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What jobs are available in television presentation in 1965?
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New York cables’ answer to Carson: late-night sex
The curious case of pornography on cable television in the US in 1975
In association with…
Competition or cooperation? In May 1956 it’s still not clear which will be ITV’s main thrust
One night in Europe…
A personal take on the Eurovision Song Contest and the European Broadcasting Union
Royal Occasions
Jack Robertson reminisces about the Theatre Royal in Glasgow, once a thriving theatre and now, in 1962, home of Scottish Television
To the North
A twisty tale of how to get two- and three-way networking established for ITV in the 1950s
Open to suggestion
Settling into her new job on air at TWW, Maureen Staffer has some ideas for the presentation department.
What makes LONDONERS tick?
Rediffusion’s last-minute attempt to get up close and personal with its region
Slick – that is the new TV
It’s launch day for ITV in London, but there’s a fire in the stables in Ambridge…
Tuning-in to… Grampian
Grampian is almost here! Find out how to tune in, what to watch and who’s behind the new programmes
The deep marks that Ed Murrow left
The man who invented radio and television journalism as we know it
Goodbye to Savoy Hill
As the BBC gets ready to move from Savoy Hill to Broadcasting House in 1932, the staff look back at the old headquarters
The billion-dollar builders
Rediffusion’s INTERTEL strand asks: what do recipients of American aid think about America in 1962?
Magnificent trio
Over on our ATV site, meet the three announcers who will be working over Christmas in 1974
The new look
Over on our refurbished Thames site, the Reading Evening Post looks in to what exciting programmes the new Thames Television will be offering us in 1968
18 January 1964 on ABC Weekend TV
Over on our revamped Zenith site, a deep dive into a typical ABC Saturday in 1964
12 January 1964 on ABC Weekend TV
Over on our revamped Zenith site, a deep dive into a typical ABC Sunday in 1964
Watch carefully – it’s TV’s big night
Blair Thomson surveys the prospects of ATV-viewing after the 1968 regional reorganisation
I’d like to teach the world to sing
The Cardiff Singer of the World competition is something only our BBC could do
Gerry Marsden 1942–2021
Gerry Marsden has died at 78
Necrolog 2020
A reminder of those we’ve loved and lost this past year