Television in the Making (1956) looks at television in its infancy, with essays by the leaders of the medium at the time, people who were forging new paths as they imagined and actioned the possibilities of television.

Part 1. Programmes and Producers 1. The Television Drama J. Royston Morley 2. Writing for Television Arthur Swinson 3. The Story Documentary Caryl Doncaster 4. Documentary TV Journalism Norman Swallow 5. Outside Television Broadcasts Peter Dimmock 6. Ballet, Opera and Music Philip Bate 7. Variety and Television Max Liebman 8. Television for Children Michael Westmore 9. The Television Newsreel Harold Cox 10. Acting in Television Joan Miller Part 2. Studios and Services 11. Organization and Planning Robin Whitworth 12. Design in Television Richard Levin 13. Design in American Television Robert J. Wade 14. Lighting in Television Robert Gray 15. Sound in Television R.F.A. Pottinger 16. Special Effects in Television D.R. Campbell Part 3. The Scope of Television 17. Will TV Link the World? Henry Cassirer 18. Criticism in Television Peter Black 19. Advertising on Television John Metcalf 20. The TV Commercial Harry Wayne McMahan