ITV in the Face: Southern, TVS, Meridian (1 of 3)

This was fun to make but a pain to render in this heatwave. Anyway here is the history of ITV in the South. Any suggestions what the next one should be? (bearing in mind that TV Ark still haven't completed their London pages)

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[brickbat246]

Southern actually gave a show to Bernard Manning???

[Applemask]

He was big in more than one sense in those days.

[ste1bro]

Another winner! Great stuff again.

Yorkshire or Central for next time?

[Applemask]

That's two votes for Yorkshire.

[Applemask]

He was only the Cyberleader that one time. Search for "You Belong To Us. You Will Absorb Our Spillages." for the guy who did it in the eighties.

[madcapoperator]

The middle class comments amused me

[morgansifer]

Southern was still stuck in 1950s Britain - no wonder they lost the franchise.

[Feisty1967]

We didnt  get in-vision continuiy in Yorkshire, NEVER!!!! Do NOT Generalise!!!

[dwibs93]

Southern Television - The Station that's stuck in the 60s

[rachel7000rf]

I can see why Southern was closed down it seemed so old even for 1980. Barring Worzel Gummidge

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[itvnow]

Mr. Coleman, your work is absolutely superb and what a knowledge base! All we can say is, "How!" Thank you for many hours of entertainment from those of us who adore this sort of thing. Kind regards.

[JFredUK]

I thought I'd always imaginated, 'Under Manning', as a TV programme, but obviously it did exist!!

[qsc367]

"Your Uncle Frank" ought to be "your Uncle Keith" - Keith Martin worked as a continuity announcer for more ITV franchises than I care to remember, although ABC, Anglia, Southern, TVS and LWT are the ones that spring to mind.

In those days, Bernard Manning was probably thought of as "irreverent" rather than a "racist, sexist, chauvinist pig", therefore Southern saw nothing wrong in showing his act. Besides, he was Northern, and any criticism could be rebuffed with that argument.

[AidanLunn]

@darrowby1972 I do, my girlfriend lives there when she's home (we're both at the same uni), and it's a beautiful place!

[darrowby1972]

They could have done, but hey, lets be frank, who cares about the IOW?