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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

Why ITV is pulling out all the plugs

Published 24 June 2019

It’s almost S-night! With ITV about to convert from 405 to 625, the technology correspondent of the Sunday Times looks into what’s involved

A year of colour

Published 23 April 2018

David Attenborough looks back at a year of BBC-2 in colour

New TV system needed

Published 11 July 2017

Did Associated-Rediffusion’s managing director predict digital television in 1962?

How to receive BBC-2

Published 22 May 2017

BBC-2 is on its way to the north of England. This 1965 leaflet tells you all you need to know about receiving it

The plain man’s guide to the changeover to 625 line TV

Published 24 April 2017

A 1963 guide to the options available for 625 lines, colour and ITV-2

Getting 2 colour

Published 25 July 2014

The BBC encourages us to tune our sets correctly for BBC-2 and colour in 1968

BBC-2 News

Published 15 June 2014

BBC-2 News for Spring 1968 brings you all the 625 and colour information you need

A member of the Transdiffusion Broadcasting System
Liverpool, Monday 20 March 2023