Sir Philip Gives ABPC’s TV Plans and Policy
The chairman of the Associated British Picture Corporation on his plans for the new ABC Weekend in 1955
Three year diary
The 1964 contract renewal won, Howard Thomas explains what ABC will be doing for the next three years
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.
John Edmunds (poor chap) is now ‘Le Beau’
The ABC announcer's suit draws mirth
Leicester woman (70) kisses ITV announcer – at Birmingham studio
The Leicester Illustrated Chronicle takes a viewer to meet John Edmunds
Lawn tennis at Scarborough
ABC outside broadcast cameras come to Scarborough in 1965 to broadcast the tennis
Opportunity Knocks
Opportunity Knocks comes to Hull in June 1965 to audition new talent
ABC TV chiefs meet Yorkshire pressmen
A 1966 press junket for journalists in Yorkshire
Ron Jones
Some pictures of ABC outside broadcasts from ABC staffer Ron Jones
What makes World of Sport tick?
Behind the scenes of ABC Weekend's new Saturday sports programme
New plans for ‘Living Your Life’
A new way of looking at religious broadcasting from ABC Weekend
Prizes for playwrights, contracts for players
ABC's competition for top talent in the theatre
And now – star variety from ABC
And for the teenagers – skiffle king Lonnie Donegan
My vision in stone
Sunday's Communion service, from Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral, will be ITV's most ambitious church broadcast yet
Auditions – the ‘telescope’ that finds new stars
ABC goes hunting for the next big names in entertainment in 1957
JOHN EDMUNDS tells you: What it is like to be A TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
How does an ABC announcer cope with the fans, the long hours and… toothache?
Presenting the difference
How do you differentiate your two-day ITV company against a five-day behemoth?
It’s about time
ABC-TV's launch clock, recreated from the memories of viewers in 1956
Busy Batchelor
ABC starts the day with a lovely piece of music composed by Redvers Kyle.
ABC at Christmas
A festive gallery of ABC Christmas presentation.
Authority announcements
The first thing said on ABC every time it opened up transmissions.
Farewell Didsbury
ABC's head of light entertainment looks back at 12 years of the company's northern studios
ABC’s Religious Training Scheme
All television production requires training, especially when it's amateurs in front of the camera. In 1959, ABC Weekend set out to teach the vicars, priests and bishops of Britain how to work in TV
Inside ABC’s last day
The ABC Midlands and North presentation schedule for 28 July 1968
Progress report from Teddington
An update on the refurbishment of ABC's Teddington studios in 1962
It’s a race against time
The TVTimes in 1958 looks at the rush to get Outside Broadcasts on air at Christmas
The Passing of the 9th Floor Back…
The new Television House opens in March 1962 in Mount Street in Manchester
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.