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Second Birthday

Published 22 September 2023

ITV is two years old today. The managing directors celebrate, as does Associated-Rediffusion

The regions on the network

Published 14 August 2023

HTV’s programme controller on why we should see more from the smaller ITV companies

‘No Flashy Dress’ ATV Announcers Warned

Published 21 June 2023

They may be faded out

T.V. Plans

Published 2 June 2023

What’s coming up for television and radio beyond 1957?

Did you see… 1976

Published 29 April 2023

The pick of the day’s television today in 1976

How the new look will change ITV

Published 22 September 2022

The franchise results are in. What will this mean for ITV in the 1980s?

Another chance to see… Joe 90

Published 6 January 2022

Messing with the mind of a child and putting his life in danger

Another chance to see… UFO

Published 11 November 2021

Camp but terrifying fun

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

A clarification

Published 10 July 2020

It’s as easy as ABC

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

Hancock

Published 31 August 2018

Tony Hancock’s new series for ATV premieres in 1963

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

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