Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Norman Richard Collins NPG x10870

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Howard Coster

One of the major figures behind the establishment of the Independent Television Network in 1955. He began his career as a novelist, publishing successfully in the 1930s while also working in broadcasting as a producer for BBC Radio. In 1946, he was appointed controller of the Light Programme, and his success in this role led to his appointment as controller of the BBC Television Service. He resigned three years later and lobbied for the establishment of an independent broadcaster. In 1954, the government passed the... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.