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70 years of ITV: the early days of the UK’s first commercial channel
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Amid intense debate and anticipation, the UK got its second ever TV channel 70 years ago – a rival to the BBC. Curator Lisa Kerrigan looks back at ITV’s busy launch and the early programmes that shaped commercial broadcasting in Britain.
