Anglia Television – now ITV Anglia – began broadcasting in the east of England in 1959, some four years after the launch of the ITV network. This conference will build on the current vibrant interest in television history, and especially the history of ITV, and will chart the story of the Anglia franchise, from 1959 to the present. Key issues to be explored will include the relationship between the regional and the national in British independent television history; Anglia’s programme culture – the range of genres, series and programmes produced or commissioned by Anglia over the years; and the institutional organisation of Anglia and its operation as part of the ITV network.

The conference arises out of an AHRC-funded project at the University of East Anglia, which brings together colleagues from the School of Film and Television Studies and the East Anglian Film Archive (EAFA). EAFA has an extensive collection of Anglia Television programmes, programme material and related documentation, which has been catalogued as part of this project. Another strand of the conference will address the issues involved in archiving a regional television collection. There will also be a series of related archival screenings, including quiz and game shows, drama, sitcoms, soap opera, news and regional heritage programmes.

Speakers include: Charles Barr, Lez Cooke, Sylvia Harvey, Cathy Johnson, Jamie Medhurst, Caroline Merz, Barbara Sadler, Rob Turnock and Sherryl Wilson; and from UEA, Su Holmes, Mark Jancovich, Brett Mills, Tim Snelson and Andrew Higson; plus Jane Alvey and Richard Taylor from EAFA; and past and present Anglia executives, including Mike Talbot and Graham Creelman

Provisional timetable (word document)

Full list of speakers with abstracts (word document)

Recommendations for accommodation (word document)

Conference registration information and registration form (word document)

For further information contact contact the conference administrator, Antonella Palmieri

Directions to Conference Locations:

Cinema City (Friday sessions)

The Archive Centre (Saturday sessions)

Useful Links:

ITV Anglia Website
Anglia Television Library at Films & Sound Online

East Anglian Film Archive Website