And Finally...?: The News from ITN

by LINDLEY RICHARD

• ISBN13: 9781842750674
• ISBN10: 1842750674
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-17
• Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist

Summary

The story of ITN's 50 year history is the story of British television news. From an early remit to provide just 20 minutes of news coverage a day, to the 24-hour news revolution, ITN has been intimately involved, every step of the way. Richard Lindley tells a story of clashing egos as ITN reporters fought their competitors at the BBC, the wavering financial commitment of ITV and each other to establish a pioneering news provider. Richard Lindley is a former reporter and presenter for ITN and BBC's Panorama.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Andrew Marr
Preface	xi
Research Note	xiii
Introduction	1	(2)
For Love and Money	3	(4)
`Wonderfully Good'	7	(5)
Gentleman among the Players	12	(4)
Signing On	16	(9)
The Wooden Square	25	(3)
Opening Night -- On Air	28	(5)
Almost All Over	33	(9)
The Other New Zealander	42	(3)
`Away We Go Again'	45	(8)
Something New in News	53	(20)
Big Ideas -- Two for the Price of One	73	(11)
Jewel in the Crown -- The News at Ten	84	(12)
The Secret of Success	96	(6)
The Reporters -- Early Intelligence	102	(41)
A Force for Good	143	(7)
Firstborn Girl Children	150	(7)
Tussle at the Top	157	(4)
An Editor with Style	161	(16)
Out of this World	177	(6)
A Doughty Warrior	183	(6)
ITN at War	189	(17)
Reggie	206	(15)
Turning Over	221	(6)
Losing Contact	227	(13)
The Agency Game	240	(8)
Scoop!	248	(9)
Coming Indoors	257	(3)
A Different News	260	(13)
Telling the Truth	273	(11)
Expand or Die	284	(12)
Tomorrow the World	296	(7)
Out of Control	303	(8)
The Doomed Bid	311	(3)
Leaner, Fitter -- or Wasting Away	314	(12)
A Really Bad Mistake	326	(24)
Any Other Business?	350	(9)
A Threadbare Existence	359	(6)
The Way We Live Now	365	(12)
And Finally . . .?	377	(16)
Notes	393	(7)
Index	400