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Year One: A TV service is born

Published 28 February 2017

Our series on the first year of Granada continues with a look at the birth of the station

Tonight’s Granada TV… in 1963

Published 22 February 2017

A look at what was on Granada on Friday 22 February 1963

Year One: The Granada Theatres

Published 22 February 2017

Our series on the first year of Granada continues with a look at where the station came from

Year One: a introduction to Granada

Published 15 February 2017

The story of the first year of Granada TV Network begins with an introduction to ITV

The longest-running 13-week serial in the world

Published 9 December 2016

HV Kershaw looks back at Coronation Street’s beginnings in 1960 from the comfort of 1976

Tonight’s Granada TV… in 1965

Published 30 November 2016

A look at what was on Granada on Tuesday 30 November 1965

The Diary of David Heathcote (5)

Published 8 October 2016

David Heathcote tells the story of his life in and out of broadcasting

Dear Mr Hargreaves…

Published 8 September 2016

From the North: A lovely letter in 1967 explains how Granada TV presentation works

✎ Granada TV, Manchester 3

Published 8 August 2016

A new microsite looking at Quay Street in 1966

Tonight’s Granada TV… in 1964

Published 20 January 2016

A look at what was on Granada on Monday 20 January 1964

Tonight’s Granada TV… in 1959

Published 3 November 2015

A look at what was on Granada on Tuesday 3 November 1959

Everybody out!

Published 1 October 2015

Remembering the strike-torn, strife-worn, cold, wet and miserable… 1980s

Sunshine and grit

Published 31 August 2015

From the North and showing it – Granada shows its roots

Granada TV Chelsea

Published 3 August 2015

Practical Television in 1958 looks at Granada’s branch studio in London

Job description

Published 4 May 2015

From the North: How to be a Granada announcer in 1969

Studio Zero

Published 16 March 2015

Having decent studio space: from pride to an embarrassment in 60 years

Having faith in colour

Published 26 January 2015

Sydney Bernstein argues against going colour in 1969

Choosing the companies

Published 5 January 2015

CREATING INDEPENDENT TELEVISION: The ITA picks the players for the new ITV in 1954

Tonight’s Granada TV… in 1963

Published 20 December 2014

What was on Granada on Friday 20 December 1963

Hello and goodbye

Published 8 December 2014

ABC, ATV London and Rediffusion bow out; Thames, LWT and Yorkshire come in

Tonight’s Granada TV… in 1966

Published 16 November 2014

What was on Granada on Wednesday 16 November 1966

Tonight’s Granada TV… in 1969

Published 1 October 2014

What was on Granada on Wednesday 1 October 1969

The wool and the scouse

Published 18 August 2014

In 1980, the Daily Telegraph reports on a challenger for Granada

Denis Forman

Published 9 January 2014

David Brockman recalls Denis Forman, a founding father of ITV

Manchester loses its Granada TV sign

Published 27 September 2010

Anyone who ever visited Manchester city centre will know there’s plenty of great delights to admire. And I’m not talking about the Arndale Centre here.

The road to ITV’s recovery

Published 18 September 2010

Russ J Graham on what lessons can be learned from ITV making great drama for the BBC

“A rose by any other name…”

Published 28 May 2009

Granada name to disappear from ITV businesses When Apple Inc.’s Steve Jobs first introduced the Apple TV set top box (which displays media content downloaded from the iTunes Store) during…

Gone but never forgotten

Published 19 March 2009

Simon Luxton on the end of regional names on ITV1

Mike Scott

Published 26 October 2008

Presenter and executive extraordinaire

It’s a long way down

Published 7 August 2008

Viewpoint: Ofcom is key player in ITV drama So Michael Grade is threatening to hand back ITV plc’s Channel 3 regional licences since it’s now claimed that under the current…

The popular and unpopular with TBS writers

Published 6 February 2008

Over the last few months we’ve been rolling out a new feature at Transdiffusion. Nicknamed “More About”, it involves putting in a link next to articles to find out similar articles on particular subject.

30 Years Ago Today

Published 1 February 2007

How has British TV changed after three decades?

Tiptoe through the Startups – 3

Published 2 November 2006

Roddy Buxton continues his trawl through the Transdiffusion archives

Tiptoe through the Startups – 2

Published 1 October 2006

Roddy continues his journey through the Transdiffusion archives.

What The Papers Say: 50 years

Published 30 April 2006

Granada is 50: we profile their longest-running programme

Why ITV Matters 2

Published 1 January 2006

Concluding the views of ITV’s former Director of Programmes

Why ITV Matters 1

Published 1 December 2005

David Liddiment gives a personal view

Evolution

Published 3 September 2005

From 1955 to 2005 by way of changing priorities and consumerism

The ITV Top 10: 1 – Granada

Published 3 September 2005

Because someone had to win

Four into three goes…

Published 1 April 2005

Three regions, four contractors. How? Why? asks Richard G Elen

Television Gets A Complex

Published 1 January 2005

The earliest architecture of television

Whither ITV?

Published 1 November 2004

Andrew Bowden sees a post-analogue future

Identity crisis

Published 24 May 2004

At Independent Television

Who killed the continuity announcers?

Published 24 May 2004

We ask the question

Granada

Published 24 May 2004

Definitely from the North

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