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Published 15 September 2023
A new taller mast at Emley Moor was too little too late.
Published 4 September 2023
Three different ways of doing news for three different ITV regions
Published 14 August 2023
HTV’s programme controller on why we should see more from the smaller ITV companies
Published 1 August 2023
There’s still time to not watch Yorkshire Television says Anglia in 1974
Published 29 July 2023
Two press advertisements for the new Yorkshire Television studios in Leeds in 1968
Published 21 July 2023
What’s on ITV tonight? There was once over a dozen answers to this question
Published 26 March 2023
A brilliant composer, particularly of TV music, has died.
Published 2 November 2022
Continuing education, adult education and children’s education: there’s always something to learn on Channel 4
Published 22 September 2022
The franchise results are in. What will this mean for ITV in the 1980s?
Published 5 September 2022
Yorkshire Television peers through the revolving door of 10 Downing Street
Published 10 July 2022
Stewart White brings Central Television on the air in 1982 for schools programmes
Published 6 September 2021
A gallery of how Calendar was put together in 1986
Published 9 November 2020
There’s a new kid on the Granada block: Phil Redmond aims to take the North West franchise in 1991
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?
Published 9 October 2020
What makes ITV worth watching is regional programmes from your local station, says the IBA in 1976
Published 28 March 2019
H E Cooper takes her time machine back to 1973 to find out what was on the telly…
Published 18 October 2018
Ructions at City Road as Tyne Tees wins its franchise in 1980 but is ordered to restructure
Published 29 July 2018
A look at what was on YTV in Leeds on Monday 29 July 1968
Published 29 July 2018
Programmes coming this week in July 1968 from all of the New ITV that you can see on Yorkshire
Published 29 July 2018
TVTimes introduces the new Yorkshire Television in July 1968
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
Published 23 May 2018
A look at what was on YTV from Leeds on Friday 23 May 1975
Published 10 May 2018
The Wall Street Journal looks on aghast at the 1991 ITV franchise auction
Published 30 April 2018
Yorkshire Television’s Calendar goes electronic in 1988
Published 4 April 2018
A Kickstarter campaign is launched to fund a documentary about YTV
Published 14 March 2018
A look at what was on YTV from Leeds on Friday 14 March 1975
Published 12 February 2018
The strike over, the TVTimes looks ahead to the new-look ITV in 1968 and beyond
Published 7 February 2018
A look at what was on YTV on Saturday 7 February 1970
Published 24 January 2018
A look at what was on YTV in Leeds on Saturday 24 January 1976
Published 25 October 2017
A look at what was on YTV on Monday 25 October 1982
Published 2 August 2017
A look at what was on YTV on Saturday 2 August 1975
Published 9 July 2017
A look at what was on Yorkshire on Tuesday 9 July 1985
Published 10 May 2017
A look at what was on YTV on Monday 10 May 1971
Published 15 March 2017
A look at what was on YTV on Tuesday 15 March 1979
Published 1 February 2017
A look at what was on YTV on Wednesday 1 February 1978
Published 16 November 2016
A look at what was on television on Tuesday 16 November 1999
Published 15 November 2016
The changes the make-up artists at Thames, Yorkshire and ATV had to make for the introduction of colour TV
Published 12 October 2016
A look at what was on YTV on Sunday 12 October 1969
Published 7 September 2016
A look at what was on Yorkshire Television on Tuesday 7 September 1971