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Final week to get our bumper ATV book! £25 inc p&p, delivery in November — in time for Christmas!

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

One more time in 1979, and our programmes on this day come from the Daily Mirror, which shows that the drift back to a regional service after the strike has ended — much more at Westward compared to ATV. Time's running out! --> transdiffusion.org/atv-show-book/

‘A very popular Channel 6’ (1965) Lord Hill of Luton formally opens the Sandy Heath transmitter

On this day in 1979... ITV is back! The Daily Mirror has our programmes, the Birmingham Post notes that two of them are from ATV, and Yorkshire greets readers of the Lincolnshire Echo. 6 days left to get our ATV book! --> transdiffusion.org/atv-show-book/

Over to the Peterborough Evening Telegraph for our Anglia and ATV programmes on this day in 1961. 7 days left to buy an ATV book! --> transdiffusion.org/atv-show-book/

They weren’t exactly hiding the Meridian influence here, either. tvark.org/ctv-programm...

This video was made at about the same time as ATV was deciding on the identity for the new Central Independent Television. It's likely a complete coincidence.

SPACE FOR A VERBAL IDENT

The funny thing is I’ve never been able to find much evidence of this logo being used as it’s replacement in Pres (apart from the Channel Report titles) A relatively brief period before the Hearts idents were introduced. @ukpres1.bsky.social @tvlive.site @transdiffusion.org

🟥 REWIND | YT Clip | Wondering if these were specially made for Channel, given the "action" seems to sit between that ghastly overlay of a section of the logo. Still hard to believe this logo made it as far as the 90s.

You all know and love our friend John's fascinating deep-dives into the production minutiæ of television, right? Well you should, and this, something that unusually has no answers (yet), is a great place to start: once this tiny, throwaway thing is pointed out by him, you can't unsee/unhear it.

This archive only grows because people give their time — recovering old tapes into clean T42 files, and restoring pages that came out a bit worse for wear. Open to anyone with a verified account. Full details: https://www.teletextarchive.com/Home/About

The News Chronicle in London has our programmes for today in 1958 from A-R, ATV and Southern. Their knackered old presses and the age of the microfiche copy means this is hard going, sorry. Far easier to read is our ATV book! --> transdiffusion.org/atv-show-book/

Arthur Miller’s views (1966) This is niche even for us, but we think this interview is "lost" and hasn't been seen in years. Rediffusion’s staff magazine talks to playwright Arthur Miller after staging his play ‘A View From the Bridge’ in 1966

The Sunday Express has our programmes for today in 1973, highlighting LWT, Southern and ATV, and As Londoning YTV, Anglia, HTV and Westward and Channel. The Welsh have blind-copied in on the BBC programmes. Time's running out for our ATV book! --> transdiffusion.org/atv-show-book/

On this day in 1966, courtesy of the Shropshire Star (so it's ATV, Granada and TWW—Teledu Cymru). A really good night and some tough choices for the typical one-set household. The clock's ticking on our ATV crowdfunder! --> transdiffusion.org/atv-show-book/

BBC-2 comes to town (1966) The new channel arrives in Spalding courtesy of the local cable company

On this day in 1959 courtesy of the Daily Herald. A-R programmes, with opt-outs shown for Southern, ATV Midlands and TWW. More ATV! --> transdiffusion.org/atv-show-book/

BBC-2 comes to town (1966) The new channel arrives in Spalding courtesy of the local cable company

Tonight on ATV in 1975, courtesy of the Rugeley Times, and with the bonus of tomorrow too. More ATV in our new book! --> transdiffusion.org/atv-show-book/

Much later than planned, almost as if we completely forgot, it's Tuesday 17 October 1967, and the Birmingham Post has our ATV, TWW General, TWW Teledu Cymru and Rediffusion (for some reason) programmes. You're on this, right? Clickety click --> transdiffusion.org/atv-show-book/

The Sunday Dispatch has our ATV and BBC programmes for London today in 1955. Unusual to see the newspaper plugging the TVTimes — presumably a paid insertion. The paper itself merged into the Sunday Express in 1961. ATV book here! --> transdiffusion.org/atv-show-book/

If you've never taken 45 minutes to listen to it, Betty's Desert Island Discs appearance, recorded about a year before she left us, is a true joy. She had a tremendous life and lived every minute of it.

Good news, everybody! Ofcom have updated the quick-reference sweary book! www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/r...

15 October 1980 and the Shropshire Star has our ATV, Granada and HTV Wales evening programmes. Get an ATV book! --> transdiffusion.org/atv-show-book/

15 October 1980 and the Shropshire Star has our ATV, Granada and HTV Wales evening programmes. Get an ATV book! --> transdiffusion.org/atv-show-book/

Your ATV and BBC programmes on this day in 1974, via the Wolverhampton Express and Star. You know the score --> transdiffusion.org/atv-show-book/

It's Tuesday 13 October... 1964. The Birmingham Post has our BBC-1 and ATV programmes (BBC-2 wouldn't launch in the Midlands until December; Granada and TWW are in small print and are incomplete). ATV's back — in book form! --> transdiffusion.org/atv-show-book/

The promise of ITV2 (1977) ITV presents a bold plan for a second service

The promise of ITV2 (1977) ITV presents a bold plan for a second service

Off to ATV London for today's TV and radio listings in 1957, courtesy of the Daily Mirror (and also ABC Weekend out in the sticks). See our ATV book offer! --> transdiffusion.org/atv-show-book/