Prince Philip coverage: damned if you do – damned if you don’t
The BBC was in a no-win situation on Friday after the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. The …
Local TV presenters are part of the channel brand
This week was a big week for UTV. Popular weather presenter Frank Mitchell and distinguished …
This is BBC One North
Occasionally big organisations make big announcements – then slip out something relatively …
When was BBC Two not BBC Two?
The answer: when it was showing programmes for the Open University.
The practicalities of BBC Three’s move back to linear TV
The return of BBC Three as a linear channel is one of the biggest u-turns ever made by the …
Test card and tone – a window into the bleak world of the 70s
Occasionally inconsequential things offer a window into another world and another time. Last year I …
Fondly remembered BBC TV idents turn 30
It was the day when everything changed but everything stayed the same.
1982 BBC business programme provides useful insights into the launch of Channel 4
A report from BBC Two’s financial series The Money Programme provides a great insight into the …
UTV or ITV: that is the question
What is the name of the Channel 3 service in Northern Ireland? No, it’s not some banal …
Channel 4’s 80s takeover day sees old trailer graphics used as idents
Channel 4’s 80s-themed presentation is a fascinating glimpse of what might have been.
Centralised ITV continuity showing its flaws
The downside of UTV’s move to network continuity was exposed embarrassingly and painfully on Monday …
The demise of BBC Schools and Colleges branding
The return of a form of schools broadcasting next week has provoked inevitable nostalgia – and …