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This is https://transdiffusion.org/, the independent broadcasting authority since 1964. A huge collection of television, radio & advertising archives, articles and more.
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Coronation Street and Tenko actress Stephanie Cole has died
Coronation Street and Tenko actress Stephanie Cole has died
Actress Stephanie Cole has died aged 84, her agent said.
news.sky.com
September 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Coronation Street and Tenko actress Stephanie Cole has died
Cyril Harris drives to retirement (1967)
Farewell to a man who has driven 200,000 miles… shuttling between Television House and Wembley
Farewell to a man who has driven 200,000 miles… shuttling between Television House and Wembley
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Farewell to a man who has driven 200,000 miles… shuttling between Television House and Wembley
rediffusion.london
September 16, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Cyril Harris drives to retirement (1967)
Farewell to a man who has driven 200,000 miles… shuttling between Television House and Wembley
Farewell to a man who has driven 200,000 miles… shuttling between Television House and Wembley
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Happy news! I, Chloe the artist, have added these four drawings to my online art shop which is also called a ‘website’. It’s on the web. Chimney, pylon, test card, flappy arms test card. My stuff is worth a look. Thanks.
www.chloecumming.com
www.chloecumming.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Happy news! I, Chloe the artist, have added these four drawings to my online art shop which is also called a ‘website’. It’s on the web. Chimney, pylon, test card, flappy arms test card. My stuff is worth a look. Thanks.
www.chloecumming.com
www.chloecumming.com
It may be news to you… but it’s already travelled 45,000 miles (1976)
Instantaneous news reports — in colour — between the US and the UK, thanks to the coming of satellite
Instantaneous news reports — in colour — between the US and the UK, thanks to the coming of satellite
It may be news to you… but it’s already travelled 45,000 miles
Instantaneous news reports — in colour — between the US and the UK, thanks to the coming of satellite
transdiffusion.org
September 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
It may be news to you… but it’s already travelled 45,000 miles (1976)
Instantaneous news reports — in colour — between the US and the UK, thanks to the coming of satellite
Instantaneous news reports — in colour — between the US and the UK, thanks to the coming of satellite
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Back from being proofread! I need to give it another once-over for my own satisfaction/paranoia, and then I can look at how much printing and posting will cost and then start a month-long fundraiser. Might actually arrive on doorsteps before Christmas! Imagine!
September 14, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Back from being proofread! I need to give it another once-over for my own satisfaction/paranoia, and then I can look at how much printing and posting will cost and then start a month-long fundraiser. Might actually arrive on doorsteps before Christmas! Imagine!
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Test Card: Flappy Arms Carole
September 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Test Card: Flappy Arms Carole
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Colourful Test Card Party
September 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Colourful Test Card Party
It's easy (and fun!) to criticise Edmonds, but the way he handles the studio audience here once the cameras are officially off, and how he facilitates the studio guest being well served, are a masterclass in how to deal with these disasters. But as Jon hints: the meetings after can only be imagined.
Speaking of which, I’m glad this is online again. Fairly rare example from this era of NHP of the wheels completely falling off what was normally a very slick show youtu.be/z7kmhyO6pkI?...
NOEL’S HOUSE PARTY (STUDIO RECORDING) Season 5 Episode 15 - 10.02.96
YouTube video by Noel's House Party
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September 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
It's easy (and fun!) to criticise Edmonds, but the way he handles the studio audience here once the cameras are officially off, and how he facilitates the studio guest being well served, are a masterclass in how to deal with these disasters. But as Jon hints: the meetings after can only be imagined.
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1961: Rediffusion, Granada, STV, TWW, Anglia, TTT, Southern, Ulster and Westward break the strike by ATV staff at Elstree.
ABC… less so, bless ‘em. It warms the cockles of my little socialist heart, even though they did it for arch capitalist reasons.
ABC… less so, bless ‘em. It warms the cockles of my little socialist heart, even though they did it for arch capitalist reasons.
September 8, 2026 at 9:58 PM
1961: Rediffusion, Granada, STV, TWW, Anglia, TTT, Southern, Ulster and Westward break the strike by ATV staff at Elstree.
ABC… less so, bless ‘em. It warms the cockles of my little socialist heart, even though they did it for arch capitalist reasons.
ABC… less so, bless ‘em. It warms the cockles of my little socialist heart, even though they did it for arch capitalist reasons.
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Never let it be said regional news can’t be fun these days.
A special edition of Points West marking the 50th anniversary of Aardman, replete with claymation titles. Enjoy!
youtu.be/sJa81kh0D4k?...
A special edition of Points West marking the 50th anniversary of Aardman, replete with claymation titles. Enjoy!
youtu.be/sJa81kh0D4k?...
040926 BBC Points West, Evening News
YouTube video by John Carpenter
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September 5, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Never let it be said regional news can’t be fun these days.
A special edition of Points West marking the 50th anniversary of Aardman, replete with claymation titles. Enjoy!
youtu.be/sJa81kh0D4k?...
A special edition of Points West marking the 50th anniversary of Aardman, replete with claymation titles. Enjoy!
youtu.be/sJa81kh0D4k?...
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That is a shit sandwich and a half of a junction.
"Can you go from The Diary of Anne Frank into Thundercats, there's a good fellow?"
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"Can you go from The Diary of Anne Frank into Thundercats, there's a good fellow?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBs9...
BBC1 Continuity - 1987
YouTube video by Neil Miles
www.youtube.com
September 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
That is a shit sandwich and a half of a junction.
"Can you go from The Diary of Anne Frank into Thundercats, there's a good fellow?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBs9...
"Can you go from The Diary of Anne Frank into Thundercats, there's a good fellow?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBs9...
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RIP Richard O’Sullivan - a great comedy actor, and no slouch as a composer…
September 4, 2026 at 10:22 AM
RIP Richard O’Sullivan - a great comedy actor, and no slouch as a composer…
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Bottled snakes and docile crocs (1961)
Rediffusion's Dan Farson, Rollo Gamble and David Kentish set off to explore Australia
Rediffusion's Dan Farson, Rollo Gamble and David Kentish set off to explore Australia
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Rediffusion sets off to explore Australia
rediffusion.london
September 2, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Bottled snakes and docile crocs (1961)
Rediffusion's Dan Farson, Rollo Gamble and David Kentish set off to explore Australia
Rediffusion's Dan Farson, Rollo Gamble and David Kentish set off to explore Australia
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If I don't get my Christmas decorations made now, I never will. Thanks to a lovely off-screen picture from @transdiffusion.org , here's how it's going so far. This being 60 years ago is truly terrifying. #blender3D
September 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
If I don't get my Christmas decorations made now, I never will. Thanks to a lovely off-screen picture from @transdiffusion.org , here's how it's going so far. This being 60 years ago is truly terrifying. #blender3D
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43 years ago today, 29 Aug 1983, the first episode of Blockbusters. So in recognition, some of that month's other events from my #WhenWasThings archive.
![A #WhenWasThings from the archives (2021), for some events of August 1983. Red Digital clock LED text arranged within a hexagonal grid like on the ITV game show for sixth-formers, Blockbusters. Which began on Monday 29 August 1983.
A-Z of events included (left to right, top to bottom):
'Ain't Nobody' / 'All Night Long (All Night)' / An Innocent Man / Billy Bragg's first Peel Session / Blockbusters / 'Break My Stride' / 'Chance' / 'Come Back and Stay' / 'Confusion' / Construction Time Again / The Crackdown / 'Crushed by the Wheels of Industry' / 'Delirious' / Flick of the Switch / Future Shock / Andrew Garfield / Ira Gershwin RIP / Greta Gerwig / 'Gold' / Chris Hemsworth / 'Islands in the Stream' / James Jamerson RIP / Carolyn Jones RIP / 'King of Pain' / Mila Kunis / 'Long Hot Summer-Paris Match' / 'Mama' / Mika / Mummer / Ian Nairn RIP / 'New Song' / Klaus Nomi RIP / 'Ol' Rag Blues' / Punch the Clock / 'Racist Friend' / 'Red Red Wine' / Rock Around the Clock (BBC2) / Mikey Smith RIP / 'This is the Day' / Kara Tointon / Torment and Toreros / 'Unconditional Love' / 'Warriors' / 'Wings of a Dove' / Woodentop [aka the pilot for The Bill] (C) WWT JSL MMXXI](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:w2t63zyue4dcfblsrmg24wwr/bafkreif7gbpiup3jkdn3tafbmdfbbxwhx55zcvq22ynbj2o22hahwbts6a)
August 29, 2026 at 2:14 PM
43 years ago today, 29 Aug 1983, the first episode of Blockbusters. So in recognition, some of that month's other events from my #WhenWasThings archive.
Coming soon (by which we don't mean 'imminently', so take a breath): our latest print project. Probably going to be expensive, even though it's being done for cost without any profit. Somewhere between £25 and £30, about 230 pages, 21x28cm, softback. Made by humans with no AI.
August 29, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Coming soon (by which we don't mean 'imminently', so take a breath): our latest print project. Probably going to be expensive, even though it's being done for cost without any profit. Somewhere between £25 and £30, about 230 pages, 21x28cm, softback. Made by humans with no AI.
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A few words about Rory... www.kecskebak.hu?p=778
We don’t see edges do we Nancy?
Rory Clark 1968-2024 I never met Rory in person. I spoke to him regularly on the phone, indeed sometimes I even spoke to his lovely Mum on the phone. However a phone friendship with Rory was richer th...
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August 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
A few words about Rory... www.kecskebak.hu?p=778
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The incredible documentary #DollyParton "Here I Am" will be shown tonight on BBC One at 2240, followed by some of her greatest hits in Dolly at the BBC at 2410.
August 25, 2026 at 7:59 PM
The incredible documentary #DollyParton "Here I Am" will be shown tonight on BBC One at 2240, followed by some of her greatest hits in Dolly at the BBC at 2410.
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A short piece about some early Red Dwarf which went unseen for decades.
www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/08/clos...
www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/08/clos...
August 24, 2026 at 9:51 AM
A short piece about some early Red Dwarf which went unseen for decades.
www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/08/clos...
www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/08/clos...
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My blog post about making 1968 in colour and in widescreen is finally finished: www.kecskebak.hu?p=733 Many, many thanks to @transdiffusion.org, @fasttunesltd.bsky.social and @aldupres.bsky.social for their generosity.
1968 In Colour
One of the nice things about writing a blog is that readers will often respond with information or pictures that add more to the subjects that you have been writing on. I have recently written blog posts about BBC Network symbols that incorporate the Olympic rings, and BBC “polo mint” clocks and as a result [...]
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August 21, 2026 at 7:35 AM
My blog post about making 1968 in colour and in widescreen is finally finished: www.kecskebak.hu?p=733 Many, many thanks to @transdiffusion.org, @fasttunesltd.bsky.social and @aldupres.bsky.social for their generosity.
Signage to be removed from former Radio City tower
Signage to be removed from Liverpool's former Radio City tower
A planning application is lodged asking for the Radio City 96.7 logo to be replaced.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 19, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Signage to be removed from former Radio City tower
Propping up the Programmes (1960)
Inside the props department at Associated-Rediffusion
Inside the props department at Associated-Rediffusion
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Inside the props department at Associated-Rediffusion
rediffusion.london
August 19, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Propping up the Programmes (1960)
Inside the props department at Associated-Rediffusion
Inside the props department at Associated-Rediffusion