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June 9, 2015

Season 1

01. Gus Honeybun's Tears

The history of ITV in the south west from birth in Westward to death in Carlton.

37min
June 9, 2015

02. It's Glam Up North

A look at the history of Granada: from respected broadcaster in the north west, to co-conqueror of the ITV Network.

30min
June 16, 2015

03. TV-am

The eighties' morning glory and despair, starring David Frost, Anne Diamond, Timmy Mallett and Roland Rat.

42min
June 23, 2015

04. the South

Coast to Coast with taters and toast, starring Christopher Robbie, Brian Nissen, Fred Dinenage and Wizadora.

39min
June 30, 2015

05. Yorkshire

Looming brass-band terror, starring Redvers Kyle, Paul Lally and Bruce Gyngell again.

29min
July 7, 2015

06. Anglia

The Wales of the East, starring Aubrey Buxton, Nicholas Parsons and some sort of puppet cat.

20min
July 14, 2015

07. the Midlands

The centre of the network, starring Lew Grade, Benny from Crossroads and a cake.

32min
July 21, 2015

08. Wales

No details

38min
July 28, 2015

09. Tyne Tees

The Local Heroes, starring Colin Weston (again), Annie St. John (again) and Bruce Gyngell (yet again)

31min
August 4, 2015

10. GMTV

Another morning in a different kitchen, starring Eamonn Holmes, Fiona Armstrong and a working fireplace.

35min
August 11, 2015

11. Border & Channel

Two companies that couldn't sustain a full half hour, mashed together into one, starring Craig Austin, Oscar T. Puffin and Rudyard Kipling.

32min
August 18, 2015

12. Night Time

The story of the late, late shift, starring a cat, some owls, some dancing light and Dani Behr.

32min
August 25, 2015

13. Ulster

Troubled television, starring Julian Simmons, the IRA and a telly on a stick.

This episode was completed shortly before UTV placed their television assets up for sale.

32min
September 1, 2015

14. Satelite and Digital

GSkyB and what followed. Repeats, mulch and third-division football, beamed from space into the homes of almost no-one, starring the wasted talent of Lambie-Nairn, a big capital G, and a stuffed monkey.

31min
September 8, 2015

15. Scotland

Grampian and Scottish - a parcel of rogues and rouge, starring Tony Currie, Colin Lamont, Kay Duncan, a thistle and the Saltire.

31min
September 15, 2015

16. London

Where all things begin and where all things end, with Philip Elsmore, David Frost and Michael Green.

1h 5min
September 22, 2015