- Thames News
Infobox Television
show_name = Thames News
caption =
show_name_2 =
genre =News ,London (regional)
runtime = Main bulletin:
30 minutes
Other bulletins:
Times vary
creator =
presenter = Various, including:
Andrew Gardner,Tricia Ingrams ,
Rita Carter,Penny Smith ,
Robin Houston,
Steve Clarke,
Graham Miller
producer =Thames Television
channel =
country = ENG
first_aired =September 5 ,1978
last_aired =December 31 ,1992 "Thames News" was the flagship news programme of
Thames Television , serving theGreater London region. It was broadcast betweenSeptember 5 , 1978 &December 31 , 1992 and produced from Thames TV's headquarters atEuston Road in North West London and during its last few years in operation, from newsrooms inGuildford ,Surrey &Dartford ,Kent .History
Today & launch of Thames News
Prior to Thames News, the station had produced "Today", a local magazine show presented chiefly by
Eamonn Andrews andBill Grundy . The programme was axed in 1977 not long after an infamous on-air interview withThe Sex Pistols . Originally, it was replaced by a replacement news magazine programme, presented by former ITN newsreader Andrew Gardner) yet within a year, it was replaced in favour of a more news-based nightly programme in the form of "Thames at Six" (later renamed as "Thames News"). On the same day of "Thames at Six"'s launch, a lunchtime news bulletin was launched. A late night bulletin, broadcast afterNews at Ten , was also due to launch but was held back until28 April 1980 because of union problems. [ [http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/itvlondon/thames-news1.html TV Ark - Thames News 1968-1988] ]Thames Weekend News
On Friday
January 1 ,1982 , Thames and its weekend counterpartLondon Weekend Television (LWT) began new franchise periods. As opposed to handing over to LWT at 7:00pm on Friday nights, Thames would now handover to LWT at the earlier time of 5:15pm. Prior to the change, Thames produced a full Friday evening edition of Thames News. However, after the franchise renewals, LWT were reluctant to start a weekend news service, despite pressure from theIndependent Broadcasting Authority .Therefore, Thames produced special "Thames Weekend News" bulletins for broadcast on Friday night during LWT's light-hearted magazine programme "The Six O' Clock Show". The arrangement ended in 1988 when LWT began their own full local news service. [ [http://www.ultimate-lwt.co.uk/history.html LWT history] ]
Goodbye from Thames News
On
October 16 ,1991 , Thames Television lost its ITV franchise to serveLondon on weekday toCarlton Television , who joined up withLWT to formLondon News Network , a new seven-day news service for the capital.Thames News produced its final full-length programme on
23 December 1992 , presented by Steve Clarke (a former presenter of the BBC's rival "London Plus" programme) and Gytha Hutton (a reporter based in Thames' Guildford newsroom). The last edition of Thames News was broadcast on Thursday31 December ,1992 and presented by regular sports anchor Graham Miller. The programme closed with the Town Cryer of London, Peter Moore, announcing the end of Thames News after 13 years.Thames News on-air team
*John Andrew (reporter/presenter, late 80s)
*Rita Carter (reporter/presenter, 1978-86)
*Lindsay Charlton (reporter/presenter, mid-late 80s)
*Steve Clarke (presenter, 1990-92)
*Teresa Driscoll (reporter/presenter, late 80s - 1990)
*Richard Edgar (weather presenter, 1988-89)
*Tim Ewart (reporter, 1980-81)
*Andrew Gardner (presenter, 1977-92)
*Paul Green (reporter/presenter, mid 80s - 1992)
*Robin Houston (presenter, late 70s - 1992)
*Gytha Hutton (reporter/presenter, 1990-92)
*Tricia Ingrams (reporter/presenter, early 80s - 1992)
*Tina Jenkins (reporter/presenter, 1983-86)
*Graham Miller (sports presenter/relief newsreader, late 80s - 1992)
*Liz Pike (reporter/presenter, 1989-92)
*Marcus Powell (reporter/presenter, 1986-88)
*Jack Scott (weather presenter, 1983-88)
*Penny Smith (reporter/presenter, 1988-89)
*Kerry Swain (reporter/presenter, 1989-92)
*Francis Wilson (weather presenter, 1978-83) [ [http://tvpresenters.thetvroomplus.com/channel-35.html The TV Room - Thames News presenters' profiles] ]References
External links
* [http://www.fremantlearchivesales.com/catalogue.aspx?ID=1 Thames News at Fremantle Archive Sales]
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