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Published 29 November 2018
The first ITV contracts are announced in November 1954… but, as Variety reports, politicians are worried
Published 5 November 2018
A satirical profile of Sir Lew Grade from Barry Took in Punch magazine in 1972
Published 29 October 2018
In 1980, Jack Tinker, theatre critic of the Daily Mail, turns his unsympathetic eye to the launch of ITV in 1955
Published 25 December 2017
⧉ Our brand new subsite, celebrating ATV, the nation’s top entertainment station 1955-1981
Published 23 May 2017
Republished following the death of Sir Roger Moore at the age of 89: Impeccable suits, beautiful women, fast cars, exotic locales – meet Simon Templar