A nostalgic look back at the England national football team, with particular emphasis on the 1960s to the 2000s.
Twenty years ago one of the biggest footballing transfers of the summer did not involve a player, but a broadcaster. Des Lynam made front page news as he switched from … Continue Reading England on TV – Our summers with Des
This time 20 years ago the 1998 World Cup was taking place. Today we recall some of the TV coverage in the UK for France ’98, with a particularly emphasis … Continue Reading TV memories of France ‘98
This week sadly marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Hugh Johns, the man who commentated for ITV on the 1966 World Cup final. But there was far more to … Continue Reading Faces of ’66 – Hugh Johns
Next week will sadly mark the 15th anniversary of the death of football broadcasting great Brian Moore. His long career would include covering England on many occasions and it is … Continue Reading England on TV – The Brian Moore Years
Last week we looked back at British TV coverage during the opening stages of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico 30 years ago. Today we focus on the knockout rounds, including a match … Continue Reading TV Memories of Mexico ’86 (part two)
The end of this month will mark the 30th anniversary of the start of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. In the first of a few blog posts recalling that … Continue Reading TV Memories of Mexico ’86 (part one)
Brian Clough may be forever dubbed “the greatest manager England never had”, but he retained a close association with the national team. For the best part of two decades he could … Continue Reading England on TV – the Brian Clough Years
In the latest in our occasional series looking back at past TV coverage of England matches, we recall the contribution of one man who became an almost ever-present fixture when … Continue Reading England on TV – Watching with Jimmy Hill
There’s currently a fair bit of nostalgia around for Italia ’90 as the tournament took place this time 25 years ago. Our next few blog posts will focus upon that … Continue Reading TV Memories of Italia ’90 (Part One)
In the second part of our recollections of watching England on TV, we focus on how viewers could be left frustrated by what they were seeing – and we’re not … Continue Reading England on TV – When Things Went Wrong
In the first of a series of nostalgic recollections of the experiences of millions watching England on television, we focus on when live coverage was a luxury rather than taken … Continue Reading England on TV – Life Before the Red Button
