An image processing apparatus which has a first display mode for displaying a first image included in a broadcast wave and a second image stored in a storage medium on a display means, and a second display mode for displaying a first image included in the broadcast wave on the display means without displaying a second image stored in the storage medium on the display means, the image processing apparatus comprising: a synthesizing means configured to generate a synthesized image including a first image included in the broadcast wave and a second image stored in the storage medium so as to provide the synthesized image to the display means if the image processing apparatus is in the first display mode, wherein the image processing apparatus is characterised in that: the synthesizing means is further configured to provide a first image included in the broadcast wave to the display means without providing a second image stored in the storage medium to the display means if the image processing apparatus is in the second display mode, if a pause key for temporarily stopping a reproduction of a second image stored in the storage medium is operated when the image processing apparatus is in the first display mode and when the synthesized image is being displayed on the display means, the image processing apparatus is changed to the second display mode so that the reproduction of the second image is stopped and the synthesized image is not displayed on the display means, and the synthesizing means generates a synthesized image including a first image included in the broadcast wave and a second image stored in the storage medium if an instruction for resuming the reproduction of a second image is detected when the image processing apparatus is in the second display mode and when a first image included in the broadcast wave is being displayed on the display means but a second image stored in the storage medium is not being displayed on the display means. a synthesizing means configured to generate a synthesized image including a first image included in the broadcast wave and a second image stored in the storage medium so as to provide the synthesized image to the display means if the image processing apparatus is in the first display mode, wherein the image processing apparatus is characterised in that: the synthesizing means is further configured to provide a first image included in the broadcast wave to the display means without providing a second image stored in the storage medium to the display means if the image processing apparatus is in the second display mode, if a pause key for temporarily stopping a reproduction of a second image stored in the storage medium is operated when the image processing apparatus is in the first display mode and when the synthesized image is being displayed on the display means, the image processing apparatus is changed to the second display mode so that the reproduction of the second image is stopped and the synthesized image is not displayed on the display means, and the synthesizing means generates a synthesized image including a first image included in the broadcast wave and a second image stored in the storage medium if an instruction for resuming the reproduction of a second image is detected when the image processing apparatus is in the second display mode and when a first image included in the broadcast wave is being displayed on the display means but a second image stored in the storage medium is not being displayed on the display means. the synthesizing means is further configured to provide a first image included in the broadcast wave to the display means without providing a second image stored in the storage medium to the display means if the image processing apparatus is in the second display mode, if a pause key for temporarily stopping a reproduction of a second image stored in the storage medium is operated when the image processing apparatus is in the first display mode and when the synthesized image is being displayed on the display means, the image processing apparatus is changed to the second display mode so that the reproduction of the second image is stopped and the synthesized image is not displayed on the display means, and the synthesizing means generates a synthesized image including a first image included in the broadcast wave and a second image stored in the storage medium if an instruction for resuming the reproduction of a second image is detected when the image processing apparatus is in the second display mode and when a first image included in the broadcast wave is being displayed on the display means but a second image stored in the storage medium is not being displayed on the display means.