In spite of all the major domestic news stories of 1963; The Great Train Robbery, The Profumo Affair, everything else was eclipsed by the world shattering events in Dallas Texas on 22nd November.
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Andrew Cobby takes a humorous look at 1970s daytime TV: Crown Court, A Handful of Songs and Nancy Kominski - who wouldn't want to skip school for that?
British television in the 1980s welcomed the first new national television service for twenty years, breakfast TV was launched and cable and satellite were established. For many, it was the last golden decade, for others it was best forgotten
It's not all about television - okay, it is really. But let's take a commercial break for a quick look back at the decade that became known as Cool Britannia. As we plunged headlong towards the new millennium and the Y2K Bug, what were the stories that formed the nineteen-nineties?
Quintessentially the epitome of 60s cool, charm and fashion, The Avengers owes as much to British culture as British culture does to it
Long before it became a cult favourite, Adam Adamant Lives! faced one of the rockiest roads to broadcast in BBC history. The dashing Victorian adventurer with a swordstick and disdain for modern manners was never meant to exist
A look at how episodes of 'Danger Man' influenced 'The Prisoner' "From its beginning to its end, there is a near-palpable, mythological aura surrounding this cult series."
The history of Dragnet and Jack Webb's vision that created a television classic
In its psychological depth, its use of long story and character arcs, and, above all, its political cynicism, Callan was decades ahead of its time.
A surreal blend of espionage, eerie atmosphere, and avant-garde flair, The Hour That Never Was stands as The Avengers’ definitive masterpiece—where wit meets the uncanny in peak Steed-and-Peel brilliance
Desperate to prove she belongs on Ricky's television show, Lucy schemes her way into starring in a live commercial for the health tonic Vitameatavegamin, with hilariously disastrous results after sampling rather too much of the alcoholic elixir
Rod Serling had struggled to get his scifi anthology idea off the ground for some time. But this 1959 pilot episode helped establish what would become an iconic series that is still regarded as the benchmark of science fiction from a golden era
On it's maiden flight, an incredible new hypersonic airliner has been sabotaged. A bomb in the landing gear will explode on landing, whilst the crew and passengers have a limited time before they are exposed to radiation poisoning...can anyone save them?
Known in the short form as PIFs, they were government-commissioned television commercials mainly, but not exclusively, aimed at children that had begun on television in the 1960s. But the 70s were most definitely their heyday, and you may even have found yourself recently quoting them without even realising it
The Seventies were truly the Golden Age of Public Information Films. In a poll organised by the BBC in 2006 to celebrate 60 years of the Central Office of Information, 40%, voted the Charley Says films the Nation's Favourite PIFs
The iconic red squirrel created by Elsie Mills in 1953 played a crucial role in teaching millions of children about road safety from the 1950s to the 1990s. In the 1970s, a series of 6 short television films bought him into the nation's homes
We asked two writers to choose 5 ‘must see’ British television shows - here are the ten that deserve a place in Television Heaven...
Whether it's pratfalls or pathos, awkward silences or extravagant chaos, British sitcoms have given us a treasure trove of moments that we’ll be quoting and re-enacting forever. Join us for 12 sitcoms with 15 iconic-never to be forgotten moments...
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of arguably the finest television show US television ever produced, Brian Slade selects his top ten episodes of all time. No easy task when there's 256 to choose from!
You'll be shocked and amazed by what happened to the cast of Happy Days after they left our favourite Wisconsin city...
From romantic movie set to television icon, the Munster Mansion survived decades of Hollywood reinvention. This light-hearted history follows the famous house from The Munsters to Desperate Housewives, tracing its many dramatic makeovers and memorable screen appearances
The best sitcom American television ever produced? Michael Spadoni looks back on the appeal of 'Frasier' and chooses his best fifteen episodes.
Many television series that began life in the UK have been remade by American networks for American audiences. Not all have been successful. Here are ten UK shows that were remade in one form or another and how they fared.
US writer and broadcaster Michael Spadoni chooses his top five shows.
For Television Heaven’s 25th year on the Internet, we asked our writers to choose their top five TV shows produced from 1999 up to 2024 in five categories; Historical Drama, Comedy, Modern Drama, Reality Shows, Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Exploring the history of the scripted crime shows that we watch on our TV screens today which owe much to television's innovation of the 1950s.
Originally airing on ITV between 1964 and 1966, Gideon's Way was another series from the excellent ITC stable. In this article Andrew Cobby tells us why it has stood the test of time
