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TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES PROGRAMMING
1948-86 several volumes
written by Larry Gianakos
Published Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, N.J. and London
volume 1 1947-1959
volume 2 1959-1975
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THE COMPLETE DIRECTORY TO PRIME TIME NETWORK TV SHOWS 1946-PRESENT
written by Tim Brooks and Earl Marsh
Published by Ballantine: 1988
(Ballantine: 1992 - fifth edition) ISBN:0-345-37792-3 paperback
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TOTAL TELEVISION
written by Alex McNeil
Published by Penguin Books Ltd., 27 Wrights Lane, London W8 5TZ, England
Alex McNeil was born in Washington D.C. in 1948. Earned his bachelor's
degree in history at Yale. Graduated cum laude from Boston College Law
School in 1973. Employed by te Massachusetts Appeals Court, as the
Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice.
This book has T.V. listings from 1948 to 1991
Alex NcNeil in Aubumdale, Ma. 02166 Phone No. 617-244-9825.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TELEVISION SERIES, PILOTS AND SPECIALS:
1974-1984 by Vincent Terrace
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
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FIFTY YEARS OF TELEVISION
A Guide to Series and Pilots 1937-1988
written by Vincent Terrace
Published by Cornwall Books
WARNER BROTHERS TELEVISION
written by Lynn Woolley, Robert W. Malsbary and Robert G. Strange, Jr.
Warner Bros. television : every show of the fifties and sixties,
episode-by-episode.
IMPR: Jefferson, N. C. : McFarland, c1985. PHYS: 296 p.
DCRE: 1985 DPUB: 30Sep85 DREG: 25Nov85
PREV: Appl. identifies 55 photos. as preexisting material.
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THE SUPPORTING PLAYERS OF TELEVISION 1959-1983
written by Jack Ward
TV DETECTIVES
written by Geoff Tidballs
TELEVISION COMEDY SERIES [US]
written by Joel Eisner and David Krinsky,
Published by McFarland & Co., Jefferson, N.C. and London;
An episode guide to 153 Sitcoms in Syndication up to 1980.
FANTASTIC TELEVISION
written by Gary Gerani & Paul Schulman
published by Harmony Books 1977.
THE AMERICAN VEIN - DIRECTORS AND DIRECTIONS IN TELEVISION
written by Christopher Wicking and Tise Vahimagi
ACTORS' TELEVISION CREDITS 1950-1972
written by James Robert Parish/ (Scarecrow Press 1973)
CATALOG OF ENTRIES: MOTION PICTURES 1950-1959
(Library of Congress, 1960).
TELEVISION SPECIALS: 1939-1993
written by Vincent Terrace (McFarland & Co., 1995).
TV Books - Sci-Fi
AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION TELEVISION SERIES OF THE 1950'S
written by Patrick Lucanio and Gary Colville
(features "The Man & the Challenge" "Men into Space","Out There")
TV Books - Westerns
TELEVISION WESTERN EPISODE GUIDE (All United States Series) (1949-1996)
$ 95.00
written by Harris M. Lentz III,
Published by McFarland & Co.
This is very comprehensive, and has small summary plots.
WESTERN & FRONTIER FILM & TELEVISION CREDITS (1903-1995) (Volume Two)
written by Harris M. Lentz III
CLASSIC TV WESTERNS
written by Ronald Jackson
published in 1994 by Citadel Press New York.
TV Books - UK
BRITISH TELEVISION DRAMA RESEARCH GUIDE 1950-1997 [UK]
A reference work covering all the major drama series, serials, plays
and soaps on all terrestrial channels, including Armchair Theatre,
The Bill and Upstairs, Downstairs - includes archive holdings
ISBN 1 900203 04 9 £25.00
Kaleidoscope Publishing, 47 Ashton Road, Ashton, Bristol, BS3 2EQ, UK.
Email: richarddown@cableinet.co.uk
BRITISH TELEVISION MUSIC & VARIETY RESEARCH 1950-1997 [UK]
Overview of British television music and variety shows
commissioned by the light entertainment departments of the
BBC and ITV companies (such as Wogan and The Old Grey Whistle Test)
with full archive holdings.
ISBN 1 900203 06 5 £25.00
Kaleidoscope Publishing, 47 Ashton Road, Ashton, Bristol, BS3 2EQ, UK.
Email: richarddown@cableinet.co.uk
BRITISH TELEVISION COMEDY RESEARCH GUIDE 1950-1997 [UK]
This guide features listings for series commissioned by the
comedy departments of the BBC and ITV companies,
including
Steptoe and Son, Man About the House and Only Fools and Horses....
ISBN 1 900203 05 7 £18.00
Kaleidoscope Publishing, 47 Ashton Road, Ashton, Bristol, BS3 2EQ, UK.
Email: richarddown@cableinet.co.uk
Kaleidospcope
Adrian E.C. Petford (adrian@petford.demon.co.uk)
93 Old Park Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 3NE
email: post@kaleidoscope.org.uk
https://www.kaleidoscope.org.uk/
FANTASTIC TELEVISION [UK]
written by Gary Gerani & Paul Schulman
publisher - Harmony Books 1977
TELEVISION COMPANION [UK]
written by Leslie Halliwell and Philip Purser
1985
Paladin Press / Granada Publishing England
THE GUINNESS TELEVISION ENCYCLOPEDIA [UK]
written by Jeff Evans
THE GUINNESS BOOK OF CLASSIC BRITISH TV [UK]
written by Cornell, Day & Topping,
Guiness Publishing, Enfield, 1993
(has info on 'Mogul: The Troubleshooters')
TV TIMES - THE ITV ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ADVENTURE [UK]
written by Dave Rogers
published by Boxtree Ltd 1995 £15.95
THE ROGERS & GILLIS GUIDE TO ITC [UK]
(c)1997
written by Dave Rogers and S.J. Gillis
ISBN 0-9528441-2-5
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BRITISH TELEVISION [UK]
An Illustrated Guide compiled for
The British Film Institute by Tise Vahimagi
Oxford University Press 1996 (First edition 1994)
ISBN 0 - 19 - 815926 - 9
THE ULTIMATE TV GUIDE [UK]
written by Penny Stempel and Jon E. Lewis
published by Orion Media (£16.99)
BRITISH FILM CATALOGUE 1895-1985 [UK]
written by Dennis Gifford
published by David and Charles, Newton Abbot, London
ISBN 0 7153 8835 5 (£45)
WITH AN INDEPENDENT AIR [UK]
written by Howard Thomas
Head of ABC Television [UK]
ITV Weekends in the North and Midlands (1956-68)
625 MAGAZINE
UK Listings Magazines
Radio Times (BBC) - TV Times (ITV):-
VINTAGE MAGAZINE WEB SITE e-mail thearchive@ndirect.co.uk
https://www.vinmag.com - home page
http:/www.vinmag.com/tvtimes.htm
approx £15 per magazine (discounts for bulk orders)
SHERINGHAM WEB SITE
RADIO TIMES - AVAILABILITY e-mail aplexweb@aol.com
https://wwws.sheringham.co.uk/jweab.htm
1953-54 £20 per magazine
1955 and later £10 per magazine
Vintage Times - A collection of RADIO TIMES & TV TIMES: Covers
"TV Times" Covers
"TV Times" Covers (Nick Gilbert)
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