The STV channel rundown music was called just that..."Channel Rundown" by Dave Pringle. It was composed especially for STV's closedown and start up programme menus.
The music that's playing over the programme listings is bugging me. I know it from somwhere - definitely heard it before (and it's not just because I live in the STV region). It was used for a tv programme around this time or slightly later. Can someone put me out of my misery? Pleeeeeeeeeeze??!!!
It's very a like the original This Morning theme tune, some people have refereed to it as the 'B side' so I'd imagine the This Morning theme was born out of this.
Scottish started going through the night in February 1988 as did Granada and Yorkshire (although they had already been going round the clock for a few months around 1986).
All ITV regions, apart from Ulster, were broadcasting 24/7 from early September 1988. Border, Grampian, Tyne Tees, HTV, TSW and Channel went 24/7 on the same date - the first Friday of 1988. Ulster went 24/7 sometime later.
Indeed, and only a single month after those other regions had to go 24/7. It happened becuase the IBA told them to - ie ITV going 24 hours. Apparently they had threatened the companies with a national overnight franchise akin to the breakfast TVAM franchise if the companies did not go 24 hours 'voluntarily.'
Really, I never knew that, what a bunch of pricks, when you think of what's on overnight it makes you wonder why they bothered, a blank screen with tone is more exciting than quizcall or the other shit that's on, but then they should never have axed the schools service either
That's what I had heard, about the IBA threatening ITV with a national overnight franchise. I'm sure there are people out there who will be able to confirm this.
The schools service transferred to Channel 4 but was still called ITV Schools though.
I don't think it was a requirement, but I know BBC1 invariably closed with it. BBC2, I don't think did, and the ITV regions played it by ear. I think most countries' tv stations signed off with an anthem. Certainly US network affiliates did, in the days before night-time infomercials.
As yer man 12499 said, it certainly wasn't required in law, but when TV started it was still customary to play God Save The King (later Queen) in cinemas at the end of the night's screenings, and TV took many of the cinema traditions on in the early days.
BBC2, Channel 4, and ITV regions Granada and Thames never used it (though London Weekend did), and in Wales, both BBC1 and HTV used both Welsh and British anthems.
I've only seen one of Ulster, my region, (well I say my region, I'm in the Republic, but we get BBC Northern Ireland, UTV and Channel 4) on here with Joanne Woods from 1982, apparently they weren't into the switch off your set business, I've never seen one from Channel either
Where they get that awful condensed version of the anthem?
phillper0906 4 months ago
YAY! Airwolf!
gullivera 1 year ago
that final voice telling me to switch off the TV is so soothing...
HelmutVillam 1 year ago
The STV channel rundown music was called just that..."Channel Rundown" by Dave Pringle. It was composed especially for STV's closedown and start up programme menus.
tommyshona 1 year ago
The music that's playing over the programme listings is bugging me. I know it from somwhere - definitely heard it before (and it's not just because I live in the STV region). It was used for a tv programme around this time or slightly later. Can someone put me out of my misery? Pleeeeeeeeeeze??!!!
LadyMezzo 2 years ago 2
It's very a like the original This Morning theme tune, some people have refereed to it as the 'B side' so I'd imagine the This Morning theme was born out of this.
elahneb 2 years ago 2
I think it's the demo from a Yamaha keyboard!
gabbysbuddy 2 years ago 2
Oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No Max the 2000 year old mouse???
Ah well at least Airwolf's on 10 minutes early!!!!
I'm off to Leith Walk to see if I can scrounge some of those free tickets!!!!!!
Funky music!!!
markypearson01 2 years ago
Should have played Scotland the brave or flower of scotland,though,eh?
lyallbaybum69 2 years ago
I never realised they played god save the queen at closedown. I agree with you, it was scottish televison after all
martybhoy72 2 years ago
Does anyone have any old episodes of late call?
Idol2Idol 2 years ago
Late Call will be early!
FriendlyGoose 2 years ago 2
What is the name of this closing down theme tune
ferguslie19 2 years ago
"New Scottish TV Theme" 1985-1988
chaoreturnsforgood76 2 years ago 2
are you ref to the piece of music played over the tv listings?
623058 2 years ago
Yes
chaoreturnsforgood76 2 years ago
I have to ask, where you found out this information from? thanks
623058 2 years ago
On the internet somewhere
chaoreturnsforgood76 2 years ago
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Rushcliffe1979 2 years ago
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The song's called Let's Fly Away. It was originally done by disco group Voyage on their 1978 album of the same name.
Rushcliffe1979 2 years ago
fucking class. even has the national anthem and the "turn off your television sets" just how I remembered it!
Thank you so much
titanb15 3 years ago
Very unusual for a programme made by Thames to be shown on a Sunday night back then
allenjeremy 3 years ago
Outside of London, programmes made by Thames on weekends and LWT on weekdays could be screened by other regions in off-peak slots.
AntarcticaTelevision 3 years ago 2
Love that closedown music!
AntarcticaTelevision 3 years ago
When did Scottish stop doing closedowns? and i agree with you George, it does sound like the This Morning theme!
Halfbricktv2 3 years ago
Scottish started going through the night in February 1988 as did Granada and Yorkshire (although they had already been going round the clock for a few months around 1986).
treffynnon19 3 years ago
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ALL ITV regions had started 24/7 broadcasting in February 1988.
AidanLunn 3 years ago
All ITV regions, apart from Ulster, were broadcasting 24/7 from early September 1988. Border, Grampian, Tyne Tees, HTV, TSW and Channel went 24/7 on the same date - the first Friday of 1988. Ulster went 24/7 sometime later.
Rillington2000 3 years ago 4
3rd October 1988 for Ulster I think. A sad day.
dublinbrazilianblue 3 years ago
Indeed, and only a single month after those other regions had to go 24/7. It happened becuase the IBA told them to - ie ITV going 24 hours. Apparently they had threatened the companies with a national overnight franchise akin to the breakfast TVAM franchise if the companies did not go 24 hours 'voluntarily.'
Rillington2000 3 years ago
Really, I never knew that, what a bunch of pricks, when you think of what's on overnight it makes you wonder why they bothered, a blank screen with tone is more exciting than quizcall or the other shit that's on, but then they should never have axed the schools service either
dublinbrazilianblue 3 years ago 3
That's what I had heard, about the IBA threatening ITV with a national overnight franchise. I'm sure there are people out there who will be able to confirm this.
The schools service transferred to Channel 4 but was still called ITV Schools though.
Rillington2000 3 years ago 3
Yorkshire went 24/7 at the end of May 1988. YTV's very last closedown was the day before the 1988 ITV Telethon.
Rillington2000 3 years ago 5
The closedown music sounds like the This Morning theme tune!
GeorgeASFTHM 3 years ago 11
This is from the night of Sunday 5th July 1987, with the schedule previewed being that for Monday 6th.
The new Radio Clyde FM frequency was probably connected to a reshuffle of the FM band around this time so as to separate BBC and commercial stations.
RobinCarmody 3 years ago 9
Why did they have to play the national anthem at the end of each day's broadcast??
Dreamweaverjack 3 years ago 3
I don't think it was a requirement, but I know BBC1 invariably closed with it. BBC2, I don't think did, and the ITV regions played it by ear. I think most countries' tv stations signed off with an anthem. Certainly US network affiliates did, in the days before night-time infomercials.
The12499s 3 years ago 2
@The12499s BBC2 did sometimes close down with a musical montage in the 1970s and 80s.
allen1jeremy 1 year ago
@The12499s
BBC2 never played the anthem, in the days of Thames & LWT - LWT did, but Thames never.
phillper0906 4 months ago
As yer man 12499 said, it certainly wasn't required in law, but when TV started it was still customary to play God Save The King (later Queen) in cinemas at the end of the night's screenings, and TV took many of the cinema traditions on in the early days.
BBC2, Channel 4, and ITV regions Granada and Thames never used it (though London Weekend did), and in Wales, both BBC1 and HTV used both Welsh and British anthems.
EuroAlien 3 years ago 4
The funny thing with these closedowns is that they're seemingly trying to get both Celtic and Rangers fans on side by playing half of GSTQ.
RobinCarmody 3 years ago 4
Scottish Television closedowns seem to be the hardest to find of the ITV regions.
nedoflanders2 3 years ago 3
You want to try Grampian, my former home region!! Zilch, nowt, bugger-all, zip, nada!!!
Wish I'd had a video in the 80s... :)
EuroAlien 3 years ago 4
There is about 4 shut downs, 2 with this piece of music, 1 form 1984 with peppermint park, I can;t remember the other one!
623058 3 years ago 4
I've only seen one of Ulster, my region, (well I say my region, I'm in the Republic, but we get BBC Northern Ireland, UTV and Channel 4) on here with Joanne Woods from 1982, apparently they weren't into the switch off your set business, I've never seen one from Channel either
dublinbrazilianblue 3 years ago 2
I havent seen one from Channel either, and also not one from Grampian.
That Ulster 1982 close is the only Ulster closedown I've ever come across also.
Rillington2000 3 years ago
Any ideas what this piece of music is called?
623058 3 years ago 2
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