What a rather bizarre news story to end the News at 5.45 on that evening. I thought that they saved the novelty stories for the And Finally bit on News at Ten.
And Michael Aspel was Mr ITV of the 1980s. Pity that I had to put up with an hour long Central News where I lived and not the Six O'Clock Show.
Ah the good days. I am lucky to remember seeing the last five years of brilliant telly. I was born in 1985 and remember feeling things would only get worse come January 1st 1993. How right that was!
I was on this show. They did a feature at Chessington Zoo (yes, it was that long ago) and wanted to film me following a penguin, impersonating it as I went. But when they showed it, of course it didn't come out like that, it looked like some toddler chasing one of the penguins. Still, it made the audience laugh and made me famous for 5 minutes!
Channel 4 was opened as a public service broadcaster but unlike the BBC (licence fee) it was to gain it's funding from adverts. ITV sold them for both channels until 1993.
Channel 4 are currently trying to get a slice of the licence fee.
What a rather bizarre news story to end the News at 5.45 on that evening. I thought that they saved the novelty stories for the And Finally bit on News at Ten.
And Michael Aspel was Mr ITV of the 1980s. Pity that I had to put up with an hour long Central News where I lived and not the Six O'Clock Show.
GeorgeASFTHM 1 year ago
28th February 1986
JHollowayNetwork 2 years ago
LWT really does need to make a return to our screens.
dswt78 2 years ago 3
Ah the good days. I am lucky to remember seeing the last five years of brilliant telly. I was born in 1985 and remember feeling things would only get worse come January 1st 1993. How right that was!
KevCityboy 3 years ago 2
I was on this show. They did a feature at Chessington Zoo (yes, it was that long ago) and wanted to film me following a penguin, impersonating it as I went. But when they showed it, of course it didn't come out like that, it looked like some toddler chasing one of the penguins. Still, it made the audience laugh and made me famous for 5 minutes!
reidyboy 3 years ago 2
That's My Boy - LOL!!! I used to love that show - *cringe*
And tragedy strikes in Albion Market!!
mrslmathers 4 years ago
why was there a Channel 4 advert on ITV?
Please help i cant understand it
m230690 4 years ago
form 82 - 91 ITV controlled the ad's on Ch4, ie there did there work to get the ad.
623058 4 years ago
or do you mean the NEWS? ITN control the contract to provide the news on ITV and c3 and still do to this day
623058 4 years ago
Because ITV and Channel 4 are (were?) owned by the same company. BBC had BBC 1 & 2. ITV had ITV and Channel 4.
This was of course long before we got digital TV and channel numbers suddenly became rather complicated.
DarkAngel182 4 years ago
No easier than that.
Channel 4 was opened as a public service broadcaster but unlike the BBC (licence fee) it was to gain it's funding from adverts. ITV sold them for both channels until 1993.
Channel 4 are currently trying to get a slice of the licence fee.
jameswaters 4 years ago
As Channel 4 was a complementary service to ITV, in a way like BBC1 and BBC2 they had a duty to cross-promote each other.
cwilliams1976 3 years ago
That used to happen a lot in the 80s and 90s.
akava77 2 years ago
Oh fuck me it's like being a little boy again seeing the 6 o clock as that was Friday nights for me and how cool ITV was
rajaboy 4 years ago
That was great!! For 3 minutes 16 seconds I was 16 years old again! Thank you! Subscribed :o)
luckyboy19 4 years ago
Albion market?? LOLOLOLOLOL
armbar 4 years ago
look how young Alistair looks! , proper ITV, all consigned to history, thank you ITV plc!
harshsmit 4 years ago 2
who is the solist of the concert? It's very funny
palaciego 4 years ago
28/2/86 by the looks of it
SteveA1978 4 years ago