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Thanks... I am grateful for the use of the logos and other images which have been copied from several other sites or scanned from hard copies in old out-of-print books and publications. I hope I have offended nobody by using them. If you own the copyright to any image on this site and wish it to be removed, contact me and I shall be happy to do so immediately. I am particularly grateful to the following for taking the trouble to provide me with corrections, further information or photographs. Where they have websites of their own you can visit them by clicking on the name: Roy Adcock, Cliff Ainsworth, Jean Ainsworth, John Aizlewood, Glenn Aylett, Andy Backhouse, Steve Bailey, Malcolm Baird, Ken Banwell, Louis Barfe, John Barlow, Warren Baxter, Roger Beckwith, Adrian Bishop-Laggett, Derek Brady, John Brady, Alan Brett, Richard Broadhurst, Roger Beckwith, Roger Brunskill, Bob Buckler, Dave Buckley, Ivan Burgess, John Burgess, Paul Burton, Guy Caplin, Glen Cardno, Giles Chapman, Gary Clarke, John Constable, Lester Cowling, David Croxson, Brian Cuff, Maurice Dale, Peter Dearing, Kevan Debonnaire, Alan Dobson, Dennis Donnelly, Derek Donoghue, Tim Dorney, Ian Dow, Mike Du Boulay, Mark Elliott, Chris Ellis, Mike Emery, James Ewart, Victoria Ewart, Mike Fitch, Geoff Fletcher, Doug Ford, Andrew Fullerton, Joe Godwin, Matt Goodman, Bruce Gowers, Richard Greenough, Dave Griffiths, Clive Gulliver, Matthew Hadley, Geoff Hale, Andy Hame, Peter Hammond, David Harper, Peter Harris, Michael Harrison, Bob Hart, Martin Hawkins, Arthur Hayes, Paul Hayes, Andrew Hewkin, Ian Hillson, Jeremy Hoare, John Holmes, Charles Hope, David Hornsby, David Hounsell, Dicky Howett, Cliff Hughes, Mike Hughes, Andrew James, Nick Jenner, Chris Jones, Mike Jones, Peter Jones, Steve Jones, Linda Kaye, Simon King, Martin Kisner, Antony Koeller, Bill Lee, Russ Lee, Clive Leighton, Graham Le Page, Oli Lifely, John Liffen, Ray Liffen, Stephen Livingston, James Lund, Aidan Lunn, Dick McCarthy, Tony McKay, Andrew McKean, Paul Marshall, Howard Michaels, Paul Middleton, Peter Middleton, Mitch Mitchell, Sam Morrison, Leigh Mulpeter, Dave Mundy, Jeff Naylor, Stephen Neil, Patrick Neill, Peter Neill, Bernard Newnham, Garth Nicholson, Peter Orton, Keith G Palmer, Chris Patten, Adam Paull, David Petrie, Matt Phelps, Peter Piddock, Danny Popkin, Geoff Posner, Andrew Prince, Bob Redman, Paul Reid, Mike Renshall, Bob Richardson, Gary Richardson, Graham Rimmington, Pete Rogers, Les Roworth, Alastair Roxburgh, Steve Rush, Colin Russell, Richard Russell, David Scott-Cowan, Bob Scrivener, Len Shorey, Pete Simpkin, Richard Smith, Nigel Southworth, Duncan Stewart, Ian Stewart, Jane Stewart, Roderick Stewart, Alan Stokes, Raphael Szynowski, John Tarby, Gerry Taylor, James Taylor, Clint Thomas, Peter Thurlow, Roger Tone, Courtenay Tordoff, Catherine Trigg, Brian Turner, Tony Tyrer, Simon Vaughan, Paul Venner, Malcolm C Walker, Graeme Wall, Nick Way, Dennis Weinreich, Martyn Welch, Rosemary Wenzerul, Keith Wilkinson, Steve Williams, Ronald Wolstencroft, Kevin Wood, Andrew Wright. Clearly none of the above is responsible for any errors or opinions expressed on this website. Those are entirely down to me! Each of the above has provided useful information but special mention must go to Richard Greenough. He was a BBC designer at Alexandra Palace and Lime Grove and in 1955 became head of design at ATV until they left Elstree in 1983. He provided me with a fascinating summary of his career and plans of all the studios he worked in. He also kept all the studio schedules from the first day of ATV at Foley Street and Wood Green to the last day at Elstree so had proof of when each studio opened and closed. This information has cleared up many confusions and helped me enormously! Sadly, Richard passed away in August 2010 but his lifetime's work is certainly not forgotten. Many thanks to those staffers who have provided me with information but asked that their names are not published. Also, I am especially grateful that so many people have contacted me and simply said they enjoyed reading the site. Thanks to you all for taking the trouble to write. For further information you might like to go to the following websites which are not in alphabetical order - sorry: BBC: History of the BBC (official website) BBC technical operations history site (unofficial anecdotes, stories and stills) BBC VT history site (history of videotape in the BBC from Vera to digital. Some excellent images.) BBC engineering info (unofficial site with recollections of BBC engineering from 1922 - 1997) BBC TV from Alexandra Palace (unofficial site) Old Radio Broadcasting Equipment and Memories History of BBC rehearsal rooms (unofficial site) Roger Beckwith's BBC Radio Memories site - including history of BH ITV: Transdiffusion (network of several interesting sites - highly recommended!) Twickenham Museum (includes history of Teddington Studios) The unofficial 'Ultimate LWT website' Television House - history of ATV and Rediffusion general TV history: Baird Television (website run by the great man's son) British Film Institute - television history British TV History (includes extensive links page) RTS (site includes documents listing historical TV buildings) TV Ark - the television museum Strandarchive (history of Strand Electric Lighting) 625.UK (TV news and loads of archive stuff) Dinosaur TV - British black and white TV shows Whirligig - 1950s TV nostalgia Trumptonshire Web (unofficial site about all things Trumpton) Rubovia (site about puppet master Gordon Murray) Film studios: History of Southall Film Studios ( these little-known studios produced a 1950s TV series on film called Colonel March of the Yard) Unofficial History of Elstree Film Studios Elstree Screen Heritage (historical organisation) Britmovie - the home of UK films Gaumont-British - history of the company that built Lime Grove Studios
I would be grateful if you could let me know of any other sites that include interesting background material relating to the history of London's TV studios. I have not listed links to all the studios' own websites as they are very easily found using any good search engine. However, several do include historical information about their studios. Should you wish, for reasons of your own, to visit my website which is an on-line CV aimed at producers and directors - follow the link below: |
Bibliography in a non-alphabetical order...(sorry!)
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Cinema: |
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British Film Studios (1995) |
Patricia Warren |
Batsford |
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Movies From the Mansion - a history of Pinewood Studios (1976) |
George Perry |
Elm Tree Books |
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The Pinewood Story (2006) |
Gareth Owen with Brian Burford |
Reynolds and Hearn |
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Shepperton Studios - an independent view (1994) |
Derek Threadgall |
BFI |
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Elstree - the British Hollywood (1983) |
Patricia Warren |
Elm Tree Books |
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The British Film and Television Yearbook 1961-62 |
Peter Noble |
British and American Film Press |
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The British Film and Television Yearbook 1968 |
Peter Noble |
British and American Film Press |
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BBC studios: |
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The Exhibitions - Great White City, Shepherds Bush (2008 reprint to mark the 100th anniversary of the Franco-British Exhibition) |
Donald R Knight |
Barnard and Westwood/Print Mania |
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Scenery Block, BBC TV Centre (magazine article published in August 1954.) |
Graham Dawbarn and M T Tudsbery |
The Architect and Building News |
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Television Centre Stage V set of architect's plans and drawings Oct '85 |
BBC architectural and civil engineering dept. |
BBC |
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The BBC Television Centre (published 1960) (book) |
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BBC |
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BBC Television Centre (published 1970) (pamphlet) |
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BBC |
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BBC Television Centre technical guide (1970) (pamphlet) |
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BBC |
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History of BBC Television Centre (2001) |
Guy Saitch |
internal paper |
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article in magazine - probably Wireless World, 27th May 1950 (includes proposed dimensions of TV Centre studios) |
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BBC Handbook 1958 |
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BBC |
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BBC Handbook 1959 |
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BBC |
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BBC Handbook 1960 |
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BBC |
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BBC Handbook 1961 |
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BBC |
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BBC Handbook 1962 |
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BBC |
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BBC Handbook 1963 |
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BBC |
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BBC Handbook 1964 |
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BBC |
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BBC Handbook 1965 |
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BBC |
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BBC Handbook 1966 |
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BBC |
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BBC Handbook 1967 |
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BBC |
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BBC Handbook 1968 |
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BBC |
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BBC Handbook 1969 |
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BBC |
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BBC Handbook 1970 |
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BBC |
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BBC Handbook 1971 |
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BBC |
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BBC Handbook 1972 |
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BBC |
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BBC Handbook 1984 |
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BBC |
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BBC Television Picture Book 1930-1950 |
David Clayton |
BBC |
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Television Jubilee - the story of 25 years of BBC Television |
Gordon Ross |
W H Allen |
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Twenty-five years of BBC Television (BBC Engineering) |
Harold Bishop |
BBC |
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Technical description - Open University, Alexandra Palace (1975) |
K S Mossman |
BBC |
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The Fantasy Factory - Lime Grove Studios 1915-1991 (1996) |
Jocelyn Lukins |
Venta Books |
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BBC Riverside TV studios - the architectural aspects (1957) |
E A Fowler |
BBC |
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BBC Riverside TV studios - aspects of technical planning and equipment |
Nickels and Grubb |
BBC |
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The Equipment of the BBc Television Film Studios at Ealing (1960) |
N F Chapman |
BBC |
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A History of the BBC's Film Department (1983) |
David Martin |
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Eng Inf (BBC engineering quarterly newsletters) (1980 - 1990) |
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BBC |
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ITV studios: |
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ITV 1964 A Guide to Independent Television |
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ITA |
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ITV 1968 A Guide to Independent Television |
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ITA |
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ITV 1972 Guide to Independent Television |
Eric Croston |
ITA |
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ITV 1973 Guide to Independent Television |
Eric Croston |
ITA |
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ITV 1974 Guide to Independent Television |
Eric Croston |
IBA |
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ITV 75 Guide to Independent Television |
Eric Croston |
IBA |
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Television and Radio 1977 |
Eric Croston |
IBA |
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Television and Radio 1978 |
Eric Croston |
IBA |
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Television and Radio 1981 |
Eric Croston |
IBA |
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Television and Radio 1982 |
Eric Croston |
IBA |
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Television and Radio 1983 |
Eric Croston |
IBA |
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Television and Radio 1984 |
Eric Croston |
IBA |
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Television and Radio 1985 |
Eric Croston |
IBA |
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Television and Radio 1988 |
Mike Melaniphy |
IBA |
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Independent Television in Britain (1982) Vol 1 - 1946-62 |
Bernard Sendall |
IBA / Macmillan |
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Independent Television in Britain (1983) Vol 2 - 1958-68 |
Bernard Sendall |
IBA / Macmillan |
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25 Years on ITV 1955-1980 |
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ITV / Michael Joseph |
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ITV: The People's Channel - ITV 50 (2005) |
Simon Cherry |
Reynolds and Hearn |
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ITV Cultures - independent television over 50 years |
Johnson and Turnock |
OU |
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From Dawn Till Dusk (2007) - a history of independent television in the Midlands |
John W Pettinger |
Brewin Books |
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Television studio planning. (Papers from a symposium held by the Television Society at the IEE in 1963) |
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ABC TV / The Television Society |
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Teddington Studios - an overview (2005) (historical paper) |
Morris Bright |
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The Story of Teddington Studios (2002) |
John Tasker |
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Both Sides of the Camera (ABC TV - 1960) |
Marie Donaldson |
Weidenfeld and Nicolson |
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Anatomy of a Television Play (ABC TV - 1962) |
John Russell Taylor |
Weidenfeld and Nicolson |
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A Tour of the ATV Television Theatres (article in 'Practical Television', January 1957) |
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Emergency-Ward 10 souvenir booklet (1958) |
Antony Kearey |
ATV |
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ATV Television Star Book (1960) |
Joan Griffiths |
Purnell |
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ATV Television Show Book (1961) |
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Purnell |
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An Arabian Night - souvenir booklet on opening of Wembley studio 5 (1960) |
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Associated-Rediffusion |
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Television - Behind the scenes in the television studios (1961) |
Kenneth Ody |
Associated Newspapers |
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Chelsea Palace Music Hall (article in 'Practical Television', February 1958) |
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Independent studios: |
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Spring Meeting at Limehouse (article in 'Television Lighting' magazine, 1984) |
John O'Keefe and Ken MacGregor |
Society of Television Lighting Directors |
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Limehouse Studios (article fom 'Building' magazine - April 1984) |
Anthony Williams |
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Limehouse Goes On Stream (article from 'Professional Video' October 1983) |
Tim Leigh Smith |
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Limehouse Studios 1983-1989 RIP (article from 'Zerb' magazine Autumn 1989) |
Martin Hawkins |
Guild of Television Cameramen |
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General television history: |
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Television and Me (2004) - memoirs of Baird, edited by his son Malcolm |
John Logie Baird |
Mercat Press |
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John Logie Baird - A Life (2002) |
Antony Kamm and Malcolm Baird |
NMS Publishing |
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Richard R Greenough - BBC 1948-1955, ATV 1955-1983 autobiographical paper summarising career as BBC designer and head of design at ATV (2004) |
Richard Greenough |
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Adventure in Vision - the first 25 years of television (1950) |
John Swift |
John Leymann |
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Coming to you Live - Behind-the-screen Memories of 40s and 50s TV (1985) |
Denis Norden, Sybil Harper and Norma Gilbert |
Methuen |
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40 Years of British television (1992) |
Harbord and Wright |
Boxtree |
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The Penguin TV Companion (2006) |
Jeff Evans |
Penguin |
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The Television History Book (2003) |
Michelle Hilmes |
BFI |
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Old Television |
Andrew Emmerson |
Shire |
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Film and Television Parade (approx 1950) |
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Heirloom |
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TV Mirror Annual 1956 |
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TV Mirror |
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Television Annual for 1950/51 |
Kenneth Baily |
Odhams |
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Television Annual for 1957 |
Kenneth Baily |
Odhams |
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Television Annual for 1960 |
Kenneth Baily |
Odhams |
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405 Alive (magazine articles published between 1989 and 2001) |
Dicky Howett plus others |
British Vintage Wireless Society |
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The Bulletin (magazine of British Vintage Wireless Society - various editions) |
various authors |
British Vintage Wireless Society |
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Sixty Years of Light Work |
Fred Bentham |
Strand Lighting |
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Most Secret War (1978) (description of the use of AP for jamming Luftwaffe radio signals) |
R V Jones |
Hamish Hamilton |