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Photo clippage
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385Anatomy of a Wogan
That repeat of a 1987-vintage episode of Wogan the other night allowed us to enjoy an imperial slice of Tel-evision. And it...
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In pictures: the launch of BBC2
When the BBC’s first television channel launched in 1936, the world had yet to cotton on to the value of photographing interesting...
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Freeeeeetime! (Watcha gonna do? Watcha gonna do?)
How blissful. It’s Joanna Lumley, in a jumpsuit, on a boat. With summer days driftin’ away for all of us, we thought...
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Photo clippage special: so long, Digit Al
THE GREAT DIGITAL SWITCHOVER (that should have been its official name) is almost over.
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Photo clippage: party conference special
More snapshots of party conferences we have known.
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“Until then, b’bye!”
It’s a truly historic week for British TV. Blue Peter has broadcast its last ever episode from Television Centre. The show has...
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PICTURE BOX no 6: Corbett, your life!
From 1979, a big TV Cream no-prize for whoever is first in the comments to identify which TV show Harry H Corbett...
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Photo clippage special: decimalisation
It's the new money, you know!
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Photo clippage #56
Move over Meryl, it's Maureen!
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Photo clippage special: Lionel Blair
A few months back Lionel clocked up 60 - count 'em, Cliff - years in showbusiness.
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A Very Merry Christmas…
…from everyone at TV Cream!
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PICTURE BOX no.5: “Goody, goody yum yum”
Back! Back! Back! Our occasional series of Lovely-pictures-without-a-remit. And here’s a TV tie-in! We present a lovely behind-the-scenes still from the 1975...
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2843PICTURE BOX no.4: “Chap with blinks, three rounds snap-ped!”
Atten-shun! It’s a PICTURE BOX special investigation, into the photographic habits of one Alistair Gordon Chunky Splink Lethbridge Hyphen-or-no-Hyphen Stewart of the...
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PICTURE BOX no.3: A little horsing around
Text from us almost wholly redundant in light of the visual joyfulness. So, let's give you this: It's 1968 (just Cream era,...
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PICTURE BOX no.2: Justin Bennett!
The second portrait in TV Cream's occasional series of lovely-pictures-without-a-remit. And look who it isn't? Good old Justin Bennett off of GRANGE...
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PICTURE BOX no.1: NOT’s landing
Taking advantage of the acres of pixel space now opened on the front page of TV Cream, we start an occasional series...
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TV Cream exclusive: First photo of new coalition cabinet!
It's been a momentous few days in British politics - and TV Cream is proud to be able to bring you an...
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Photo clippage: Ludo special
So long, prescient Kennedy...
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Photo clippage #55
By way of a hat-doff to the party conference season, here's Shirley Williams ("a dear gal, a lovely sweet gal") hoping to...
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Photo clippage #54
A bowl of custand and a copy of Tony Blackburn: The Living Legend by Tony Blackburn to whoever can work out what...
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Photo clippage #53
Meet Pudsey Bear mark 1. Save for this photo, he seems to have been airbrushed out of history – perhaps wisely. Presumably...
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Hello, we’re Mike Moran and Lynsey De Paul
…and we’ve just got one thing to say about the current health of the economy and the public’s opinion of elected politicians. Take...
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Photo clippage #52
Science!
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Photo clippage #51
It’s 14th January 1976, and the country’s streets and fields are in a shocking state. The call goes out for a) a...
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Photo clippage #50
To celebrate reaching a half-century of graphical archivery, here’s that official new Countryfile presenting line-up in full:
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Photo clippage #49
Here are three folk clearly up to something agreeable…but what?
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Yorkshire TV studios: photo clippage special
A chevron-sized salute to those in or around its soon-to-be-emptied environs… 1) It’s May 1978, and a waspishly-posed Ted unveils The Gentle...
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Photo clippage #48
It’s the 1990s, which means Danny Baker is arriving at or is leaving or has just resigned from another radio station. But...
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1971
Photo clippage: Lime Grove special
Apropos nothing, a few snapshots of the erstwhile home of Nationwide, Tonight, 24 Hours, Breakfast Time and The Dimbleby Talk-In. 1) It’s...
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The First Division of Television Furniture
One of the many many highlights of BBC4’s recent Nationwide documentary was the sight of Michael Barratt blithely doing a bit to...
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Insert snow pun here
Getting to see snow when it’s not Christmas is one thing; getting to see snow on TV when it’s not a Christmas...
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“Can you imagine it? A channel that shows nothing but films!”
It being precisely 20 years since Sky Television arrived in the UK, here’s a special photo clippage collection hailing from the station’s...
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Photo clippage #47
It’s July 1966, and ATV decides to throw a lunch for the England football team at its Borehamwood studios. Bill Ward is...
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The seven ages of Frostie
1) SATIRICAL FROST (1962-3) Rushton, Percival, Martin, Frost and Kernan bring down the establishment with a long-player and cardboard cut-out versions of...
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Woolworths photo clippage special
It’s all over for the nation’s favourite bargain bin-cum-high street emporium. Well, unless the government decides to buy Woolworths on behalf of...
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Photo clippage #46
A pre pre-Christmas message from Rolf:
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Photo clippage #45
Sir Jim’ll points at the credit roller for an edition of Top Of The Pops which boasts, among others, The Shadows, Beatles Band...
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1991
Photo clippage #44
It’s that man again. But for what wheeze is he trying to comandeer the resources of the nation?
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Photo clippage #43
What glittering occasion could possibly have brought these three stars together?
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Photo clippage #42
“Have you *seen* the latest viewing figures?!”
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Photo clippage: party conference special
Now there’s a title that’s likely to get this blog’s search queries shooting up. 1) Harold Wilson and Dick Crossman cook up...
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Photo clippage #41
It’s 1972. Any suggestions as to the record Roy has just broken here?
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Photo clippage #40
Just what is going on here…and who’s the bloke on the floor?
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The Johnny Ball photo clippage challenge
He’s the man of a thousand faces, every one a different version of open-mouthed, wide-eyed exuber-ism. But what particular historical epihanies are...
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Photo clippage: Olympics special
1) A dapper David Coleman gives his chequered suit an outing in Mexico, 1968: 2) Olive off of On The Buses turns...
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Photo clippage: OnDigital special
Now here’s a subject fit for blog treatment. Yes, it’s 10 years to the month since the press launch of OnDigital. Here’s...
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Photo clippage #39
Haven’t had one of these for a while. Any ideas as to what the occasion is here?
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Photo clippage #38
Election night approaches, and David indicates the number of viewers likely to tune into his brother on the other side.
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Photo clippage #37
It’s the 250th post on this blog, and what better way to mark the occasion than have a pregnant Cilla sit on...
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Photo clippage #36
It’s January 1979, and Barbara Edwards joins Bert and Mike to celebrate 25 years of the BBC’s weather forecasting…before promptly quitting, complaining...