This is Westward

From the collection of

The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

This is Westward


This documentary was made in 1961 when Westward Television opened the new studios in Plymouth broadcasting to the South West under a ten-year licence from the Independent Television Authority (ITA). Westward Television went on air 29 April 1961 with regional programmes such as Farming Today, Tight Lines and a weekly news programme entitled Westward Diary. Programmes were made on 16mm black and white negative film stock with inhouse printing and editing services.


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