CITV Birthday Bash - 2003

To celebrate 20 years of Childrens ITV in 2003, Central pulled out all the stops with a live programme looking back at the programmes, people and presentation of the childrens block. Old faces such as Matthew Kelly and Grotbags made a guest appearance in the CITV studio, as the midlands producer made one last stab at an institution they knew was living on borrowed time. Sadly only 4 years later, CITV is barely existant, having been axed from mainstream ITV in the UK, losing its live studio and ending up stripped back to a cheap digital channel filled with repeats. Shown here are the opening titles to the programme, with a look back at the changing face of CITV over the years.

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[TRWolf]

Any more? Id love to see Grotbags on CITV today :P

[tesandco]

They don't even have a studio today let alone film Grotbags in it, as it's all played out from a cupboard in Manchester. :P I do have the whole programme of this from 2003 buried somewhere, but no clips of her to hand no.

[stewartlee]

I loved CITV in the early 90s with Harry's Mad, Knightmare, Tucan Tex, Hugo and Victor and more with Tommy Boyd. I remember when in 1998 the new look was about to arrive and I thought, yep, this is the end of a CITV era.

I used to love finishing school, sit on the sofa and watch CITV in the evenings.

[tesandco]

The relaunch in 1998 actually brought the children's strand back up somewhat, after it had fallen pretty badly during the mid-90s (declining programmes, all presented by cheap graphics, with everything voiced over by Stephen Ryde). It just wasnt to last.

[2hot4paper]

RIP CITV

[AidanLunn]

re-phrase that - CITV WAS better than CBBC.

If you remember the Steve Ryde era of CITV then you'd agree with me!

[BestOfCPBlog]

@tesandco Cupboard? Really?

[TommyCee123]

Memories......... Remember SMTV, MoM and HOLLY AND STEVEN? :( R,I,P CITV)

[Hulk2k6]

CITV died the day it got its own channel.

[CreeperLady]

I remember watching this, I caught it by complete accident and regretted not being able to record it, it's a shame they never made a bigger deal about the celebrations since it was such a one off event.

RIP CITV, you and the broom cupboard shaped my childhood.

[techguruuk]

Would you be so kind as to post the whole show? I'd love to see Jan Downs and Scally, the 80s CITV was my era.

[siriuslunar]

Hehe I remember that~

[tabbyaboutroots]

One of my favourite parts of CITV when it had a studio has to be "Bag The Swag".

It may have been part of the horrible "all white" studio but it was still good.

[tabbyaboutroots]

I remember!

I was, and still am, a big fan of it.

I recorded this on VHS when it came on.

Also, this was during the time when they had the best logo for it.

[eVolutionToonami]

Anyone EVER remember Dexter's Lab being on CiTV?

[englandftw111]

ahh the good old days compared to the shit they dish out now 0:23 that guy now works on one of themn late night call in shows