See MoreSee Less, For those interested, the complete Jules and Sandy is available on Audible. It seems that the warning was not taken seriously if it had been, its doubtful that the band would have been put into a Green Room (a TV term for a room in which guests are offered refreshments before going on air) with a fully stocked bar. [31] Thames made a further 297 employees redundant as part of its restructuring plan to reduce its staff to 1,500 in preparation for the 1991 ITV franchise round. Lucy Domachowski Showbiz Reporter. Today was launched on 30 July 1968 when ITV switched from their ATV/Rediffusion contracts to the new Thames Television/LWT model. Holiday travel series. By Kenneth Gosling. In programming, Rediffusion was originally considered stuffy but in the previous contract round of 1964, it had re-invented itself, dropping the name Associated-Rediffusion in favour of the trendier Rediffusion London, to reflect the cultural changes of the time, with its output altered accordingly. The children's department also spawned the independent production company Tetra Films, which would later revive some classic Thames children's programmes for ITV The Tomorrow People (19925, in association with Thames-owned Reeves Entertainment for ITV and Nickelodeon) and Rainbow (199496, for HTV) along with a range of original film and television productions. Formed as a joint company, it merged the television interests of British Electric Traction (trading as Associated-Rediffusion) owning 49%, and Associated British Picture Corporationsoon taken over by EMIowning 51%. The site of the studios is currently occupied by Triton Square and the registered headquarters of the British operation of Spanish bank Santander. [51][52] Some programmes recorded at Teddington, such as some episodes of the 1969 series of "Callan" did, however, use the "from Thames" caption, indicating that they may have been edited at Adastral House rather than Teddington. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. [16] In October, Thames paid the BBC, via the IBA, 300,000 in compensation to make up the shortfall in additional cost for new episodes of Dallas.[17]. An absolute giant of British sports broadcasting. He had a , Mike is a former ATV continuity announcer. Jack was a popular BBC TV forecaster (17th May 1969 - 4th May 1983) and for many years was the In 1968 he moved to Thames Television and began presenting Magpie, a new children's programme, with Susan Stranks and Pete Brady. [34], In 1985, Carlton Communications had executed a failed take-over bid for Thames after Thorn EMI and British Electric Traction decided to sell their share of Thames. With no access to ITN News, viewers in the Thames region had to make do with short Thames News bulletins. [46], Thames chairman Richard Dunn publicly stated that Carlton chairman Michael Green had done everything in his power to obtain the London weekday franchise since being blocked by the IBA in 1985. The Times (London, England), Thursday, 25 October 1984; Thames TV to join market with value of 91.2m. The network was off the air for 10 weeks.[14]. Chris Perry. Moira Stuart's career in radio and television spans more than two decades. The following year, in 1989, Thames ended the contract of Benny Hill, a stalwart at the station since 1969. The beleaguered bosss internal memo scolding staff said the conduct of the interview fell far below his usual standards. Thames was bullish after losing, since the company had made confidential contingency plans, which involved 1,000 redundancies and the closure of the Euston Road facility. [2] Questioning the ITA's decision, Rediffusion attempted to slow down the merger: only the threat of giving the licence solely to ABC made it relent. Enjoy this retrospective about this British-designed and assembled car, and then take some time to delve into Thames TV's treasure chest. The presenter's flirting with Siouxsie Sioux, who was standing behind the band - and was aged 19 at the time; Grundy was 53 - provoked . The Pistols were in rehearsals for the Anarchy tour when the call came in about the Today programme. FERNE COTTON (b1981-).British Television and radio presenter,best known for presenting the last series of the music chart show,Top of the Pops,ocassionally co hosting the annual Red Nose Day charity comedy telefon,and for being a regular on Keith Lemons acerbic comedy panel show,Celebrity Juice,from 2008 to 2018. If you find the site informative or enjoyable, please consider a donation to help me with the running costs of the site. The Scottish TV star, 63, delighted fans on Monday when she returned to her . ATV also won the weekday service in the Midlands, while ABC Weekend TV operated the weekend service. Dead at 82. They were primed, I think, to shock, he suggested. The Observer, 24 April 1988, Central TV to shed 467 more jobs in new year. She was also a daytime continuity , Peter was a continuity announcer in various ITV regions: Ulster TV (1967 1969); Anglia TV , Australian-born former pirate radio disc jockey (known as Jim Gordon, or Jumbo Jimmy Gordon during , Evadne is a former Central TV continuity announcer. Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992. Some of the humour is still pretty "close to the edge", even by modern standards. What happened next changed everything. The answer was found to be a new holding company, Thames Television (Holdings) Ltd.[6] ABC's parent, the Associated British Picture Corporation was taken over by EMI in 1969, and in 1979 became part of Thorn EMI. Carlton was forced to advertise on LWT to promote its new programme line up until December 1992, following an acrimonious High Court dispute between Thames and Carlton over the selling of rights of hundreds of films in Thames's library. He joined the company in the 1960s and stayed with its , Hilary was a Central Television and Thames Television announcer (1980s). TV presenter judges school drama contest. 2023 The TV Room. Video / NZ Herald. See MoreSee Less, Burt Bacharach, one of pop's greatest songwriters, dies aged 94. Mary Green. A former Thames executive, who asked not to be named, says the culture of TV in the 70s may have added to the clash: I wasnt there, but I worked at ITV in the 70s and people like Grundy were treated as Masters of the Universe. THE greatest composer of popular music there has ever been. The twinkly smile of news presenter, political anchor and motoring magazine frontman Andy Craig will no longer beam out of TV screens in Berkshire, North Hampshire and Wiltshire when he leaves to . [27], The strike ended on 3 November 1984, after 62 film editors agreed to the new conditions, while the ACTT agreed as well to start negotiations about the introductions of new technology. Itv billing may fail to attract bidders. open.spotify.com/show/7DIM1wfGKwDis0uzsjHeP7?si=pG0_U0TjRKGzVDvrePs4vA Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire 13,017,856 [14,800,000] Beautiful commercial land of 685 toises ideally located in the heart of Highlands close to all ameni. And while they had featured extensively in the music press, they had limited experience of TV interviews, having been featured only on BBC current affairs programme Nationwide, and interviewed by Janet Street Porter on The London Weekend Show. [53] All of these animations featured the same design, which consisted of the skyline slowly rolling up from the River Thames along with the logo, which was reflected briefly on the water and then quickly faded to its static position at the centre of the ident. By David Hewson. Control of the new company would be given to ABC, a move unpopular with Rediffusion. My friend and colleague Allan Hargreaves, who has died aged 76, was popular in London and the south-east as a reporter, interviewer and presenter for Thames TV and . By Barrie Clement. It won an Emmy as the best series in its category, as Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978), about the abdication crisis, did later. This ident was designed by agency Minale Tattersfield. WHAT WE DO. He was shitting himself.. I knew the moment the autocue lady threw up her hands and her bag, her make-up cascading through the air, that we had smashed the deception. 1 9 6 8 - 1 9 8 0 (UK) ITV had no real challenger to Blue Peter until 1968 when Thames Television invited Sue Turner, whose background was in current affairs, to find the answer. Bona! The Pistols best was already behind them. Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992. Star Games [25/12/79] The Grand Final Comedy V TV Presenters. Or why not treat yourself? This name had been previously considered and rejected by London Weekend Television.[7]. All rights reserved. He is a professional and versatile presenter who always manages to establish . Tributes are being paid to former Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd after her death aged 93. The co-star of Elvis Presley also worked in TV on series such as Murder She Wrote and Magnum, P.I. He trained in , Sheila Kennedy, who later made a name for herself as an announcer on ABC Television and then Thames, , Simon is best-known for his long stint as a BBC Radio 1 DJ and radio presenter on several other , Bill Steel is mainly remembered as Tyne Tees Televisions chief announcer and one of the main , Vivien was a Central TV announcer and newsreader (early 1980s). Say something outrageous). <br><br>Mark has a broadcast quality studio in Oxfordshire and can record projects for you as diverse as corporate videos, TV and radio commercials, explainer videos, e-learning, podcast intros, live show announcements, video game characters . If you find the site informative or enjoyable, please consider a donation to help me with the running costs of the site. She was also a daytime continuity announcer for Thames TV and Anglia TV at about the same time. Thames paid 55,000 a show compared to the 29,000 of the BBC. The Channel 4 programme will centre on four "extraordinarily compelling" previously-unheard interviews with Yates, which were recorded in 1998 and 1999, shortly before she died of an accidental heroin overdose at the age of 41. Jul 2022. Thames profits from strike. Des Withey has worked for me on Radio Seagull for over two years. Both of the company's logos were accompanied by a fanfare called Salute to Thames, composed by Johnny Hawksworth. Another BBC favourite was comedian Benny Hill, the star of The Benny Hill Show (196989), who was placed under contract. [30], During April 1988, after successfully introducing new technologies and employing more freelance staff, Thames announced the loss of 200 jobs from its permanent workforce, which followed similar action from other ITV companies in a bid to slim down their workforce and alter working practices for economic reasons. The worst strike to hit the network originated at Thames. From the panic and recriminations in the documents, it seems that the story of the day was simply one glorious British botch job. Like all ITV franchisees, it was a broadcaster, a producer and a commissioner of television programmes, making shows both for the local region it covered and, as one of the "Big Five" ITV companies, for networking nationally across the ITV regions. And lastly, when two witnesses are needed for the wedding, Karl stops the first two people he meets: TV presenter Jonathan Coleman and popstar royalty Sinitta. A two-week technicians strike in the summer of 1975 shut down the whole of ITV with the technicians being bought off with a 35% pay rise. Other successful series in the genre from this period include Shades of Greene (1975-76), Rock Follies (1976), and Armchair Thriller (1978-80). BA1 1UA. No-one really understood that he'd sworn. Once TV-am concluded, when the rest of the UK received schools programmes, Thames viewers were left with a blue screen showing their upcoming emergency schedule which would normally start at around 1.30pm and conclude around midnight. Lulu.com, Feb 3, 2016 - Performing Arts - 624 pages. Grundy was suspended and Today ended soon afterwards; his career never recovered. David Hewson "BBC ready to reclaim 'Dallas'". It's a little known fact that the writer Behan was the first person to swear on British TV, in1956, in an interview with Panorama. That the then Conservative government had passed such an act caused accusations of direct responsibility to be levelled at former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in particular, who had presided over its creation. Chrissie Hynde's relationship with Jones, for example, is fictionalised ("I didn't realise I was around this much," she said to Jones (opens in new tab), who admitted it was "bollocks"). This Is Your Life ran on ITV for 26 years until around 1995 when ITV cancelled it and the series was recommissioned by the BBC, with Thames continuing to produce it. "CBTV" "CBTV," standing for "Citizens Band Television," was a subversive children's show in the early 1980s. The initial six contracts were parcelled out to different companies. In the interview she dismissed a photo of Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre . Moira is known to many as the first African-Caribbean female newsreader to appear on British television in 1981. [1] In 1986, the earlier name was revived and This . : With Judith Chalmers, Ruth England, Martin Roberts, John Carter. The disgraced British socialite , 61, spoke by video call with the Talk TV presenter on January. He is the latest to join the list of ex BBC news presenters. 11 September 1986 -. Tape and film editing - entertainment. . We are keen to appoint an enthusiastic individual to join our team at Lecturer level to lead the Professional Experience components of our courses. Grundy appears not to hear the profanity, which wasnt that easily audible as people were talking across each other, although in the hand-written notes on the Thames documents it says: Bill told to cool it on earpiece., Grundy took no notice. But it still takes 30 seconds to get a film rolling so youve still got 30 seconds of abuse to listen to. During her time at TVNZ between 1990 and 2003, Gunn also worked at Radio New Zealand, hosting a number of shows before finishing in . [59] The deadline was therefore extended twice before the licence was handed to Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited. A programme on Harold Lloyd (The Third Genius) followed in 1989. [11], The interview filled two minutes at the end of the programme, but the production team feared trouble in the studio if they stopped the programme mid-air. Brooks, Richard. The former Made In . In the summer of 1984 a major strike was called, this time, over Thames's management unilaterally issuing new rostering schedules (overtime payments for transmission staff), and the use of new cameras and editing equipment. Melinda Wittstock "And now for Channel 5". The comedy duo's leading scriptwriter, Eddie Braben, did not initially move to ITV with them, and with Eric Morecambe's failing health, the new shows never gained the audiences or matched the esteem they had previously enjoyed. L. orraine Kelly has returned to work with a full bill of health after previously being sent home with a "buglet". It was so bad that Freddie, who notoriously wasnt keen on dentists, decided he had to make his first visit to one in 15 years, and Queens appearance was cancelled. The Times, Wednesday, 18 June 1986, 200 jobs go at Thames. Failure to reach agreement on pay increases and shift allowances in the 1979 pay round resulted in technicians switching off power to the transmission facilities at the Euston Road centre on 6 August. ), The former ABC studios at Teddington became Thames's main production base. The studios at Teddington were sold to a management buy-out team and were part of the Pinewood Group, owners of both Pinewood and Shepperton Studios. These items, like The Sweeney and Minder include images when available. Magpie was effectively a "groovier" version of the BBC's Blue Peter. Grundy (and British television audiences) would never forget 1 December 1976 the day he attempted to interview theSex Pistolslive to air. Miller's career began in 1973 when he worked for BBC Radio Birmingham as a reporter. This station was more highly regarded by the ITA (amongst others) than Rediffusion whose programming was seen as downmarket and whose management-style was viewed as high-handed. 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