Articles about Lew Grade

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

A look at the pre-history of Gerry Anderson and puppets on television

Behind the scenes of that new ‘Independent Television’ you’ve heard so much about

Over on our revamped Zenith site, a deep dive into a typical ABC Saturday in 1964

The new ITV is about to begin in 1968. Will it be all new, part new or the same old faces?

The first ITV contracts are announced in November 1954… but, as Variety reports, politicians are worried

A satirical profile of Sir Lew Grade from Barry Took in Punch magazine in 1972

In 1980, Jack Tinker, theatre critic of the Daily Mail, turns his unsympathetic eye to the launch of ITV in 1955

⧉ Our brand new subsite, celebrating ATV, the nation’s top entertainment station 1955-1981

Republished following the death of Sir Roger Moore at the age of 89: Impeccable suits, beautiful women, fast cars, exotic locales – meet Simon Templar