Lost Television

John Cura's Tele-Snaps

Another sorry tale of how pieces of British television history might have been lost forever, had it not been for one man.

Missing, Believed Wiped

British television's "lost treasures" and how they came to be so, and the continued efforts to find them.

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The History of ITV - The Battle for Independent Television

February 5th, 2020

Within a few years of BBC television restarting after the end of the Second World War, there were already suggestions that perhaps the Corporation's monopoly on broadcasting was restricting the type of programmes available to the British public due to the limit that public funding imposed.

The History of ITV - TV Advertising: Ad-Mags

May 22nd, 2020

Ad-Mags aka Shopper's Guides tried to bend the rules on television advertising. For years they were a hit with the public, but the authorities were less impressed. And they very nearly cost the ITA their franchise licence.

History of the BBC: The Coronation (1953)

January 16th, 2020

It was on 2 June 1953 for the Coronation of Elizabeth 11 that television really came into its own. This was the day that Britain began its eternal love affair with 'the box.'

The History of ITV: The New Franchises

June 24th, 2020

Had any of the existing companies felt complacent about their future they should have taken heed of Lord Hill's earlier warning that 'all bets were off' on the next franchise round.

John Cura's Tele-Snaps

February 15th, 2021

Another sorry tale of how pieces of British television history might have been lost forever, had it not been for one man.

Is This the Golden Age of Television?

September 17th, 2021

If this is not the "Golden Age of Television Production," it could at least be argued that the multiplicity of platforms makes this the "Golden Age of Television Viewing"

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