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Annual report 1969
Published 1 September 2021
1968 was a busy year for ATV Network, as this excerpt from their annual report for 1969 reveals
Another chance to see… The Strange World of Gurney Slade
Published 19 August 2021
A trip back to a very strange world
The Year in Commercial Television
Published 7 December 2020
1958 approaches… has the corner turned for ITV?
The franchise affair
Published 23 October 2020
300 possible applicants for the 1968 ITV contracts… and the Midlands is the one they all want
ITV’s Regional Strength
Published 9 October 2020
What makes ITV worth watching is regional programmes from your local station, says the IBA in 1976
The results are in
Published 26 August 2019
ATV’s first annual report after the 1968 contract changes reveals the ups and downs of the new ITV
Back in time for TV: 1978
Published 24 July 2019
H E Cooper takes her time machine back to 1978 to find out what was on the telly…
Crossroads: special souvenir website
Published 15 July 2019
Celebrate 3,000 years of Crossroads with our special souvenir website from 1978
ATV Centre: bringing colour to life in the Midlands
Published 3 June 2019
The Birmingham Post celebrates the opening of the new ATV Centre in 1970 with a special pull-out supplement, digitised by us for you
How wrestling can get a hold on you
Published 11 January 2019
ATV’s new wrestling sitcom ‘The Losers’ gives the TVTimes an excuse to look behind the world of professional wrestling in 1978
Factsheet 1966: The Independent Television Authority
Published 9 August 2018
An introduction to Independent Television in 1966
Yorkshire Television presents…
Published 29 July 2018
Programmes coming this week in July 1968 from all of the New ITV that you can see on Yorkshire