Articles by Russ J Graham
ITV 1955: The view from America
Published 22 September 2016
How the Daytona Beach Morning Journal reacted to the birth of ITV
Tonight’s BBC radio… in 1939
Published 14 September 2016
A look at what was on the Home Service on Thursday 14 September 1939
Opportunity Knocks: Goodbye to Didsbury
Published 30 July 2016
Transdiffusion’s newest televault site has a wonderful exclusive to share with you…
✎ Sylvia Peters 1925-2016
Published 28 July 2016
The Times newspaper today reports the death of Sylvia Peters, the BBC’s chief female announcer in the 1940s and 50s.
Tonight’s LWT and Channel 4… in 1990
Published 30 June 2016
A look at what was on LWT and C4 on Saturday 30 June 1990
✎ World population explosion
Published 18 June 2016
Some really good news in amongst this week’s misery.
✎ A word on Harlech notepaper
Published 18 May 2016
A short videoblog about Harlech Television’s notepaper in 1969
Tonight’s ABC Midlands… in 1956
Published 13 May 2016
A look at what was on ABC in the midlands on Sunday 13 May 1956
Tonight’s Thames, Southern, Anglia, Westward and Harlech… in 1969
Published 28 April 2016
A printers’ strike gives us the opportunity of comparing what was on ITV on Monday 28 April 1969
✎ Victoria Wood 1953-2016
Published 20 April 2016
The singer-actor-comedian-writer-producer has died aged 62
Tonight’s Tyne Tees… in 1984
Published 16 April 2016
A look at what was on Tyne Tees Television on Monday 16 April 1984
✎ Fountaineer
Published 12 April 2016
A new minisite from Transdiffusion devoted to the soon-to-be-gone Wembley studios.
From Aston to Paradise
Published 29 March 2016
The handover from the Alpha Studios in Aston to the new Paradise Centre in Birmingham in 1969
✎ Cliff Michelmore 1919-2016
Published 17 March 2016
Broadcasting pioneer Cliff Michelmore has died at the age of 96
✎ Sylvia Anderson 1927-2016
Published 16 March 2016
Remembering Sylvia Anderson, co-creator, co-writer and co-producer of many of the nation’s favourite children’s adventure shows.
This week’s BBCtv… in 1950
Published 12 March 2016
A look at what was on the BBC Television Service in the week of Sunday 12 March 1950
Tonight’s HTV… in 1989
Published 27 February 2016
A look at what was on HTV on Monday 27 February 1989
✎ Dancing around the maypole
Published 24 February 2016
Kennedy vs Nixon and history vs understanding
Tonight’s BBC radio… in 1938
Published 7 February 2016
A look at what was on the BBC’s radio networks on Monday 7 February 1938
Avengerworld
Published 6 February 2016
A new charity anthology of writing about The Avengers is released today
Tonight’s TVS… in 1984
Published 28 January 2016
A look at what was on Television South on Saturday 28 January 1984
Less is more
Published 21 January 2016
Broadcast and basic cable in the US decides how to fight back against Netflix
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-haired Men
Published 11 January 2016
The late David Bowie makes an early appearance on ‘Tonight’ in 1964
We’re riding in a wonderland of snow
Published 21 December 2015
The latest slow TV production from BBC Four
Sinong Doktor
Published 18 December 2015
A man’s lonely crusade to save humanity from possible outer space attacks by Donald Sutherland
Population 51,201
Published 18 December 2015
Showtime trails the 2017 return of the 1990 cult classic ‘Twin Peaks’
Firing on all cylinders
Published 17 December 2015
An open online archive of digitised wax cylinders from the dawn of the 20th century
Behind the scenes at ‘Dangermouse’
Published 16 December 2015
A quick glimpse behind the scenes of the original Cosgrove-Hall ‘Dangermouse’.
Tonight’s Anglia… in 1980
Published 5 December 2015
A look at what was on Anglia on Friday 5 December 1980