Neville Wanless and closedown on Tyne Tees

It's 1981 and Tyne Tees Television announcer Neville Wanless says good night and has a special message for the engineers at the local transmitter. ...   more It's 1981 and Tyne Tees Television announcer Neville Wanless says good night and has a special message for the engineers at the local transmitter. Plus the Tyne Tees clock (the time here at Tyne Tees is just coming up to the twentieth century). And don't forget to unplug your set! Proof that television was so much more exciting in those days -- it could burn your house down at any moment!

By the way, Tyne Tees didn't fade up the audio of the national anthem too late, I've cut out that bit of sound myself. When I recorded this in 1980 I was messing around feeding a tape player into the VCR. So the original VHS recording has Kenny Everett saying 'the only station with Queen Anne legs'. Which ruins the effect a bit.   less

Hale & Pace - Northern Calypso

Great line about beating up t'wife after 7 pints!

From the 1987 ITV series England.

Hancock: The Radio Ham Part 1

The Lad has a new hobby, but with the power of world-wide communication comes grave responsibility.

Channel 4 - end of 2nd year closedown

I remember seeing previews for patangyan kipperbang (or however you spell it) when channel four started and with Carol Vorderman no longer doing Co...   more I remember seeing previews for patangyan kipperbang (or however you spell it) when channel four started and with Carol Vorderman no longer doing Countdown, today seemed a good day for some more nostalgia.   less

Channel 4 Ident - 1980s

Channel 4's ident from the 80s