Our men (and girls) in Moscow
Stephen Wade's Russian scrapbook
Year: 2024
Moscow here we come
ATV's programme exchange with the Soviet Union begins
This is Moscow!
ATV staff head to the Soviet Union for a television exchange programme
It’s tough getting to the top – of a mountain
Meet John Steppings, a clerk in props at ATV's Elstree studios
Ex-airman Arthur plays it safe…
Meet Arthur Hale, a lift operator at ATV House
Ex-radar man takes over admin post
Meet Bernard Blakemore, administrative assistant to Philip Dorté at ATV Midlands
The man behind our Space plan
Meet Len Mathews, ATV's assistant technical controller (communications and outside broadcasts)
ATV’s own spectacular!
ATV Midlands is even more colourful than before!
The life of Riley!
Meet Joe Riley, a lift operator at ATV House
Life has been a song for Leslie!
Meet Leslie Abbott, ATV's head of contracts and copyright
Bernard Bibby, wine bottler
Meet Bernard Bibby, ATV's Production Facilities Controller
The sky’s the limit for Associated TeleVision
A 1958 look at ATV's success
He does more than keep the books…
Meet Jack Barham, ATV's Company Secretary
He keeps the wheels moving
Meet Leslie Lewis, ATV's Administration Controller
He pioneered commercial radio
Meet Philip Dorté, ATV's Midlands Controller
His first O.B. – a Coronation!
Meet Terence C Macnamara, ATV's technical controller
Drama for everyone!
ATV's dramatic output in the 1950s
Outside Broadcasts
Not everything comes from ATV's studios – sometimes the cameras go out and about
Wood Green Studio
Have a peep around ATV's London studio in 1958