Having until recently led the communications on National Highways' largest projects, the Lower Thames Crossing, A303 Stonehenge tunnel, the A428 Black Cat scheme and the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon scheme, I'm now focussing on business development in a new director role at . 5-7am on DRIVE and 17.00 -19.00. and every Thursday lunchtime 13.00 - 15.00. [63] The Bill continued on ITV until 2010. Dead at 82. He is a professional and versatile presenter who always manages to establish . Bona to vada your jolly old eek. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Maybe Steve Jones found a bottle of wine or a bottle of whisky or something but he didnt seem that kind of drunk to me., Bill Grundys late son, Tim, himself a broadcaster, later said with some bitterness that he felt the Pistols went on air with preconceived ideas of how they could set out to use the interview as a publicity stunt. She was also a daytime continuity announcer for Thames TV and Anglia TV at about the same time. ITV Thames TV presenters (1968 1992). In 1983, she had a spell as a BBC TV network announcer. 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When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. [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. Meanwhile, Thames gained a reputation for drama with such series as Jenny, Lady Randolph Churchill (1974), with Lee Remick as the mother of Winston Churchill. The structure of the new company was also a problem. 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? That subsidiary was split into four new production companies at the start of 2012, with the new Thames producing light entertainment programming. Like most of ITV, Thames was beset by conflicts with trade unions, notably the Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians (ACTT). The Times, 11 October 1990; Legal threats follow biggest ITV shake-up. Fern Britton - television presenter, former co-anchor of the Southampton edition of TVS local news programme Coast To Coast, best known as co-presenter for ITV magazine programme This Morning, 1999-2009; Tue 5 Jun 2007 02.15 EDT. Weve fucking spent it, aint we? says Steve Jones. Des Withey has worked for me on Radio Seagull for over two years. 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. Thames TV/ ITV. 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. As a result of the changes to the schedule, ABC was at risk of losing both of its existing franchises, the weekend services that would be going away. See MoreSee Less, Another musical genius has gone RIP Burt Bacharach 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. The premise of the series was that it was a pirate television station operated by the show's hosts, who had to . Michael Clark. [40][41], However, by October talks had stalled, with EMI and BET still controlling Thames before heading into the 1991 franchise round.[42]. So, as this was the last story on the programme, I let it go., Housego had no way of predicting the extent to which Grundy would lose it. If you find the site informative or enjoyable, please consider a donation to help me with the running costs of the site. Thames proceeded to sack all the technicians for breach of contract. [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. 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]. 1977. And thats all I remember., Matlock, however, maintains that the band had only had a couple of beers: I had a beer or two, as we all did, he told a TV interviewer in 2005. Barker, Dennis The Guardian; 4 September 1984; TV strike threatens network. Another BBC favourite was comedian Benny Hill, the star of The Benny Hill Show (196989), who was placed under contract. Video / NZ Herald. See MoreSee Less, 'Laverne & Shirley' star Cindy Williams dead at 75 | CNN. Yes, all of this actually happened . David Hewson "Thames deal angers ITV network". Good Afternoon! 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. This list answers the questions, "What TV shows has . In the years since, various conspiracy theories have attached themselves to the Pistols appearance on Today. The two companies allowed Thames independence (although in later years there were accusations that they both treated the company as a cash cow). [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. ), The former ABC studios at Teddington became Thames's main production base. ; Jonathan Aitken - presenter on Yorkshire Television's Calendar from 1968 until 1970: he was the first person to be seen on screen when the station launched. When Thames was formed, the new company acquired numerous other properties of the former franchise holders. What happened next changed everything. Another sitcom, Man About the House (197376), was successful enough for two spin-offs, George and Mildred (197680) and Robin's Nest (1977-81). From its formation in 1954, the Independent Television Authority (ITA) offered broadcasting licences to different companies for weekday and weekend service in its first three Independent Television network locations, the London area, the Midlands, and the North. [1] In 1983, he joined Thames Television's Thames News as Sports Editor and co . Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. "[1] Thames covered a broad spectrum of commercial public-service television, with a strong mix of drama, current affairs and comedy. 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 They were primed, I think, to shock, he suggested. Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States. From the panic and recriminations in the documents, it seems that the story of the day was simply one glorious British botch job. The initial six contracts were parcelled out to different companies. The ident was finally withdrawn in the summer of 1989, when Thames celebrated its 21st anniversary. [58] However the ITC rejected the bid as a result of concerns about its business plan and investor backing. The original host was Eamonn Andrews, with Bill Grundy taking over in 1976. Other Thames shows included This Week (known as TV Eye between 1979 and 1985), Rumpole of the Bailey, the game shows Strike It Lucky, Give Us a Clue and Name That Tune, and the drama Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest. Through the early 1980s, Thames experienced a series of local disputes while management deliberately confronted contractual rackets, and pursued the introduction of new technologies based on operational requirements rather than precedent. We very nearly didnt do it, he said. ABC had majority control of the new company and the make-up of its board predominantly (and eventually fully) came from ABC. 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 company also produced the children's show Magpie, which began in 1968 and was intended as a rival for Blue Peter on BBC 1, and The Tomorrow People (197379), a science fiction series. Moira is known to many as the first African-Caribbean female newsreader to appear on British television in 1981. Each week Thames broadcast from the start of transmissions on Monday until its handover to London Weekend Television at 19:00 on Friday. on-screen participant. Say something outrageous). Shiulie Ghosh - journalist and reporter for ITV News from 1998 until July 2006. 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). Weekend ITV schedules for the London region were not affected by the strike, with London Weekend Television coming on air on Fridays at 5.15pm as usual. <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 . [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. The former Made In . Some of the humour is still pretty "close to the edge", even by modern standards. It was intended to develop language . Conspiracy theorist and former TV presenter Liz Gunn has been reportedly arrested after a scuffle involving a security guard at Auckland Airport. When in 1972 Barbara Blake-Hannah returned to Jamaica, her birthplace, after seven years as a journalist and television presenter in Britain, it was with decidedly mixed feelings - hope for the . So when Grundy was faced with that situation and had what he probably viewed as snotty kids in front of him, it becomes understandable why he was dismissive., After his introduction and a short film on punk, the interview started badly, with Grundy challenging the groups anti-materialistic credentials they had, after all, just accepted a 40,000 advance from EMI. The Mr. Bean pilot episode, starring Rowan Atkinson as the titular character, was first broadcast on ITV on 1 January 1990, and the eventual run lasted beyond Thames holding of its franchise. Thames paid 55,000 a show compared to the 29,000 of the BBC. Which was when Freddie Mercury had his final encounter with the band. These items, like The Sweeney and Minder include images when available. [28], For the Thames board, the dispute represented a huge, but necessary, cost if the company was to expand its production operations profitably. ITV - Thames TV presenters (1968 - 1992). "[5] The resultant company was awarded the contract to serve London on weekdays. The Sooty Show, cancelled in 1967 by the BBC, now aired on Thames and began on the first day of transmission. 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 . During the hours after Rainbow and before the children's slot, Good Afternoon was transmitted, a magazine programme. This series, produced by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, was followed by the company sponsoring Thames Silents, a project undertaken by Brownlow and Gill of the restoration and screenings (in a limited number of cinemas and on television) of major films from the silent era. These included Reilly, Ace of Spies (1983), Jack the Ripper (1988), Capital City (19891990), Selling Hitler (1991), and Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (1992). 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'." The Guardian; 24 October 1984; TV film editors end strike. 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. It was widely expected that the company would be awarded the London weekend franchise. Holiday travel series. They had signed to EMI two months previously. Magpie was effectively a "groovier" version of the BBC's Blue Peter. The Times, Wednesday, 18 June 1986, 200 jobs go at Thames. A hit in its time, this programme became obscure due to lack of repeats. The Times, Wednesday, 29 August 1984; Thames strike is called off. ATV also won the weekday service in the Midlands, while ABC Weekend TV operated the weekend service. Fascinatingly, they reveal that the controversy which led to the Pistols being trailed by newspaper reporters for the rest of the bands 18-month existence could have been even worse. L. orraine Kelly has returned to work with a full bill of health after previously being sent home with a "buglet". In 1968 he moved to Thames Television and began presenting Magpie, a new children's programme, with Susan Stranks and Pete Brady. She was the first black journalist on TV after landing job on Thames TV in 1968 Ms Hannah said her contract was not renewed after bosses showed racist letters The offensive right-wing notes ranted . . 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. In Julien Temples The Filth & The Fury movie, Steve Jones says: I remember downing about four bottles of Blue Nun and I was fucking just having a fucking good old time, pissed by the time we went out there. Enjoy this retrospective about this British-designed and assembled car, and then take some time to delve into Thames TV's treasure chest. By Barrie Clement. Pistol on Disney+ dramatises the Sex Pistols' appearance on the Bill Grundy Show in December 1976. 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. The comedy Do Not Adjust Your Set, though, originated with Rediffusion, and if nominally a children's show, was one of the forerunners of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Thames at Six was launched, later Thames News. David Hewson "BBC ready to reclaim 'Dallas'". 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. Its shows achieved massive audiences and are still remembered many years later. Comically, the 12-line telephone system automatically diverted any unanswered calls to the Green Room. Both of the company's logos were accompanied by a fanfare called Salute to Thames, composed by Johnny Hawksworth. He's right. If they only knew what lay ahead . Harry Gration. The network was off the air for 10 weeks.[14]. You dirty old man! Grundy goads him (Go on, youve another five seconds. The Times, Saturday, 27 December 1980 pg. Queen had been booked to appear on Bill Grundys Today show, but then Freddie developed toothache. This broke a gentlemen's agreement between the two sides not to poach each other's imported shows. 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. 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet, ZDF TV music programme, the two presenters Ilja Richter and Suzanne Doucet here in the show, circa 1970. Both groups were recording at Wessex studios in Highbury, north London in 1978, when a visibly refreshed Sid started haranguing Freddie: Ah, Freddie Mercury, still bringing ballet to the massses are you?, Oh yes, Mr Ferocious, dear, said Freddie, without missing a beat. 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. The air turned blue as Johnny Rotten and his pals effed and blinded while Bill goaded them to go further and further . 1979. Control of the new company would be given to ABC, a move unpopular with Rediffusion. Grundy subsequently denied this, and there is no suggestion of him being under the influence in any of the internal documents. [Being] punk rockers we were like: Were not getting in that thing Then this phone call came through from [band manager] Malcolm McLaren saying: If you dont do it your wages will be stopped this week. We were all in the car like a shot.. A merger between the two existing contract holders A.B.C. An absolute giant of British sports broadcasting. Bona! [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. He had spent eight years treading the boards before becoming a TV announcer on a number of regional . Thames Television broadcast from 9:25 Monday morning to 5:15 Friday afternoon (7:00 Friday night until 1982) at which time it would hand over to London Weekend Television (LWT). 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