
TV Mirror
The weekly magazine for viewers
and listeners.
The first issue of TV Mirror was produced in August 1953 and was available every
Wednesday from your local newsagent.
It was a striking large-format magazine with a full colour cover featuring top TV
stars of the day. We have the full run of this important magazine in our
archive, which documents British television programmes of the 150s and the stars of the
period.

Terry Thomas - cover star of the premier issue - Aug 29th 1953
1953Aug 29th Terry Thomas
(Vol. 1 No. 1)
Sept 5th Noelle Middleton
Sep 12th Frankie Howerd
Sep 19th Elizabeth Allan
Sep 26th Pat Kirkwood
Oct 3rd Vic Oliver
Oct 10th Helene Cordet
Oct 17th Margaret Lockwood
Oct 24th Jeanne Heal
Oct 31st McDonald Hobley
Nov 7th Donald Gray
Nov 14th Petula Clark
Nov 21st Beverley Sisters
Nov 28th Sally Barnes
Dec 5th Eamonn Andrews
Dec 12th Domini Callaghan
Dec 19th Shirley Abicair
Dec 26th Arthur Askey

Shirley Abicair Arthur Askey
cover star Dec 19th 1953 cover star of the Christmas Issue
Dec 26th 1953