this is a great post. I am particularly pissed off because a 'telethon 88' mug that I stole from a place I was working a couple of years ago was stolen in turn from me by some other, more enterprising thief. If anyone has a telehon 88 mug - or even a t shirt - please let me know!
Because of the recession Telethon '92 raised £10 million less than in 1990. ITV argued there was a general fatigue about Telethon's in general. Also the old ITV was about to die in 1993 with the loss of big companies like Thames, TV-AM and TVS. Effectively the new companies were not keen on a live 27 hour show for charity.
Yep it was 27 hours long. Broadcast on the second May bank holiday over Sunday/Monday (which caused problems from STV and Grampian as that isnt a holiday in Scotland ;)- though Grampian still managed the highest donation per viewer ratio. In 1992 it was moved back to the middle weekend of July.
Do you blame them, ITV was never the shame, Also 1992 telethon got axed also due to protests from a group of disability rights activists from the actvist group, the Campaign for Accessible Transport, later known as the Direct Action Network. Its members claimed ITV Telethon broadcasts had depicted people with disabilities in a patronising fashion.
This had included a demonstration outside of LWT's Kent House
Dont I know it? LOL! I remember the protest at Telethon 92 and it didnt get axed it stayed on air, but they kept the protesters away! I even know that a guy was presenting it in a wheelchair so they werent patronising!
The protests from the so called "disability rights" organisation probably had less to do with the franchise and culture changes at ITV in 1993, along with the early '90s recession that led to poor donations in 1992.
all part of common purpose and the fabian bastards no doubt.
telethon's were better fun than the bbc campaigns like children in need and comic relief, which are all about the celebrities and not about the 60m of us other mortals who go out and fundraise - mr. ordinary doesn't matter no more to the beeb.
wheres ex Central News East Presenter Andy Craig we havent seen him on our screens for a long time i didnt know he presented Telethon 88 with Central News West Presenter Bob Warman
i rather go deaf
veryphonics 1 year ago
Erm, having an ident with an Internet address at the beginning spoils it a bit.
equin0x80 1 year ago
I vaguely remember this...the music & that....i was 6 at the time...
supahdupahguy81 1 year ago
this is a great post. I am particularly pissed off because a 'telethon 88' mug that I stole from a place I was working a couple of years ago was stolen in turn from me by some other, more enterprising thief. If anyone has a telehon 88 mug - or even a t shirt - please let me know!
brhodes0 2 years ago
Bless Bob Warman...Still going strong 20 years later! What a guy!! (Misterduncan)
duncaninchina 3 years ago
He presents Central News for the West Midlands, doesn't he?
SiLoJayLo 2 years ago
How wooden are those two presenters!
mrslmathers 3 years ago
Why did they stop the ITV Telethon?
rfitzhen 4 years ago 2
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because its shite.....
ivorbigun08 4 years ago
Several reasons...
Because of the recession Telethon '92 raised £10 million less than in 1990. ITV argued there was a general fatigue about Telethon's in general. Also the old ITV was about to die in 1993 with the loss of big companies like Thames, TV-AM and TVS. Effectively the new companies were not keen on a live 27 hour show for charity.
pipoo1 4 years ago 2
Sorry but I was born a few years after these...did you say 27 hours? Is that why it crossed 2 days. cin and comic/sport relief are only 7 hours
jsam93 3 years ago
Yep it was 27 hours long. Broadcast on the second May bank holiday over Sunday/Monday (which caused problems from STV and Grampian as that isnt a holiday in Scotland ;)- though Grampian still managed the highest donation per viewer ratio. In 1992 it was moved back to the middle weekend of July.
pipoo1 3 years ago
And here in the States, the Jerry Lewis telethon on Labor Day weekend in September has always been 21 hours.
johnnyafairbanks 3 years ago
Do you blame them, ITV was never the shame, Also 1992 telethon got axed also due to protests from a group of disability rights activists from the actvist group, the Campaign for Accessible Transport, later known as the Direct Action Network. Its members claimed ITV Telethon broadcasts had depicted people with disabilities in a patronising fashion.
This had included a demonstration outside of LWT's Kent House
623058 3 years ago
Dont I know it? LOL! I remember the protest at Telethon 92 and it didnt get axed it stayed on air, but they kept the protesters away! I even know that a guy was presenting it in a wheelchair so they werent patronising!
fraserkatie 3 years ago
The protests from the so called "disability rights" organisation probably had less to do with the franchise and culture changes at ITV in 1993, along with the early '90s recession that led to poor donations in 1992.
filmnet 3 years ago
all part of common purpose and the fabian bastards no doubt.
telethon's were better fun than the bbc campaigns like children in need and comic relief, which are all about the celebrities and not about the 60m of us other mortals who go out and fundraise - mr. ordinary doesn't matter no more to the beeb.
gmw090 3 years ago 2
wheres ex Central News East Presenter Andy Craig we havent seen him on our screens for a long time i didnt know he presented Telethon 88 with Central News West Presenter Bob Warman
leepenfold 4 years ago