Mrs Hansard swaps Wembley for Birmingham… Michigan

It's 1974 and the prospect of competition from the new BRMB looms, so ATV decides to refresh their look and sound. Out goes 'Sir Lew Grade March' and in comes Johnny Pearson's 'Midland Montage' (first

Inside the National Film Archive

YouTube video by Transdiffusion Broadcasting System

YouTube video by BBC Archive

The leader of the Liberal Party looks back on the early days of ITV

The people behind the pirate radio stations have their sights set on TV

The people behind the pirate radio stations have their sights set on TV

Actress Stephanie Cole has died aged 84, her agent said.

Farewell to a man who has driven 200,000 miles… shuttling between Television House and Wembley

Instantaneous news reports — in colour — between the US and the UK, thanks to the coming of satellite

YouTube video by John Carpenter

YouTube video by Neil Miles

His biggest roles included Robin Tripp in 70s TV sitcoms Man About the House and Robin's Nest.

Rediffusion sets off to explore Australia

Rory Clark 1968-2024 I never met Rory in person. I spoke to him regularly on the phone, indeed sometimes I even spoke to his lovely Mum on the phone. However a phone friendship with Rory was richer th...

One of the nice things about writing a blog is that readers will often respond with information or pictures that add more to the subjects that you have been writing on. I have recently written blog posts about BBC Network symbols that incorporate the Olympic rings, and BBC “polo mint” clocks and as a result [...]

A planning application is lodged asking for the Radio City 96.7 logo to be replaced.

Inside the props department at Associated-Rediffusion

As adept at comedy and musicals as she was drama, Law acted alongside daughters Emma and Sophie in a career spanning eight decades Phyllida Law, whose prolific acting career encompassed a wide range of stage, TV and film roles – a number of which were alongside her daughters Emma and Sophie Thompson – has died aged 94. Her personal manager Jacky Leggo said in a statement that she “died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all of her family”. Born in Glasgow in 1932, Law was accepted at the prestigious Bristol Old Vic Theatre school – initially intending to be a stage designer but then switching to acting. She appeared in a number of Bristol Old Vic productions in the 1950s, and it was there she met Eric Thompson, a fellow actor, whom she married in 1957. Continue reading...

As ABC leaves Alpha, the general manager looks back…