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The ITA Tower

Published 27 March 2023

The new concrete Emley Moor mast is commissioned

Christopher Gunning 1944–2023

Published 26 March 2023

A brilliant composer, particularly of TV music, has died.

Behind the cameras

Published 13 March 2023

Photographs of the people behind the pictures

Channel Four and Education

Published 2 November 2022

Continuing education, adult education and children’s education: there’s always something to learn on Channel 4

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?

The Changing Face of Downing Street

Published 5 September 2022

Yorkshire Television peers through the revolving door of 10 Downing Street

Start the day the Central way

Published 10 July 2022

Stewart White brings Central Television on the air in 1982 for schools programmes

Regional news against the clock

Published 6 September 2021

A gallery of how Calendar was put together in 1986

Opening shots in TV war

Published 9 November 2020

There’s a new kid on the Granada block: Phil Redmond aims to take the North West franchise in 1991

Here comes the big new era

Published 12 October 2020

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

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

Back in time for TV: 1973

Published 28 March 2019

H E Cooper takes her time machine back to 1973 to find out what was on the telly…

TV franchise – the picture is unclear

Published 18 October 2018

Ructions at City Road as Tyne Tees wins its franchise in 1980 but is ordered to restructure

Tonight’s Yorkshire Television… in 1968

Published 29 July 2018

A look at what was on YTV in Leeds on Monday 29 July 1968

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

Made in Yorkshire!

Published 29 July 2018

TVTimes introduces the new Yorkshire Television in July 1968

Shotgun wedding

Published 18 June 2018

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

Tonight’s Yorkshire Television… in 1975

Published 23 May 2018

A look at what was on YTV from Leeds on Friday 23 May 1975

Victorian Television

Published 10 May 2018

The Wall Street Journal looks on aghast at the 1991 ITV franchise auction

ENG – first with the news

Published 30 April 2018

Yorkshire Television’s Calendar goes electronic in 1988

✎ Made in Yorkshire

Published 4 April 2018

A Kickstarter campaign is launched to fund a documentary about YTV

Tonight’s Yorkshire Television… in 1975

Published 14 March 2018

A look at what was on YTV from Leeds on Friday 14 March 1975

Destination 1974

Published 12 February 2018

The strike over, the TVTimes looks ahead to the new-look ITV in 1968 and beyond

Tonight’s Yorkshire Television… in 1970

Published 7 February 2018

A look at what was on YTV on Saturday 7 February 1970

Tonight’s Yorkshire Television… in 1976

Published 24 January 2018

A look at what was on YTV in Leeds on Saturday 24 January 1976

Tonight’s Yorkshire TV… in 1982

Published 25 October 2017

A look at what was on YTV on Monday 25 October 1982

Tonight’s Yorkshire Television… in 1975

Published 2 August 2017

A look at what was on YTV on Saturday 2 August 1975

Tonight’s Yorkshire TV… in 1985

Published 9 July 2017

A look at what was on Yorkshire on Tuesday 9 July 1985

Tonight’s Yorkshire TV… in 1971

Published 10 May 2017

A look at what was on YTV on Monday 10 May 1971

Tonight’s Yorkshire TV… in 1979

Published 15 March 2017

A look at what was on YTV on Tuesday 15 March 1979

Tonight’s Yorkshire TV… in 1978

Published 1 February 2017

A look at what was on YTV on Wednesday 1 February 1978

Tonight’s TV… in 1999

Published 16 November 2016

A look at what was on television on Tuesday 16 November 1999

Face up to colour

Published 15 November 2016

The changes the make-up artists at Thames, Yorkshire and ATV had to make for the introduction of colour TV

Tonight’s Yorkshire Television… in 1969

Published 12 October 2016

A look at what was on YTV on Sunday 12 October 1969

Tonight’s Yorkshire TV… in 1971

Published 7 September 2016

A look at what was on Yorkshire Television on Tuesday 7 September 1971

Tonight’s Yorkshire Television… in 1977

Published 22 July 2016

A look at what was on YTV on Friday 22 July 1977

Tonight’s Yorkshire Television… in 1971

Published 19 April 2016

A look at what was on YTV on Monday 19 April 1971

Redvers Kyle 1929-2015

Published 19 November 2015

Remembering one of the consummate voices of ITV

On Ilkla Moor Bah t’at

Published 26 October 2015

Combining ABC and Rediffusion the opposite way to Thames

Three giants

Published 2 March 2015

Leslie Mitchell, John Benson and Redvers Kyle

Hello and goodbye

Published 8 December 2014

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

Five into four won’t go

Published 3 November 2014

Transmitter problems for Yorkshire, Tyne Tees and Anglia

The thrill has gone

Published 2 December 2006

A rant about modern broadcasting

Tiptoe through the Startups – 2

Published 1 October 2006

Roddy continues his journey through the Transdiffusion archives.

Eastern Promise

Published 26 June 2006

Anglia was never the region it seemed

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