TV-am Handover to Thames, 26th August 1985

26th August 1985

Thames announcer: Philip Elsmore

Category:

Education

Tags:

• ITV
• Independent
• Television
• UK
• TVam
• TV-am
• Thames
• Continuity
• Handover
• Start
• Up
• Start-Up
• Sign
• On
• 1985

[Cabhed]

Can anyone tell me the name of the song at the start of the video and who the artist was that sang it?

[col2006ie]

"Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora.

[agfagaevart]

Didn't Julie Brown win one of those god-awful Disco Dancing championships? And it shows.

What a bloody boring Bank Holiday schedule. Nothing changes, but at least we've got satellite and cable now.

[col2006ie]

Yes, "Downtown" Julie Brown won the 1979 World Disco Dancing Championship before becoming one of the dancers in Zoo on TOTP from 1981-1983 and also was one of Stu Francis's lackeys on Crackerjack before heading Stateside in 1986.

[bluesbrother37]

Happy days! Civilised television, not the reality trash tv is today. Thames Gold channel please.

[ITVWeatherFans]

Ah, you can't beat Thames and Elsmore et al. I only wish I was growing up in this era.

[MightySouthpaw]

I miss being a kid.

[Banner1979]

@sidsix Back then, I would have either done some drawings or read comics. You'd think they'd show a James Bond movie in the afternoon.

[MQsCues]

Unusual to see the static ident at 0:24 !

[sidsix]

typical bank holiday monday tv, nothing on, Im going out to ride my chopper and play marbles, then have a sherbert dib dab

[GBscottieUK]

Is that Synthesiser Patel on the right dancing with Rusty Lee? If you don't know who Synthesiser Patel is just put him into the search bar sit back and laugh. : )

[Hodnux]

There were eggs after TV-AM from the beginning, but after WAC they weren't usee.

[tony501]

Love tommy boyds shoes, and those moves!!!!!!!

[arglwyddanfradwrus]

You call that dancing dignified?! :P

[Cabhed]

Thanks, I actually found out a few minutes ago by looking for the tracks on 101 80's hits displayed on another website. I just thought I'd ask in case I didn't find it.