Articles about Westward

TSW’s biggest star goes from strength to strength

Has the IBA managed to bring peace to the Westward board room? And even if so, will they force Westward to merge with a rival bidder? Peter Fiddick of The Guardian speculates in October 1980

Can Westward discover the next group to follow in the footsteps of The Beatles in 1964?

A look at what was on Westward on Sunday 4 October 1964

A look at what children were watching on ITV in 1963

Look Westward looks into the best TV cash-ins for Christmas 1964

British Railways helps launch the new Westward Television in 1961

A look at what was on Westward on Wednesday 26 August 1964

A printers’ strike gives us the opportunity of comparing what was on ITV on Monday 28 April 1969

Practical Television in March 1962 looks in-depth at Westward’s almost-complete studio complex

The trials of covering Wales and the west of England

The Observer in 1980 has an exclusive on what would happen in the next franchise round

From the sales department of Westward Television

Joy of Six: ITV regional idents This “top six” list of regional ITV idents controversially puts TSW in the top position ahead of ATV (the heretics); TSW’s second ident in…

A rant about modern broadcasting

“The People’s Channel” is off-course and heading downstream to disaster, says Glenn Aylett

A suspicion of greatness

Modernity vs those things that have always been done

The changes of style in a small region

The Golden Hind

Plain sailing

Russ J Graham on those who have been kicked out of ITV

Folk medleys defined many aspects of start-up music, says Richard Elen

Ian Beaumont waves goodbye to Westward

Leave well enough alone, cautions James Barrington

Every new ITV company has reinvented the wheel

Russ J Graham sees the end of ATV Midlands

Ian Beaumont misses his region

Dave Jeffrey pines for the forgotten galleon

Ian Beaumont on branding old and new