The Human Jungle
An ABC Weekend press pack for the new drama series The Human Jungle
ABC Promotion Department
The Promotion Department, based at 1 Hanover Square in London, was responsible for promoting ABC programmes in the press and for explaining the process of television to potential advertisers.
Beatles big TV scoop!!
The Beatles are back in the UK in 1964… and back on ABC's Big Night Out!
Holiday Town Parade
ABC invites you to enter two beauty contests in 1962
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
Supporting actors
A gallery of photographs of people behind the screen at ABC
Outside broadcasts: programmes set the scene
A look at ABC's OB units.
Technical development: anticipating probablilities
A look at the future from the point of view of 1963.
VTR: preserving the programme
A look at 'Tempo' in 1963 from the point-of-view of videotape.
Telecine: a pre-packed picture source
A look at ABC programming in 1963 from the point-of-view of telecine operators.
Vision: pictures that qualify
A look at 'ABC at Large' in 1963 from the point-of-view of the vision controller.
Sound: planned for perfection
A look at 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' in 1963 from the point-of-view of of sound department.
Lights: at the touch of a button
A look at 'The Avengers' in 1963 from the point-of-view of the lighting department.
The cockpit
A look at 'Armchair Theatre' in 1963 from the point-of-view of the Control Suite.