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?
Presentation
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.
John Benson
ABC North's chief announcer.
Keith Martin
A gallery of ABC North announcer Keith Martin's work.
David Hamilton
A gallery of ABC North's main announcer.
Type specimen
In the Midlands and the North, the ultimate TV station starts the day.
Tele-snaps: serif ident
ABC's corporate identity 1960-1964
Tele-snaps: clocks
Clocks used on-screen by ABC.
Weekend world
ABC people do it in two regions at once
Rocky road
Wrong foot forward