Holiday Town Parade
ABC invites you to enter two beauty contests in 1962
Programmes
Tempo: the impact of television on the arts
Angus Wilson reviews the contribution made to the arts by ABC Weekend TV’s ‘Tempo’ in 1964 in our new microsite
All for the love of good food
Philip Harben introduces his new cookery show – The Grammar of Cookery – in 1964, part of ABC’s Headway adult education service
Call of the kitchen
The TVTimes talks to ABC’s Philip Harben about cookery in 1964
Tonight’s ABC Weekend TV… in 1968
A look at what was on ABC in the North on Sunday 28 July 1968
Tonight’s ABC Weekend TV… in 1968
A look at what was on ABC in the North on Saturday 27 July 1968
Sunday success story
ABC producer Penry Jones in 1964 on why religious programmes on ITV are popular
Fool House!
Norman Hudis introduces his new ABC sitcom, Our House, in 1960
John Thaw
A profile of the star of ABC’s ‘Redcap’ in 1966
Blackpool Night Out
ABC opens the new Blackpool Theatre with ‘Blackpool Night Out’ in 1964
Interviewing the stars
John Parsons explains how he gets his interviews in the can for ABC’s Film Fanfare in 1956
Eamonn Andrews calling…
Look Westward magazine profiles Eamonn Andrews and previews his new Saturday night chat show in 1964
Private detective in the Public Eye
TVTimes introduces ABC’s new Saturday night drama series
Looking over the farming fence
Jack Hargreaves looks forward to a new farming programme from ABC Weekend in 1958
Side-street Crusaders
Inside ‘ABC at Large’, the campaigning current affairs series, in 1962
Cartoon with the Chaplin touch
John Halas explains the genesis of his new cartoon series, Foo Foo, in 1960
Dr Brent – Police Surgeon
The TVTimes introduces ABC’s new series ‘Police Surgeon’
Avengers? They’re the sweetest men I know
An interview with Ingrid Hafner, Dr Keel’s receptionist in early episodes of ‘The Avengers’
Introducing Ian Souter of… The Protectors
The TVTimes interviews Andrew Faulds about his life and his role in ABC’s ‘The Protectors’
In the ‘jungle’ of human emotions
Eve Perrick profiles Herbert Lom and his character in ‘The Human Jungle’, Dr Roger Corder
Ship Canal Showboat
The programme that accompanied ABC North’s first programme.
Opportunity Knocks
The “all winners” Opportunity Knocks from 20 July 1968.
Goodbye to ABC (North)
The last moments of ABC in the North, caught on audiotape by Transdiffusion.
Here is the news
ABC’s newsgathering and news presenting.
Opportunity Knocks: Goodbye to Didsbury
A complete audio recording of Opportunity Knocks saying Goodbye to Didsbury on ABC’s last Saturday – looking back at 12 years of ABC in the North.
The Human Jungle
A gallery of The Human Jungle.
Light Entertainment
A gallery of ABC’s best light entertainment productions.
Religion
This gallery shows how ABC lefts its mark on religious broadcasting in the UK.
TVTimes covers: 1960s
A gallery of ABC shows that made the cover of the TVTimes in the 1960s.
Armchair Theatre
A gallery of the famous one-off plays strand.
TVTimes covers: 1950s
A gallery of ABC shows that made the cover of the TVTimes in the 1950s.
The Avengers
A gallery of pictures from the series that defined the 1960s
With Umbrella, Scotch and Cigarettes
In an exclusive extract from their new book With Umbrella, Scotch and Cigarettes – An…
Here is the news
ABC Weekend and ABC at Large
The Avengers
Exquisitely British heroes
Three chimes
The best programmes are on ABC
Scrapbook
A look back at ABC entertainment
Charting ABC
ABC vs ATV in the ITV ratings war
The Battle For Your Favour
A contemporary view of early ITV
A balanced weekend
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