Michael Clark. Thames finally floated on the stock market in July 1986, after being blocked by the IBA in late 1982. Like most of ITV, Thames was beset by conflicts with trade unions, notably the Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians (ACTT). The use of ABC's old studios at Teddington meant the workforce was predominantly ex-ABC, although those at Kingsway were ex-Rediffusion. The Pistols later twisted the knife in the lyrics to the myth-making but embarrassing No One Is Innocent (The Biggest Blow): God save television/ Keep the programmes pure/God save William Grundy/From falling in manure.. On 16 October 1991, Thames Television lost its weekday London ITV franchise from the beginning of January 1993 as a result of losing the silent auction used to renegotiate the new franchises. . Georgia Toffolo, also known as Toff, has shown fans around her new central London home as she shares photos on social media of her new abode. The television presenter was taught drama by Rhodri Punter, head of drama at the independent girls' school. Other successful series in the genre from this period include Shades of Greene (1975-76), Rock Follies (1976), and Armchair Thriller (1978-80). A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. The structure of the new company was also a problem. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-64558222 This name had been previously considered and rejected by London Weekend Television.[7]. Baroness Boothroyd was the first woman to hold the key role, and was respected by both sides of the House . On Wednesday 17 October, another strike was instigated, as talks failed to reach agreement. He's right. Thames produced the daily live entertainment and information programme to reflect what is going on in London. The Times, Wednesday, 18 June 1986, 200 jobs go at Thames. THE X FARM EDITING TEAM. Richard O'Sullivan, Beryl Reid, John Cater, Carol Hawkins, Martin Clunes, Maureen Lipman. In 1992, studio producer Mike Housego remembered: They were only allotted 90 seconds, and I thought, Well, not much can go wrong However, in one of the Thames documents outlining just what had gone wrong, an unnamed producer writes that the programmes researcher, Christine Whitehead, had warned Mike in advance that they might say fuck. It was intended to develop language . He then rang Thames to complain about the damage to his telly (Rotten later remarked unsympathetically: Havent they ever heard of the off button?). Magpie was effectively a "groovier" version of the BBC's Blue Peter. His retained popularity in the UK was confirmed following his death, when Thames (which had refused to air his shows since the cancellation) gave in to public demand to rerun the shows. [58] However the ITC rejected the bid as a result of concerns about its business plan and investor backing. Magpie is doomed never to be considered on its own merits, forever compared with Blue Peter (BBC, 1958-). Bryan Cowgill said: "The need for sensible change in the way we conduct our operations has been at the heart of this dispute. L. orraine Kelly has returned to work with a full bill of health after previously being sent home with a "buglet". With unforeseeable dramatic consequences. Bona! [30] A few days afterwards speculation appeared that Carlton had attempted to buy a sizable number of shares; Michael Green, chairman of Carlton, was quoted saying "I can't possibly comment" but a Thames spokesperson pointed out "It does seem quite likely, however, no one share holder can own more than 10% of our equity so it's difficult to see what they might have in mind". After management restored power, the technicians walked out. The presenter of Thames TV News, Eamonn Andrews, told her she was a natural for the job. Dec 12, 2022. . Host Carl Smith consults practitioners to explore how xenotransplantation - growing replacement organs in genetically modified . Hill spent most of the rest of his career with Thames. Its station management and presentation style were also well-admired. Simon is best-known for his long stint as a BBC Radio 1 DJ and radio presenter on several other [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. Broadcasting and producing programmes in every conceivable genre since 1968, the Thames label has long-played a prominent role in the history of the British television industry. 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. Thames believed Carlton's demands were unreasonable and would have forced it to drop most networked programmes on ITV during the autumn of 1992. Following the loss of Thames's franchise, the Euston Road base of Thames was sold off and demolished. Thames TV/ ITV. The Times, 15 July 1992. [18] The programme questioned the authority of British troops who had shot dead suspected IRA members allegedly planning a terrorist attack on a British military ceremony in Gibraltar. She is a former actress, who went on to become an in-vision continuity announcer for TWW in the 1960s and its successor, HTV West (spring 1968 - c. 1985). To assist Rediffusion financially, the ITA insisted that the new company have two sets of shares: voting shares which would allow ABC to have control (with 51%) and 'B' shares which were to be split equally between the two, thus sharing profits fairly.[6]. The guitarist responds with: You dirty bastard You dirty fucker, adding the wonderful phrase: What a fucking rotter!. 30, "Thames Television up for sale". [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. Which was when Freddie Mercury had his final encounter with the band. Thames proceeded to sack all the technicians for breach of contract. By Barrie Clement. <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 . I could talk to Bill through his ear-piece and tell him to cut the interview right there and then and we could actually get into a film very quickly. . The disgraced British socialite , 61, spoke by video call with the Talk TV presenter on January. Guest presenters will include multiple media personalities, including Flava host Stacey Morrison as well as Moana Maniapoto, Matai Rangi Smith, Neil Waka, Peata Melbourne, Julian Wilcox, Luke Bird . "CBTV" "CBTV," standing for "Citizens Band Television," was a subversive children's show in the early 1980s. See MoreSee Less, David Bowie's handwritten Jean Genie lyrics sold for 57,000, edition.cnn.com/2023/01/30/entertainment/cindy-williams-dead/index.htmlMore sad news 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. Find Thames Television stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. It would seem reasonable to assume that there is nothing new left to say about the incident. Or so people thought. Each week Thames broadcast from the start of transmissions on Monday until its handover to London Weekend Television at 19:00 on Friday. Less well-known is its adaptation of Andy Capp (1988), starring James Bolam. R.I.P. In the years since, various conspiracy theories have attached themselves to the Pistols appearance on Today. He was the host of the BBC Breakfast from 2016 until April 2022. Grundy was disciplined by Thames head Jeremy Isaacs (who would later become the head of Channel 4). Thames at Six was launched, later Thames News. open.spotify.com/show/7DIM1wfGKwDis0uzsjHeP7?si=pG0_U0TjRKGzVDvrePs4vA Its northern base in Didsbury, Manchester was used by Yorkshire Television prior to its Kirkstall Road studios in Leeds being completed, and eventually sold to Manchester Polytechnic in 1970, with a lease on sales offices in central Manchester being surrendered. Now, at 56, he has gone back to his first profession - acting. The Thames studio switchboard was flooded with protest calls, some also claiming that Grundy was drunk. ABC had majority control of the new company and the make-up of its board predominantly (and eventually fully) came from ABC. The two men followed Hollywood with series dedicated to leading comics of the silent era, Unknown Chaplin (1983) and Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987). As part of Fremantle, one of the largest creators, producers and distributors in the world, Thames has emerged as Britain's leading entertainment label . The Times, Thursday, 17 October 1991. The deal brought condemnation from the BBC and from other ITV stations, who feared the BBC would poach their imports, pushing up prices. The network was off the air for 10 weeks.[14]. [24] On Monday 22 October, a management-run service started operating; the company claimed the revised schedule was popular with the viewers. Rediffusion's main studio complex at Wembley[6] was leased to London Weekend Television by order of the ITA[10] before being sold to Lee International in 1977. [15], The BBC planned to delay transmission of the episodes of Dallas that it already had, with the hope to broadcast them at the same time Thames broadcast its new purchases. The following month, both sides backed down over the issues, with all technicians returning to work. He had a , Mike is a former ATV continuity announcer. After its loss of franchise in 1992, it continued as an independent production company until 2003. It was originally shot by stop-frame animation on 16mm film, then shot again on 35mm film in 1976 and finally digitised on computer in 1984. They had signed to EMI two months previously. To shock the nation then, an easy way to do it would be to pin down someone like my dad and get yourself on every single national newspaper in the country., However, watching the interview it seems pretty clear that the Pistols were just badly handled by Grundy. The Pistols best was already behind them. The Thames TV 'Drive In' programme reviews the Chrysler Alpine in 1976, and comes up with some interesting conclusions, treating it as an imported car. The premise of the series was that it was a pirate television station operated by the show's hosts, who had to . In 1983, she had a spell as a BBC TV network announcer. Fact and fiction: the Sex Pistols terrorise Bill Grundy, in real life and on Disney's Pistol series, The front page of the Mirror, 2nd December 1976, Host Bill Grundy leaving the BBC offices the day after the Sex Pistols interview, (Image credit: David Ashdown/Getty Images ), Def Leppard's Joe Elliott hospitalised by altitude sickness in Colombia, Always wanted to record a Kiss song with Gene Simmons? A very young Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison and friends. He was carpeted and suspended for two weeks for provoking the obscenities. The union warned against a management-run service, as it would be a recipe for total network disturbance and a massive loss of programmes, but Thames claimed that it would be justified due to the strike being unofficial. ABC's Midlands base in Aston, Birmingham (see Alpha Television), co-owned with ATV, was sold in 1971 when ATV moved to new colour television facilities. She was also a daytime continuity announcer for Thames TV and Anglia TV at about the same time. Former NZ television presenter Liz Gunn claims earthquake . 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. ITV Thames TV presenters (1968 1992). The revised ident retained the London landmarks but contained them in a blue and orange triangle, pointing downwards, with three wavy blue lines to represent the river and the words 'Thames XXI' in the orange part of the triangle and it was this logo which was used on the first ITV branding idents on 4 September 1989.[54]. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. [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. Bill Nye is an American mechanical engineer, television presenter, and science communicator. Nostalgia Central has been a labour of love for me since 1998. Allan Hargreaves (1977). Tributes are being paid to former Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd after her death aged 93. Its shows achieved massive audiences and are still remembered many years later. Producers don't often get credit for great TV series but they are an integral part of the creation process. The Times, Saturday, 27 December 1980 pg. Tape and film editing - entertainment. From Central, she moved on to host the , Christopher was an announcer for Associated Rediffusion, Southern, Anglia and Thames TV. It caused the biggest stink in British TV history. Grundy subsequently denied this, and there is no suggestion of him being under the influence in any of the internal documents. By the time of the 1967 negotiations, Rediffusion believed that its contract renewal for London weekday service was a formality, and its application reflected this complacency: the company had treated the ITA high-handedly in interviews.[2]. The Thames TV papers also seem to put paid to the conspiracy theory that the groups appearance was some kind of publicity scam concocted between Thames TV and their part-owners, EMI. The IBA said it had nothing against Carlton owning part of an ITV company, but believed 'any' single ownership of an ITV company was undesirable.[36]. Cindy Williams, the dynamic actress known best for playing the bubbly Shirley Feeney on the beloved sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, according to a statement from her family, provided to CNN by a open.spotify.com/show/7DIM1wfGKwDis0uzsjHeP7?si=pG0_U0TjRKGzVDvrePs4vA, www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5UUBNEPQQRV78, nostalgiacentral.com/pop-culture/people/raquel-welch/, www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-64558222, edition.cnn.com/2023/01/30/entertainment/cindy-williams-dead/index.html. Hayes was best known as the presenter of the classic children's TV show, alongside puppet pals Bungle, Zippy and George [citation needed]. To whom it may concern. The Guardian; 24 October 1984; TV film editors end strike. David Hewson "BBC ready to reclaim 'Dallas'". Select from premium Thames Television of the highest quality. Pistols bassist Glen Matlock says the band werent keen on being dragged out of rehearsals but had their arm twisted. Some of our biggest TV talent lies not in A-list actors and big name presenters, but everyday Kiwis residing in the provinces, writes Duncan Greive. This is inevitable since it was squarely devised as the ITV rival to the BBC show. 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. Piers raised the now-debunked reports that Jeremy had lost his job (Picture: Getty/Rex)Piers Morgan has come to his former rival Jeremy Clarkson's defence following reports claiming he had been axed as host of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, comparing their situations as 'cancelled by ITV'.It was recently alleged that the host's time on the ITV programme had come to an end after the . Moira is known to many as the first African-Caribbean female newsreader to appear on British television in 1981. nostalgiacentral.com/pop-culture/people/raquel-welch/ Pistol on Disney+ dramatises the Sex Pistols' appearance on the Bill Grundy Show in December 1976. Video / NZ Herald. 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 . The site of the studios is currently occupied by Triton Square and the registered headquarters of the British operation of Spanish bank Santander. BEN SHEPHARD spent an afternoon at Queen Anne's School in Caversham as guest adjudicator for its drama competition. Bona! The corporation ended the series in 2003. Opinions varied on the matter of political motivations; some cite the documentary "Death On The Rock", which may have caused displeasure to the then government,[48] whilst others link it to a more general ideological dislike of the way ITV had been run at the time, with over-manning, and the fact that programme production was generally limited to franchise holders (sometimes critically referred to as barriers to entry), being seen as examples of why more commercial freedom and competition was needed within the network. [25][26], During the period of the management operated emergency schedule, viewers in the Thames Television region would see the ITV breakfast service TV-am from 6.25am until 9.25am. Type above and press Enter to search. A memo from studio producer Mike Housego (who was in charge of the programme as it went out live) to Todays overall boss Tom Steel reveals that after the show ended the group were led back down to the Green Room. In the early days of ITV, the company had worked hard to keep the network on-air during financial crises that threatened the collapse of other companies, particularly Granada. During the hours after Rainbow and before the children's slot, Good Afternoon was transmitted, a magazine programme. David Hewson "Thames deal angers ITV network". While the Pistols were there, the memo reveals, harassed workers on the programme were receiving so many calls of complaint from viewers that they couldnt answer them all. ITV - Thames TV presenters (1968 - 1992). ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY. He is a professional and versatile presenter who always manages to establish . 11 September 1986 -. In 1974, he joined BBC Radio London and then Anglia Television and HTV West (now ITV West Country) where he worked in producer and reporter/presenter roles. Although he refers in his introduction to the band being more drunk than I am, Grundy doesnt seem under the influence either. The Observer, 24 April 1988, Central TV to shed 467 more jobs in new year. Television and radio. By Kenneth Gosling. [40][41], However, by October talks had stalled, with EMI and BET still controlling Thames before heading into the 1991 franchise round.[42]. Euston made the police series The Sweeney (197578), Danger UXB (1979), and Minder (197994), plus the last appearance of Nigel Kneale's best known creation in Quatermass (1979). 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. Melinda Wittstock. Thames profits from strike. It has been said that Carlton chief executive Michael Green talked to the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on the matter, which in turn may have helped to shape the 1990 Parliamentary Act which replaced the IBA with the Independent Television Commission and the change in franchise allocation procedures. 2023 The TV Room. Carlton settled out of court for 13.1M.[47]. The Teddington studios were highly desirable, as they had participated in colour experiments and were already partially converted by the time of the franchise change, and as such had been sought after by both Thames and LWT.[10]. TAKE A CHANCE ON ME! Press Esc to cancel. However, on 1 January 2012, the Thames brand was revived and Talkback Thames has now been split into four different labels: Boundless, Retort, Talkback and Thames, within the newly created FremantleMedia UK production arm. By David Hewson. 2023 The TV Room. 2, published by Palgrave Macmillan. Broadcaster who was hugely popular as the presenter of the BBC's early evening TV show Nationwide Torin Douglas Sun 10 Jul 2022 15.14 EDT Last modified on Tue 12 Jul 2022 00.22 EDT This broke a gentlemen's agreement between the two sides not to poach each other's imported shows. Writing for The Guardian in 2007, Malcolm McLaren claimed that he was delighted by the incident. Bob was a Granada Television continuity announcer (1961 - 1964) and also a regional presenter for Thames TV in London (1968). Lulu.com, Feb 3, 2016 - Performing Arts - 624 pages. Melinda Wittstock "And now for Channel 5". ITV Thames TV continuity announcers (1968 1992). 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. These included the variety show Opportunity Knocks, Armchair Theatre, the last series of The Avengers and the detective thrillers Callan and Public Eye, all inherited from ABC. 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. She started her BBC career as a production assistant in Radio's Talks and Documentaries department in the 1970s, before moving on to become a BBC Radio 4 . He is the latest to join the list of ex BBC news presenters. Consequently, the franchise loss became a subject of political debate, with changes brought about by the 1990 act being cited as 'The primary reason for an operation such as Thames being able to lose its licence to broadcast'. The co-star of Elvis Presley also worked in TV on series such as Murder She Wrote and Magnum, P.I. Some commentators consequently speculated that Thames had fallen victim to a 'government vendetta', whilst others felt that the auction had been won fairly. She was a presenter on BBC Radio 2 (1980), and also an announcer there (1980 - 1982). In Pistol, Lydon's character corrects that, saying: "It's a great matter of pride to the Irish people that the first person to say 'fuck' on TV was Brendon Behan'." [28], For the Thames board, the dispute represented a huge, but necessary, cost if the company was to expand its production operations profitably. [49] Programmes from the Thames archive include: The first idents to be used comprised a plain screen with the words 'from Thames' written in white in the Helvetica font, and a vignette that resembled the famous ident, containing famous London landmarks.
Kelsea Ballerini American Idol Audition,
Lucas Luggage Warranty Registration,
Barkley Funeral Home Obituaries,
Articles T
