Independent Television in Britain: Origin and Foundation 1946–62

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Beveridge....Pages 3-8
Beyond Beveridge....Pages 9-11
White Paper, 1952....Pages 12-16
Interlude: 1952/3....Pages 17-22
White Paper, 1953....Pages 23-24
Field Days in Parliament: 1953....Pages 25-30
The Television Bill....Pages 31-35
Passage of the Bill: 1954....Pages 36-55
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
The First Authority....Pages 59-62
Competition....Pages 63-67
The Network Companies....Pages 68-84
Birth of Independent Television News....Pages 85-87
The Programme Contracts....Pages 88-91
The Transmitter Crisis....Pages 92-94
Television Hours....Pages 95-97
The Statutory Committees....Pages 98-105
‘Troper Proportions’ of British Material....Pages 106-109
Labour Relations....Pages 110-111
The Authority and the Programmes....Pages 112-114
Getting Ready....Pages 115-124
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
Publications....Pages 125-126
Curtain Up....Pages 127-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
The London Audience....Pages 133-137
Problems of Balance....Pages 138-139
Crisis at ITN....Pages 140-148
Financial Affairs....Pages 149-159
£750,000: The Gift Horse that Bolted....Pages 160-182
Men and Money....Pages 183-200
Scotland, Wales and the South....Pages 201-232
Two Obstacles Removed....Pages 233-247
Programme Developments....Pages 248-289
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Unacceptable Profitability....Pages 293-302
The Network Carve-Up....Pages 303-316
Front Matter....Pages 317-317
The First Six Years....Pages 319-339
Perspectives on Programmes....Pages 340-363
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
Committee of Enquiry: 1960....Pages 367-370
The Prevailing Climate....Pages 371-373
Back Matter....Pages 375-418