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The BBC started broadcasting their text-based service back in the 1970's. Most will know this as Ceefax, with the ITV's service being known as Oracle.

The UK is slowly moving to over to digital TV, with the plan being for analogue telly to be switched off by 2012. Ceefax and Teletext are also planned to be phased out as part of this switchover.
New digital TV services, such as Sky Digital, Freeview and Virgin Media offer a different text-service, which is available via the red button on your digital TV or set-top box's remote control. This is the successor to Ceefax and Teletext, offering higher-quality images, a better level of interaction, and faster data rates.

Here's how to access the new Interactive service:
If you still wish to receive Ceefax and Teletext, it's still being broadcast on analogue TV, and can, at least for the moment, be accessed on standard TV sets that have an analogue receiver and are connected to a TV aerial with a suitable signal.
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