Features
INTERTEL: the International Television Federation
Our fantastic huge new site all about INTERTEL, the documentary series made by Rediffusion, NET, Group W, the ABC and the CBC between 1960 and 1968 has arrived
Back in time for TV: 1984
H E Cooper takes her time machine back to 1984 to find out what was on the telly…
This is the European Broadcasting Union… in 1962
An in-depth examination of just what the EBU does for us all in 1962
Back in time for TV: 1983
H E Cooper takes her time machine back to 1983 to find out what was on the telly…
How to stay in television
BBCtv continuity announcer, reporter, actress and director Jacqueline Mackenzie tells us how to land – and keep – a role in television in 1958
Cathy Gale brought out the violent streak in me and I was out to kill
From the vaults: Honor Blackman has died aged 94. In 1968 she told TVWorld about Cathy Gale, Pussy Galore and being a mother
A Superb Souvenir of the Year’s Television
Pete Singleton travels back to 1958 to find out what was making waves in television
Carry on Euston
Over on our Thames Television sub-site, Gary Rodger takes us on a journey to Thames in 1984 as the management put out an emergency service when the staff go on strike
Haldane Duncan 1945-2018
Scottish television director Haldane Duncan has died aged 73. Read his autobiography we first published in 2006
Border Television choose a Symbol
‘The Stage’ newspaper reports in 1960 on how Border TV will look when it launches
Stop watch man starts UTV
The Sunday Independent in Dublin reports on the opening of Ulster Television
Clangers in the Romper Room
From the vaults: the TVTimes meets Miss Rosalyn of Anglia’s The Romper Room in 1967
That’s except for viewers in the Midlands
From the vaults: regional variations apply to Monty Python’s Flying Circus in 1971
Regional Railways Identity Management
The 1992 rebranding of British Rail’s Regional Railways is explained by our sister site Retropia
Introducing Radio Caroline
Ronan O’Rahilly has died at 79. In tribute, here’s our Radio Caroline microsite
Introducing the folk who live in Weavers Green
From the vaults: over on Transdiffusion’s my1960s.com, the TVTimes introduces us to the cast of the new ITV soap opera Weavers Green in 1966
From the Televault: Rediffusion studios tour
We’re on our way to Wembley… and to Television House in Kingsway
From the Televault: Harlech accepting the challenge
Accepting the challenge: Harlech rate themselves after a year on air
Freddie Phillips
You know him from Trumpton and Camberwick Green. We know him from his 8 daily start-up pieces for BBC-1 (two on Sundays) in use 1964-7. Have a listen to them on our SoundCloud channel
Television starts the day
Listen to Television start the day each day on Transdiffusion’s free SoundCloud playlist
A clarification
It’s as easy as ABC
Lockdown 6-pack II
Six more articles to read to keep your mind alert during the lockdown
Mad world
Think you know all about the “swirly” BBC-1 globe? Wrong.