Three year diary
The 1964 contract renewal won, Howard Thomas explains what ABC will be doing for the next three years
History
Contracts and criticism
ABC’s Howard Thomas on the ITA, Pilkington and Lew Grade
‘M’ appeal
ABC’s Howard Thomas on selling The Avengers to the United States
Dramas of one kind or another
In an excerpt from his autobiography, ABC’s Howard Thomas explains the genesis of The Avengers
Building up ABC
Howard Thomas explains how ABC grew from late starter to drama powerhouse.
The pace of drama
Howard Thomas hires Sydney Newman to run Armchair Theatre.
Adding colour
Howard Thomas adds Brian Tesler and colour television to the ABC roster.
Network scrapes
Howard Thomas gets into fights with ATV and blames the ITA
Breaking into Sundays
Howard Thomas pioneers religious programming on ITV.