For the first night of ITV's return in 1979, it was network continuity from Thames' Teddington studios. None of the regional stations did continuity that night and all the shows were networked with no regional opt-outs, if I remember rightly.
The continuity announcer is Peter Marshall of Thames Television. The clock is familiar to Thames viewers during a lot of the 1970's & I think London Weekend Television sometimes used this clockface too.
That looked like a good nights entertainment on ITV that night, unlike most of the tripe we're forced to watch nowadays. TV was so warm and friendly back in the day. Now its just cold and clinical. Sad :(
It scares me to think I am just old enough to remember watching ITV return after the 1979 strike. I certainly recall the "Welcome Home" jingle very clearly - I was living in the HTV region at the time, so for all we know, I might have been watching this very transmission...
I think the regions took over again properly from the Friday morning, although local announcers did pop up in some regions during the Wednesday evening and the Thursday, and as RAX118G mentions, some regions did a proper start-up sequence before handing to this 'presented feed' from Thames. Apparently the reason for the networked continuity was the fact that promos, programme title 'coming next' slides, etc hadn't all been sent out to, or produced by, the regions in time for the comeback.
I remember this well. It seemed quite, 'exciting', to see a TV channel return from, 'strike action', as over the 3 months since they went off, the only choice of TV was from the BBC. So, having an, 'alternative', did feel different(!) The feeling didn't last too long, though..
Well i've never seen this before and it is probably from 24th October 1979 when ITV returned after 11 weeks of a long-running strike with the blue caption and its famous 'Welcome Home' jingle.
For the first night of ITV's return in 1979, it was network continuity from Thames' Teddington studios. None of the regional stations did continuity that night and all the shows were networked with no regional opt-outs, if I remember rightly.
pratt68 1 week ago
The continuity announcer is Peter Marshall of Thames Television. The clock is familiar to Thames viewers during a lot of the 1970's & I think London Weekend Television sometimes used this clockface too.
emenveeuk 2 weeks ago
I was born in 1971 - remember it well. TISWAS did a piss-take of that tune the next day.
dunkiep 1 month ago
Can't help but wonder if that lineup at 2:22 is imposed over an artcard with a shaky cameraman shooting it, or a wobbly bit of film.
eekoutasignal 1 month ago
That looked like a good nights entertainment on ITV that night, unlike most of the tripe we're forced to watch nowadays. TV was so warm and friendly back in the day. Now its just cold and clinical. Sad :(
keithmcneill55 1 month ago
CBC NEVER SANG WELCOME HOME TO CBC! But only O Canada!
BBC600 1 month ago
is that a hanndmade "welcome home to ITV"? just so they could have those two little lights on?
docmartenialation 1 month ago
From the continuity announcement just before the news, this is a broadcast from the Thames region.
mu9cephei 2 months ago
It scares me to think I am just old enough to remember watching ITV return after the 1979 strike. I certainly recall the "Welcome Home" jingle very clearly - I was living in the HTV region at the time, so for all we know, I might have been watching this very transmission...
digitalramyun 3 months ago
i miss the old days!
deskpaperclips 3 months ago
proper tv!
angliaknightident 6 months ago
I think the regions took over again properly from the Friday morning, although local announcers did pop up in some regions during the Wednesday evening and the Thursday, and as RAX118G mentions, some regions did a proper start-up sequence before handing to this 'presented feed' from Thames. Apparently the reason for the networked continuity was the fact that promos, programme title 'coming next' slides, etc hadn't all been sent out to, or produced by, the regions in time for the comeback.
CaptainSiCo 6 months ago
Looks like Thames did all that presentation and the clock but when did it revert back to the regions?
radiodarkhorse 7 months ago
Quite a good line up of programmes there.
morgansifer 7 months ago
Quite a good line up of programme
morgansifer 7 months ago
Thank god!! I really missed watching the adverts!!
RIP Sir Freddy Laker.
agfagaevart 7 months ago
I remember the song!
MsBkirk 7 months ago
I remember this well. It seemed quite, 'exciting', to see a TV channel return from, 'strike action', as over the 3 months since they went off, the only choice of TV was from the BBC. So, having an, 'alternative', did feel different(!) The feeling didn't last too long, though..
JFredUK 9 months ago
Well i've never seen this before and it is probably from 24th October 1979 when ITV returned after 11 weeks of a long-running strike with the blue caption and its famous 'Welcome Home' jingle.
Glamking1 11 months ago