Tyne Tees Television Continuity from Opening Night 1959

A little bit more of the continuity before the start of "The Big Show". Anyone know who the announcer is ?

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[flashpants1000]

@whitfield1944 Yes the announcer is James Lloyd but i just call him Dad, he lives in Australia now. Happy days and he still had all his own teeth.

[Kevo00]

@whitfield1944 Surely Frances Line's entire mission at Radio 2 was to increase the amount of stuff from the 1940s-50s. And very boring it was during her stewardship too.

[whitfield1944]

my chronology is not confused francis lines, did not ever introduce sounds of the fifties, francis lines was the controller of radio 2 at that time ... not a presenter... the late ronnie hilton, presented this programme, this isnt the first time that robin carmody has got ihis facts incorrect, i new the late ronnie hilton very well, and keep in touch with his widow who i also know, so its not my chronology thats confused ,... its robin carmodys chronology thats again incorrect,

[whitfield1944]

sounds of the fifties was introduced by ronnie hilton, in the 1982, on radio 2 francis line was the cotroller of radio 2 this i do know as i have recordings of some of these programmes on tape , the show came from the bbc studios in manchester,

[RobinCarmody]

You've got your chronology confused.

Sounds of the Fifties was *introduced* by Frances Line in 1990 and dropped in 1995, towards the end of her time at the station. She considerably increased the amount of 1940s & 50s music being played. It was *after* her time - from 1996 onwards under Jim Moir - that the station moved away from the music of that era.

[Kevo00]

Wow! A great find this!

[whitfield1944]

yes it was frances line who ruined bbc radio 2. i along with lotsof other listeners used to enjoy ....sounds of the fiftys...on a saturday morning with the late ronnie hilton, untill frances line became controller of bbc radio 2 , sounds of the fiftys was given the chop, and sounds of the 60s, was given extra airtime, since then bbc radio 2 does not cater for singers from the 1940s or 1950s, with the exception of desmond carrington, and thats it, bbc radio, certanly isnt light entertainment ?

[RobinCarmody]

The same James Lloyd who, as Jim Lloyd, later presented Folk on 2 for BBC Radio 2, as well as being married to its then controller Frances Line.

[whitfield1944]

on the opening night when tyne tees tv started broadcasting january the 15th,1959 the four announcers were adrian cairns, james lloyd, sally morton, and tom coyne.

[whitfield1944]

yes the announcer is james lloyd