Features
Commercial radio on way – 60 stations to be opened
The government gives the go-ahead for Independent Local Radio in 1971
Yes, commercial T.V. is here
Commercial television launches in London tonight – but how will that affect the people of Banbury?
ITV dopes the public
The charge today is: ITV dopes the public… according to the Daily Herald in 1958
The Avengers
We’ve lost Dame Diana Rigg, best known to us as Mrs Peel in ABC’s The Avengers. Patrick Macnee and Ian Hendry tell the story of the series in our special website from 1976
Crisis facing Border TV
Will Border Television go to the wall due to the ITV levy and the costs of introducing colour?
Back in time for TV: 1987
H E Cooper takes her time machine back to 1987 to find out what was on the telly…
Visions unlimited
A glowing biography – nearer a hagiography – of General David Sarnoff, published in 1966 to celebrate 40 years of NBC
Ship’s siren may be call sign for TTT
Big promises from Tyne Tees Television in 1958 as they get ready to launch
UTV’s rival reveals its plans for channel
What do Northern Ireland Independent Television have that Ulster Television don’t? The IBA in 1980 would have to decide
Baird Television and the fire
Disaster strikes television development as the Crystal Palace burns down
The Anglia-TV installations
Anglia Television is about to come on air, meaning lots of technical developments
TV to have ‘all-seeing’ eyes as trade mark
Television is about to be looking back at you in 1953. That sounds fun.
Regional Railways Identity Management
The 1992 rebranding of British Rail’s Regional Railways is explained by our sister site Retropia
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
This is the European Broadcasting Union… in 1962
An in-depth examination of just what the EBU does for us all in 1962
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
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
Hello again, old friend
Network Distributing launch their streaming service with three nights of ABC Weekend TV
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