Coming on Sunday 14th September to Rewind TV 📺 Discovering Gardens with Gyles Brandreth and Michele Brown 🏡 Freeview 81 Sky TV 182 Freely 141 #gardening #gardens #westcountry #classictv #rewindtv

The pilot episode of the Croft and Lloyd sitcom Are You Being Served? was first broadcast on this date in 1972.

Wonderful Bill, and he's always been kind about other serials and soaps which shows what a decent guy he is. I suppose when you've worked in one as long as he has he knows how much hard work it actually takes for the teams.

The first episode of the 🇬🇧 British TV series "JASON KING" titled "Wanna Buy A Television Series?" created by Dennis Spooner and Monty Berman, directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Peter Wyngarde, was first shown #OnThisDay in 1971 on the ITV network 📺 ITC Entertainment

Remembering today the late 🇬🇧British film and television actor #JackWoolgar (15 September 1913 – 14 July 1978) born #OnThisDay in Tolworth, Surbiton

A lovely letter in the Radio Times, ITVX has launched a classic ATV/Central #ITV70 section featuring Crossroads and also some General Hospital featuring Tony Adams.

Remembering Pat Phoenix,who died on this day in 1986.

Remembering Pat Phoenix, who passed away on this day in 1986.

Happy Birthday to the fabulous Sherrie Hewson, hope you have a wonderful day. 👑

Celebrating 70 years of ITV on ITVX, you can enjoy some classic ATV and Central programmes as well as recent reports marking the anniversary from ITV News Central: itv.com/watch/collecti…

Interesting they embrace the word 'soaps' for Coronation St and Emmerdale, Granada was insulted if you called The Street a soap, and rightly so. It has about as much in common format wise to As The World Turns as Doctor Who has to Casualty.

Comedy actor Russ Abbot is 78 today. Image from an appearance on the Des O’Connor Show 1984. #russabbot #bornonthisday

Have a wander through some of the memories of ITV's 21st anniversary in 1980 here in now the 70th year since the original Independent Television launched.

The certificate of Incorporation for Associated Broadcasting Company Limited from February 2nd, 1955 this was the company that became Associated Television later, founded by Norman Collins and Prince Littler/Lew Grade who united two separate companies est. 1954 to create ATV.

A 25th anniversary promotion from ITV's celebrations in 1980. #ITV70

On this day in 1995 - The Toys And Dolls Auction at Phillips in Bayswater includes collections belonging to Sylvia Anderson, Mary Turner and John Read. Lady Penelope is sold for £34,500 to a buyer in Glasgow with Captain Scarlet fetching £20,700, Joe 90 £10,350 and Marina £11,500

Last night, Oxygen Studios (in partnership with AXA) had their plans for BBC Elstree Centre approved by Hertsmere Borough Council. New stages and other service buildings will be constructed on the site. EastEnders will still be made at the complex, now called Fairbank Studios.

Happy 50th birthday to Fawlty Towers broadcast today for the first time on BBC2 this very evening in 1975. I'm very proud to have been just a very small part of its history with this book I co-authored for the BBC, published in 2001. #shotwashefawlty

Another photo to mark #ITV70 of Crossroads stars in other places, sticking with Tony Adams, here in 1992 in The Upper Hand from Central Television