Bbc.con/tvcode

Maya scratched at the peeling "BBC" sticker on her ancient set-top box. The screen displayed a single, impossible line of text:

The TV clicked.

On screen, the prompt changed:

"bbc.con/tvcode," she muttered, typing the address into her phone.

3 minutes.

Enter TV Code: _______

She hadn't pressed anything. The remote sat on the coffee table, batteries long dead. The TV had simply glitched during the 10 PM news, the anchor's face melting into a grey prompt box. bbc.con/tvcode

TV Code Accepted. You are now the programme.

Maya scratched at the peeling "BBC" sticker on her ancient set-top box. The screen displayed a single, impossible line of text:

The TV clicked.

On screen, the prompt changed:

"bbc.con/tvcode," she muttered, typing the address into her phone.

3 minutes.

Enter TV Code: _______

She hadn't pressed anything. The remote sat on the coffee table, batteries long dead. The TV had simply glitched during the 10 PM news, the anchor's face melting into a grey prompt box.

TV Code Accepted. You are now the programme.