first ever repeat.

Page 45 BBC2 gets down with the badgers.

Page 47 BBC TV schedules for Wednesday April 22nd.

Page 51 Shakespeare in modern dress? Fancy!

Page 53 BBC TV schedules for Thursday April 23rd.

Page 55 BBC TV schedules for Thursday April 23rd, cont.

Page 58 A BBC2 drama premiere.

Page 59 Crime on BBC2.

Page 61 Your chance to do a 1964 crossword.

Page 63 BBC2 schedule for Friday April 24th.