The Facts

A timeline of the plans for merging Rediffusion and ABC's operations

Confusion

The merger of Rediffusion and ABC's operations continues, but it's not looking good for Rediffusion's staff

Fused

The news is in: Rediffusion is to merge operations with ABC. But what does this mean for the staff?

What is the future of ASSOCIATED-REDIFFUSION?

John Spencer Will tells shareholders the ups and downs of the financial year 1960-1

Sentenced to death

Rediffusion's chairman tears the ITA to shreds in his final address to shareholders in December 1967

The General Manager’s farewell

Tom "Never Baffled" Brownrigg's valedictory message to Associated-Rediffusion staff

A very remarkable man

Remembering Captain Thomas Marcus Brownrigg OBE, CBE, DSO, RN (Rtd), IDC

Fourth floor says… Why we cannot have more TV programmes at present

A word from Associated-Rediffusion management in 1960: technical limitations are preventing ITV-2

Fourth floor (Carlton House) says… ‘Success to Studio 5’

A word from Associated-Rediffusion management in 1960: how Studio 5 at Wembley is coming along

Television in 1984

What will television look like in 1984? The programme makers of 1958 try to find out

A matter of opinion: Features

Associated-Rediffusion asks its producers what makes a 'feature' in 1960

The case for 405 line VHF colour

The general manager of Rediffusion on why we should go into colour now, in 1966

How it works… Camera Pick-up Tubes

Mike Metcalfe, Control Section Supervisor, explains how television cameras work

How it works… A question of lines

Basil Bultitude explains the differences between 405, 525, 625 and 819 lines

How it works… The Problem of Genlock

Basil Bultitude explains what genlock is, why it is used and the advantages of other systems

T.V. House by-pass

The Kingsway tram tunnel becomes the Strand underpass

Associated-Rediffusion’s new studio

Studio 5 at Wembley has been designed. A-R's chief engineer takes us around the plans