3.07 Chipperfield's All Star Christmas Circus - with Arthur Haynes and Richard Hearne 7= Arthur Haynes Show The series "examines successful farm management in the West County," introduced by Don Rickard. The ITV Network: Part 10 - Westward TV (Westward Television)Our journey through the ITV Network continues here on the Ident Review Extra! Westward Whiskey lead distiller Miles Munroe checks barrels in this Oregonian file photo. Some are open to the general public while others are restricted primarily to scholars . was part of the region that found reception of the television signal most difficult, until the construction of the Huntshaw Cross relay transmitter in 1968. Westward also entered two programmes for the American National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards: Breakout, the second part of the Wyvern at War programme, and Battle of Trafalgar, Westward's contribution to the Action at Sea series Westward also entered two programmes for the American National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards: Breakout, the second part of the Wyvern at War programme, and Battle of Trafalgar, Westward's contribution to the Action at Sea series 7.00 Double Your Money [30], Clive was a Londoner. Landmark- This was a 1965/ 1966 quiz , with local Women's Institutes competing. Westward/TSW factual programmes are held at SWFTA while ATV's factual output is at MACE. 2 Take Your Pick 44% 5.55 News Looking back: Westward Television reports 40 years ago The first original Kerisnel ferry to launch was a freight-only service. 9.55 News; Weather Gus's behaviour tended to be excellent for Roger Shaw, but for Judi Spiers and Iain Stirling he could be rather unpredictable. 29 April - Westward Television starts broadcasting. Westward Television Menu. 7= Tarzan 46% Script: Stuart Hutchison and Roger Gage. 2 Route 66 49% 3= Coronation Street (Mar 23rd)53 Westward TV adverts - New Year's Eve 1980 - YouTube To mark the change, Westward's ident was re-shot in colour.[7]. [17] A second series began on 24 September 1962 and moved to 7pm.[18]. After a difficult start, Westward Television provided a popular, distinctive and highly regarded service to its region, until public boardroom squabbles led to its franchise not being renewed by the IBA. Its presenters included Norah Thomas, Jill Mapson, Pat Webber and Ann Davey. Westward TV's policy of developing new ideas and new programme formats during 1977 while continuing to build on the popular foundations of its regular West country productions. In 1980, Westward produced Maggie's Moor, a seven part networked children's drama series about a young girl living on Dartmoor during the Second World War. we are informed the area is more than this traditional picture. Five million visitors arrive annuallly by road and rail. 29 April - Westward Television starts broadcasting. Producer: Roger Gage. 11.50 Weather The archive, renamed the South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA) [6] in 2003, holds the entire surviving back catalogue of Westward and TSW programmes, and several tens of thousands of other items (which all have a connection to the south-west of England) donated by members of the general public. Another popular long-running programme featured a puppet rabbit, Gus Honeybun, who appeared with the duty announcer who read out birthday greetings to the region's children: The story went that Gus was found wandering Dartmoor by a Westward Outside Broadcast unit. The Westward Diary team investigate, aided by Batman and Robin. 2.10 Royalist and Roundhead - Setting the Scene From 1968 until the end of its franchise, the ITA (later the IBA) gave Westward a target of providing 6.5 hours of new regional programming a week - a target which they always exceeded. For non-Westward intelligensia, it is none other than, gasp, Gus Honeybun! 10= No Hiding Place, Week ending 4.10 Christmas Diary with Kenneth Macleod, Frederick Harvey, Burda Cann, Plympton School Choir, and Choirs of Wells Lord Digby Collection These 'affiliate' arrangements lasted until they were abolished in the 1964 franchise round. 11.55 News 2.00 The Cyril Stapleton Show - guest stars Ronnie Carroll, Cleo Laine, Janie Marden 3 Treasure Hunt 53% 11.30 University Challenge Tournament - quarter finals They come up against a very unpleasant villain, who in turn is badly hindered by a very mod-type Fairy Queen. This time around, w. The Westward Diary team investigate, aided by Batman and Robin. 3.00 The Queen 5= Zero One (BBC)51 However in 1965, sixteen of their programmes were sold. PDF ITV PROGRAMME COMPANIES Westward Television 5.50 * Christmas Message - by the Bishop of Crediton Initially, they published weekly programme listings in its own programme journal, Look Westward. With Del Cooper, Susan Denny, Clive Gunnell, Kenneth Macleod, David Mudd, John Pett, Michael Reinhold, Roger Shaw and Stuart Hutchison. Swizzley 1.05 Christmas Box - with Noele Gordon 9.40 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - You'll Be the Death of Me 5.00 * Shirley Temple Story Book - Mother Goose [14] This was Westward's final ident and remained with the company until the end of the franchise. - new religious quiz (Southern TV) 6.15 Spin Along Santa with Alan Freeman, Joe Brown, The Viscounts, Tommy Bruce, Christine Campbell, host Leslie Hoare Thus Westward representatives toured the town advising viewers that by turning their aerials they could receive Westward transmissions. 3 Dixon of Dock Green (BBC) 56 6.55 In View - George Target, Julie Felix, Peter Moloney and guest Ted Moult 7= Take Your Pick 3= Zero One (BBC) 1 Miss ITV 55% 10= Criss Cross Quiz 51% A 45 second clip of an unidentified puppet show follows. Read tagging guidelines. . 12.01 Faith for Life - Rev Frank Pewtress Taunton was at the forefront of a 1962 clash with TWW. I can reveal that the quest is for none other than a VIP with winking eyes, long ears, and buck teeth. 22 April - The Huntshaw Cross transmitting station opens, providing better reception across north Devon. 3= Black and White Minstrels (BBC) 8= The Mortal Storm (BBC) 36% Five million visitors arrive annuallly by road and rail. If you don't have an account please register. For non-Westward intelligensia, it is none other than, gasp, Gus Honeybun. 10.05 The Blackpool Show - Tony Hancock with Frankie Howerd, The Kaye Sisters, Lenny the Lion, John Junkin and Peter Gordeno If you still want to try, the website (which is mainly business-to-business and talks and charges accordingly) is here. [30] Westward used a selection of Clive's films as part of their contribution to About Britain,[32] and due to its network exposure Walking Westward remains one of Westward Television's best remembered programmes. 2 Coronation Street (July 31) 44% In the early 1970s, A Date With Danton was a stand-alone weekly programme that provided a round-up of local arts and entertainment events. By the time you reach the 1950s, its safe to assume that the programme in question is lost unless you are very, very lucky. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The Westward Diary team investigate, aided by Batman and Robin. ProQuest Historical Newspapers is the definitive newspaper digital archive offering full-text and full-image articles for significant newspapers dating back to the 18th Century. Director: John Bartlett. Shirley Bassey in the Sunday Night at the London Palladium is given 40 seconds. 12.00 Weather The studios were originally fitted out by Marconi, using top-of-the-range studio equipment. 8 Mrs Thursday 45% Again, this is a business-to-business organisation, so charges accordingly. 5.25 Ivanhoe - Face to Face After this a 20 second clip of a viewers' questions type programme. Let us know. But a New Year's Eve is also a time for looking ahead and, as Dr. Samuel Johnson said, 'New things are made familiar and familiar things made new.' privacy policy, Domestic and leisure services > Radio and television, GB/NNAF/C124128 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/B26706 ), Westward Television Ltd, independent television programme contractors. We will keep fighting for all libraries - stand with us! Children's programmes: there are currently 12,000 members of the Gus Honeybun club. Well, it's very nearly the end of 1981 and, for Westward Television, it's the end of its franchise to provide an independent television service for the south-west. 6= Coronation Street49 (Dec 24th) Then Sports Editor David Vine, host of Sports Desk, informs us that the station has covered no less than 48 different sports. Westward's most successful local quiz was undoubtedly 4= Sports Desk (Westward) Local teams competed for The Golden Key. 6 The Saint 46% Westward Television Ltd, independent television programme contractors This page summarises records created by this Business The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s). 1= Morecambe and Wise Show 47% 7= Spotlight (Friday December 23rd 1966, Westward TV only, 6.05-6.30pm) 5.35 F Troop - Too Many Cooks Spoil the Troop This is part of a newer collection of uploads as I have recently got access to some digitised VHS tapes that have been in storage for some time. This information will help us make improvements to the website. The first ident featured an image of a boat on the water, before replacing the image with a stylised ship image in a circle, complete with Westward legend and channel nine and twelve identifiers (representing the Stockland Hill and Caradon Hill transmitters of the time), to a tune of four chimes. With Del Cooper, Susan Denny, Clive Gunnell, Kenneth Macleod, David Mudd, John Pett, Michael Reinhold, Roger Shaw and Stuart Hutchison. 2= Treasure Hunt 50% Westward Television Menu, Westward also entered two programmes for the American National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards: Breakout, the second part of the Wyvern at War programme, and Battle of Trafalgar, Westward's contribution to the Action at Sea series, Westward's most successful local quiz was undoubtedly 11.51 Faith for Life - Rev John Parkinson If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. A mock West Country accent gives us a travelogue of the region, with pictures depicting rural pursuits. Let us know. 10= Take Your Pick, TAM ratings for Westward TV area w/e Dec 3rd 1961 1= Variety Parade 48% 1 Ward 10 (Sept 26) 61% John Doyle reports 40 years ago. A Westward celebrity is missing. With Del Cooper, Susan Denny, Clive Gunnell, Kenneth Macleod, David Mudd, John Pett, Michael Reinhold, Roger Shaw and Stuart Hutchison. 7.30 Emergency Ward 10 This is an almost complete programme by Westward TV (a UK regional ITV company) from the 1960s. 10= Star Movie (Strange Cargo) All rights in the Westward and TSW material are held by The Box. Enter the wild, rough and tumble world of Westward where adventure and untold fortune await you! 9.00 News I didn't want to like it and never get to finish the game. A Westward celebrity is missing. As Channel Television took its network feed from Stockland Hill, this obliged Channel to affiliate to ABC. Search the history of over 806 billion As part of the 1968 franchise round, the ITA created Independent Television Publications (ITP), and Westward's weekly listings would be obliged to appear solely in the local edition of the national listings magazine TVTimes, which was published by ITP. To the Westward Television Menu, Westward programmes Sold 2 Top of the Pops (BBC) 54 9= Criss Cross Quiz 40% I can reveal that the quest is for none other than a VIP with winking eyes, long ears, and buck teeth. 1 Double Your Money 59% After this a 20 second clip of a viewers' questions type programme. The Westward Diary team investigate, aided by Batman and Robin. 1967 This page was last edited on 26 April 2023, at 22:12. 7.30 HMS Paradise - Hail Lieutenant Hathway- and Farewell Landmark- This was a 1965/ 1966 quiz , with local Women's Institutes competing. Many viewers wrote to Westward in support of the villagers' stance, oblivious to the date the film was broadcast. Westward Television was the first holder of the ITV franchise for South West England, commencing broadcasts on April 29, 1961. 3= Coronation St 58% (Wed 10th) Treasure Hunt with host Keith Fordyce, Kenneth Horne in charge for a spell in the mid Sixties. It ran for many seasons. 2 Sykes (BBC) 58% 6.35 What do you Say? Studio guests included Angela Rippon, Kenneth MacLeod and Sheila Kennedy. Westward TV Archives - Rewind Unlike the other ITV stations that lost their franchises in this round, Westward (having been run by successor TSW since August 1981) opted to hand over at midnight on 31 December 1981. Westward Television asked Diary reporter Clive Gunnell to walk the new route and film his journey. 5 Coronation Street (Nov 22) 48% 4.20 Close-Up - highlights from musicals past and present 12.30pm * Christmas Bandstand- with St Denis Silver Band Hastings Mann's Westward Ho! We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Westward was a frequent user of in-vision continuity, with many of the station's personalities becoming well known in the region. (Friday December 23rd 1966, Westward TV only, 6.05-6.30pm) Since most of Westward's output was for Home consumption, not much of their limited output was sold to other companies. Their website says: Can I have a copy of a BBC programme? Factual programmes from pre-1993 ITV companies are in many different archives. It was broadcast in 197374 and looked at hobbies. (Howett 1994) By the time Westward began broadcasting, Derry's Cross had cost Westward over 500,000, with the company committed to spending another 20,000 on the studios by April 1962. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, 20th cent: corporate and programmming records, About our And from all of us here on duty in these first few seconds of 1982, a happy new year from and with TSW. An illustration of a magnifying glass. 9 Take a Letter 55% Established in 1993, it is one of the largest regional film archives in the UK and holds the Westward Television and TSW (Television South West) independent television collections as well as a significant number of donated . Over 2 million pages have been scanned. for charity and voluntary groups; a slot called Pick of the Post in which viewers' letters would be read; and the popular[citation needed] Picture Puzzle, in which viewers had to try to guess the location shown in a photograph taken somewhere in the South West). 12.05pm The Nativity (A-R) 3= Lorna Doone (BBC) 5.00 Christmas Rendezvous Sorry, but the short answer is no. The Good Old Days, Juke Box Jury, TAM ratings for Westward TV area w/e 7 July 1963 [13] The short ident theme was changed around 1978 to a seven-note fanfare. 2 Coronation Street (May 10) 47% In early January 1969, plans were drawn up for a merger between Westward and the Keith Prowse company, as Peter Cadbury was chairman of both. Westward Television opened at 2.30pm on April 29th 1961, and transmitted for 20 years until the end of 1981 Westward- origins, Look Westward- stills A crisis in 1963 Farm and Country, Original drama(1966/7) Westward Beat(1964) Cider Cellar(1965) Covering the West(1965) The Case of The Missing Celebrity(1966) Quizzes Some Local TAM ratings 10= Sports Desk (Westward Nov 20) 43% 6= Lawman Script: Stuart Hutchison and Roger Gage. 5= Zero One (BBC) 1.00 News; Christmas Box with Noelle Gordon and Eula Parker, also Frank Ifield, Dorothy Ward Tom Brokaw began his NBC career in 1966 and has since become one of the most well-known figures in broadcast journalism. This collection documents mass communications on both the national level and in the state of Wisconsin, and includes a large. Westward programmes Sold The Case of The Missing Celebrity 10= Crossroads 47% (Nov 23), Westward TV area Virtually no material of this sort survives in the broadcasters archives, and for those reasons, the chances of your programme surviving are approaching zero. Materials related to NBC and associated persons also exist in other Library of Congress divisions can be found in the "NBC Materials in Other Collections" section of this guide. 9= Emergency- Ward 10 (July 5), TAM ratings for Westward TV area w/e 14 July 1963 Donated to the University of Iowa in 2016, Brokaws papers cover both his career and personal life. This strand was made up of half-hour documentaries contributed by each of the ITV regions covering interesting aspects of their respective regions. 9= The Dakotas 38% Script: Stuart Hutchison and Roger Gage. 10= Rawhide 2= Coronation Street51 (Apr 15th) The company's first chairman was Peter Cadbury, who had left the board of Tyne Tees Television to set up the company and bid for the south-west franchise, which he won against 11 competing bids. Angela Rippon was the programme's Editor, with Roger Gage being its director. This was called The Show Without A Title, and was the brainchild of the station's then Programme Controller Terry Fleet. They come up against a very unpleasant villain, who in turn is badly hindered by a very mod-type Fairy Queen. 10= Take Your Pick 45% 5 Tales of Mystery 53% 9.10 No Hiding Place 100,000 Halfpennies 9= Val Doonican (BBC), W/e 22nd October 1967 (Westward) In 1981 the studios, along with the company, were purchased by TSW; in 1993 the building was sold to a firm of solicitors and converted into offices. 5= Frankie and Brucie's Show 47% Finally a clip from Westward's quiz Treasure Hunt with Kenneth Horne getting into some difficulty reading a viewer's name and address 4= Legends of the West 54% Music and Lyrics: John Bartlett and Terry Roper. 6= Double Your Money 50% Westward Television started for Westward area 9.05 A Merry Max - Max Bygraves with Kenny Ball Westward's contributions to the network were very rare at first, mainly consisting of one-off programmes and editions of the Morning Service (later renamed Morning Worship). You will need a reader's ticket to do this. 1 Summer Playhouse 46% For non-Westward intelligensia, it is none other than, gasp, Gus Honeybun! The Mass Communications History Collection at the Wisconsin Historical Society was established in 1955 to document the importance of mass media in 20th-century American life. A fancy dress Christmas party is interrupted by shattering news. Television South West replaced Westward Television as the holder of the ITV South West England franchise on January 1, 1982, though it had actually taken over Westward five months previously. When colour television came to the region on 22 May 1971, the Golden Hind was re-shot against a blue background with the caption altered to include a small stylised ship image in a box in the lower left corner, followed by an outlined 'Westward TV' caption, with 'TV' in red. 6.15 Tingha and Tucker - Noah 4= Dixon of Dock Green (BBC) Uploaded by A service in Plymouth run by the NSPCC, which helps prevents online child sexual abuse, is expanding. 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