Dame Esther Rantzen, acclaimed television presenter and campaigner, has died. She was 86 years old. She began at the BBC as a sound effects assistant, before launching her presenting career on the satire show BBC-3 in 1965. In 1968, Rantzen became a presenter on Braden’s Week at the request of the producers who wanted the researchers to have a visible presence on screen. Her most famous presenting gig was probably That’s Life! which was hosted by Rantzen for 21 years, from 19

"Ready to knock?" The BBC has announced a revival of the much loved children's show "Play School" almost 40 years after it was axed. The new version will be revamped for the modern age and will air on linear, iPlayer and the new CBeebies Parenting channel on YouTube. The original version debuted on 21st April 1964 on BBC2, inadvertently becoming the channel's first programme. It featured songs, stories, and the famous toys, as well as launching the careers of the likes of Mi

Ofcom has recently announced that no more new commercial radio stations will launch on AM and FM transmitters, except community stations where specific criteria applies. Despite the launch of DAB in the 1990s and the rise of streaming services in recent years, FM radio remains popular - especially in workplaces and schools and in the car. FM also offers superior audio quality to DAB as the audio is not compressed, whereas DAB is compressed to the lossy AAC codec. There have l

On this day in 1956, Australia became the latest country to begin full-time television broadcasting. Australia was relatively slow to the television race, even though the first official broadcast was in 1934, two years after the launch of the BBC Television Service (now BBC1). The Broadcasting Act 1948 officially set the wheels in motion for a full-time TV service with the construction of the initial six transmitters. The then government under Robert Menzies also allowed comm

Australia's SBS Viceland has in the last few days rebranded (back) to SBS2. The new(ish) name promises "entertainment with bite" with "culturally curious and seeking programming that is smart, surprising, sexy and different". The rebrand marks the end of an era for the beleaguered brand, as the Australian version of Viceland is the last to close down. The "Viceland" brand was introduced by the American media company Vice Media in February 2016. Viceland's content is geared to

Firstly, thank you to everyone who has used and enjoyed this site so far. I really appreciate everyone's support and feedback! With that in mind, now feels like a good time to set a few rules for this site. Those who joined me on YouTube will recall my 5 golden rules. For those who have forgotten, the rules are: We don't send spam comments We don't comment timestamps on every single video We treat each other with kindness and respect We don't make unrealistic and/or stupid re

Well this is unexpected isn't it!? A very warm welcome to CabCon.TV, your new destination for TV and radio archive recordings and news! You may remember back in May, my YouTube channel was terminated due to copyright strikes which I believe were given unfairly. I protested this with the claimant however my efforts have been to no avail, hence the long break. I'll be honest...I haven't missed recording CBeebies videos! But I have really missed being with all of you and sharing