[20][29] Profits at Thames dropped from 14.1M in 1983/84 to 8.75M in 1984/85 during the strike period, but were able to recover back to 14.6M in 1985/86 just before flotation on the stock market. Cindy Williams, the dynamic actress known best for playing the bubbly Shirley Feeney on the beloved sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, according to a statement from her family, provided to CNN by a open.spotify.com/show/7DIM1wfGKwDis0uzsjHeP7?si=pG0_U0TjRKGzVDvrePs4vA, www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5UUBNEPQQRV78, nostalgiacentral.com/pop-culture/people/raquel-welch/, www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-64558222, edition.cnn.com/2023/01/30/entertainment/cindy-williams-dead/index.html. Some of the humour is still pretty "close to the edge", even by modern standards. Meanwhile, Thames gained a reputation for drama with such series as Jenny, Lady Randolph Churchill (1974), with Lee Remick as the mother of Winston Churchill. The presenter of Thames TV News, Eamonn Andrews, told her she was a natural for the job. Fern Britton - television presenter, former co-anchor of the Southampton edition of TVS local news programme Coast To Coast, best known as co-presenter for ITV magazine programme This Morning, 1999-2009; This broke a gentlemen's agreement between the two sides not to poach each other's imported shows. With no access to ITN News, viewers in the Thames region had to make do with short Thames News bulletins. Thames was bullish after losing, since the company had made confidential contingency plans, which involved 1,000 redundancies and the closure of the Euston Road facility. Video / NZ Herald. The Kaleidoscope British Christmas Television Guide 1937-2013. A year later, Nicholson had secured her first presenting job on the 1971-72 show Tea Break. So when Grundy was faced with that situation and had what he probably viewed as snotty kids in front of him, it becomes understandable why he was dismissive., After his introduction and a short film on punk, the interview started badly, with Grundy challenging the groups anti-materialistic credentials they had, after all, just accepted a 40,000 advance from EMI. Thames's telephone switchboard was jammed by complaining viewers. When in 1972 Barbara Blake-Hannah returned to Jamaica, her birthplace, after seven years as a journalist and television presenter in Britain, it was with decidedly mixed feelings - hope for the . The Times, Friday, 7 July 1989; pg. Type above and press Enter to search. [1] In 1986, the earlier name was revived and This . The life of TV presenter and journalist Paula Yates will be the focus of a new two-part documentary. It continued after Harry Corbett's retirement in 1975 with his son, Matthew Corbett, and lasted on Thames until late 1992. This name had been previously considered and rejected by London Weekend Television.[7]. A desperate EMI offered up new group the Sex Pistols as a last-minute replacement to Todays producers. Thames said: "We are delighted in the outcome of the dispute which we believe is in the best interests of everyone who works at Thames". Stuart, Vivien. Bill Grundy (1976) Additional episodes of network productions were screened to help clear the backlog, since no outside programmes were broadcast. [21], On Monday 27 August, ATTC technicians walked out again over the new shift patterns;[22] the strike ended on 3 September 1984, at 1p.m. Lulu.com, Feb 3, 2016 - Performing Arts - 624 pages. He is credited with inventing a hydraulic resonance suppressor tube, which is used on the Boeing 747 airplanes. He joined the BBC in January 2004. . Formed as a joint company, it merged the television interests of British Electric Traction (trading as Associated-Rediffusion) owning 49%, and Associated British Picture Corporationsoon taken over by EMIowning 51%. The studios at Teddington were sold to a management buy-out team and were part of the Pinewood Group, owners of both Pinewood and Shepperton Studios. [20] For Thamess management, this was a materialist operation with a clear dimension, and to weed out unscrupulous bargaining and working practices. [59] The deadline was therefore extended twice before the licence was handed to Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited. In this era, Euston also made single one-off dramas such as The Naked Civil Servant (1975). Jul 2022. Mon 24 Oct 2011 12.17 EDT. See MoreSee Less, Another musical genius has gone RIP Burt Bacharach open.spotify.com/show/7DIM1wfGKwDis0uzsjHeP7?si=pG0_U0TjRKGzVDvrePs4vA Grundy subsequently denied this, and there is no suggestion of him being under the influence in any of the internal documents. The Bill Grundy incident is pretty accurate visually but even tamer than the real life incident. I could talk to Bill through his ear-piece and tell him to cut the interview right there and then and we could actually get into a film very quickly. [30] A few days afterwards speculation appeared that Carlton had attempted to buy a sizable number of shares; Michael Green, chairman of Carlton, was quoted saying "I can't possibly comment" but a Thames spokesperson pointed out "It does seem quite likely, however, no one share holder can own more than 10% of our equity so it's difficult to see what they might have in mind". This series, produced by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, was followed by the company sponsoring Thames Silents, a project undertaken by Brownlow and Gill of the restoration and screenings (in a limited number of cinemas and on television) of major films from the silent era. [38], During 1989 reports appeared that talks were taking place with Carlton about an agreed merger,[39] which resulted in no action. Thames is often quoted as a prime example of a good commercial public-service broadcaster with shows covering all aspects of the spectrum and the largest producer in the network. in London's West End! That the then Conservative government had passed such an act caused accusations of direct responsibility to be levelled at former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in particular, who had presided over its creation. BEN SHEPHARD spent an afternoon at Queen Anne's School in Caversham as guest adjudicator for its drama competition. What happened next changed everything. Tom was born in Norwich. He later participated in the relaunch of TV-am in . <br><br>Mark has a broadcast quality studio in Oxfordshire and can record projects for you as diverse as corporate videos, TV and radio commercials, explainer videos, e-learning, podcast intros, live show announcements, video game characters . After some discussion as to the name of the new companysome directors favoured ABC London, while others suggested Tower Television to reflect the Post Office Tower and the Tower of Londonit was named Thames Television, after the River Thames. The Channel 4 programme will centre on four "extraordinarily compelling" previously-unheard interviews with Yates, which were recorded in 1998 and 1999, shortly before she died of an accidental heroin overdose at the age of 41. The beleaguered bosss internal memo scolding staff said the conduct of the interview fell far below his usual standards. To assist Rediffusion financially, the ITA insisted that the new company have two sets of shares: voting shares which would allow ABC to have control (with 51%) and 'B' shares which were to be split equally between the two, thus sharing profits fairly.[6]. He's right. He was shitting himself.. The camera's from 1970's children's TV Show 'Finding out' gave viewers the opportunity to discover how Thames Televisions 'Magpie' is produced and put on air. 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet, ZDF TV music programme, the two presenters Ilja Richter and Suzanne Doucet here in the show, circa 1970. The first presenters were . Philip was the continuity announcer who ushered in Thames Television's first show in 1968 - and its last one just a year ago, when Carlton took its place as from 1st January 1993. Thames was the main shareholder in a consortium (alongside Warner Bros. Television and others) called Channel Five Holdings. During her time at TVNZ between 1990 and 2003, Gunn also worked at Radio New Zealand, hosting a number of shows before finishing in . The worst strike to hit the network originated at Thames. Thames's share was bought out by Flextech in 1996.[61][62]. The auction method used to conduct the new franchise round was a significant change from previous rounds and was brought about by the Broadcasting Act 1990. Chris Perry. They had signed to EMI two months previously. The British Film Institute describes Thames as having "served the capital and the network with a long-running, broad-based and extensive series of programmes, several of which either continue or are well-remembered today. The Thames studio switchboard was flooded with protest calls, some also claiming that Grundy was drunk. THE greatest composer of popular music there has ever been. . Georgia Toffolo, also known as Toff, has shown fans around her new central London home as she shares photos on social media of her new abode. Rest in peace Dickie Davies. Enjoy your trip in the time machine! Another BBC favourite was comedian Benny Hill, the star of The Benny Hill Show (196989), who was placed under contract. But it still takes 30 seconds to get a film rolling so youve still got 30 seconds of abuse to listen to. Or why not treat yourself? My friend and colleague Allan Hargreaves, who has died aged 76, was popular in London and the south-east as a reporter, interviewer and presenter for Thames TV and . [11], The interview filled two minutes at the end of the programme, but the production team feared trouble in the studio if they stopped the programme mid-air. [49] Programmes from the Thames archive include: The first idents to be used comprised a plain screen with the words 'from Thames' written in white in the Helvetica font, and a vignette that resembled the famous ident, containing famous London landmarks. 1979. By David Hewson. In 2003, Thames Television was merged with another FremantleMedia subsidiary, Talkback (founded by comedians Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones in 1981) to form Talkback Thames. And lastly, when two witnesses are needed for the wedding, Karl stops the first two people he meets: TV presenter Jonathan Coleman and popstar royalty Sinitta. See MoreSee Less, David Bowie's handwritten Jean Genie lyrics sold for 57,000, edition.cnn.com/2023/01/30/entertainment/cindy-williams-dead/index.htmlMore sad news The answer was found to be a new holding company, Thames Television (Holdings) Ltd.[6] ABC's parent, the Associated British Picture Corporation was taken over by EMI in 1969, and in 1979 became part of Thorn EMI. : With Judith Chalmers, Ruth England, Martin Roberts, John Carter. "There was a lot of arrogance and mavericks working in telly then, and presenters did have a drink, and expect guests to just be thrilled to be on the telly. [40][41], However, by October talks had stalled, with EMI and BET still controlling Thames before heading into the 1991 franchise round.[42]. He then joined BBC Newcastle , David started his television career as a continuity scriptwriter for ATV, but soon moved to the , Bob was a Granada Television continuity announcer (1961 1964) and also a regional presenter , Well known Thames Television announcer and newsreader (late-1970s 1992) and LWT continuity . He joined the company in the 1960s and stayed with its , Hilary was a Central Television and Thames Television announcer (1980s). Carlton settled out of court for 13.1M.[47]. A. Christa Ackroyd - presenter on Calendar during the 1990s; she left to join the BBC's Look North. Grundy (and British television audiences) would never forget 1 December 1976 the day he attempted to interview theSex Pistolslive to air. My passion is building rich relationships to support the delivery of really strong results on projects large and small. How this evaded the press at the time and how it evaded Pistol scriptwriter Craig Pearce remains a mystery. Barker, Dennis The Guardian; 20 October 1984; Thames stand-in TV 'very popular' Barker, Dennis The Guardian; 24 October 1984; TV companies brace against union. Lorry driver Jason Holmes, 47, told the papers he was so outraged that his eight-year-old son Lee had heard the swearing that he kicked in the screen of his brand new, 380 TV. Thames is Britain's leading producer of quality entertainment TV and is home to the UK's biggest and best entertainment programmes. [3] It was reported that Rediffusion's chairman Sir John Spencer Wills felt the ITA owed his company a 'debt of gratitude' for this, a comment which particularly annoyed the authority. Michael Clark. Sally was born in Weston-super-Mare, in November 1940. Thames Television broadcast from 9:25 Monday morning to 5:15 Friday afternoon (7:00 Friday night until 1982) at which time it would hand over to London Weekend Television (LWT). Grundy appears not to hear the profanity, which wasnt that easily audible as people were talking across each other, although in the hand-written notes on the Thames documents it says: Bill told to cool it on earpiece., Grundy took no notice. 30, "Thames Television up for sale". Simon is best-known for his long stint as a BBC Radio 1 DJ and radio presenter on several other The Guardian; 24 October 1984; TV film editors end strike. Were doing our best.. When Thames was formed, the new company acquired numerous other properties of the former franchise holders. This led to a serious problem for the ITA as ABC was a popular station, whose productions earned vital foreign currency - one such series was The Avengers. 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