Tagged with: 1960s
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Advent Calendar Day 21: Alternative Christmas Day viewing, 1969
Should you have wanted a less festive TV experience on Christmas Day, 1969, you would have been watching a nostalgic trip to the great British seaside lead by the words of John Betjeman. And you can still do so...
Advent Calendar Day 17: A Christmas Carol
Watch a 1962 operatic adaptation of Charles Dicken's tale.
Stars of Genome: Margot Hayhoe
Margot Hayhoe, who worked as Assistant Floor Manager and producer in BBC television hits such as Doctor Who, EastEnders, Silent Witness, Man in the Iron Mask, War and Peace and many others, remembers her career through the BBC Genome listings.
Stars of Genome: the cameraman on our front page
As we celebrate our 2nd birthday, we follow the story of Michael Du Boulay, a former BBC cameraman who spotted himself on the cover image of our front page.
'My moment of fame on Juke Box Jury'
David Rose recalls how a visit to see pop panel show Juke Box Jury in 1966 resulted in an unexpected appearance in the spotlight for the then teenager.
Remembering Television Centre
A look back to when BBC Television Centre sparked into life in 1960, with a downloadable article from the Radio Times of the day.
Lord Asa Briggs
A tribute to historian and prolific broadcaster Lord Asa Briggs, who has died at the age of 94.
Test your television mettle
Can you put the names to the very well known faces in these photographs from television's past?
The Sunday Post: Juke Box Jury
Andrew Martin
BBC Genome
The history of 1960s pop music review series Juke Box Jury.
The Sunday Post: Americana on the BBC
Andrew Martin
BBC Genome
A glance at the long history of US TV imports on the BBC, from cowboy films to Family Guy.
