South Today-50 years old

Friday 7th January 2011. The BBC began broadcasting a regional TV news service for the South in July 1958, getting on air just one month ahead of its ITV rival Southern Television. For many years, the BBC studios were in South Western House, the former Cunard shipping line headquarters near Southampton Docks. The programme went through several changes of name and format until it became South at Six in January 1961. Taking over from the original South at Six programme from the 1970s. The programme is broadcast live from studios in Southampton. The present presenter is Sally Taylor MBE (born 1957 in Reading) who is an English journalist and presenter.

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[bethsheba8]

Absolutely hilarious programme between 6.30 and 7.00 pm mon - fri where the young sports guy and young weather girl invariably have to sit squirming with embarassment for the last few minutes of the programme on either side of old Ma Taylor as the loopy old bint makes the most inane off the cuff ad libs that only she somehow finds amusing. Haven't watched this clip though, unless it's the one where Taylor fixates on the studio monitor instead of the camera, but oh of course that is every episode

[AppleiPad2White]

WOOHOO! GO SOUTH TODAY!