3 Treasure Hunt 53% With over 1,000 different archival institutions represented, ArchiveGrid helps researchers looking for primary source materials held in archives, libraries, museums and historical societies. 10.10 Rhapsody in Blue film starring Robert Alda privacy policy. The Case of The Missing Celebrity (BBC) 43% A service in Plymouth run by the NSPCC, which helps prevents online child sexual abuse, is expanding. 4 London Palladium 52% Bring him to justice and all can rest in the wild West! One of the new daytime weekday programmes introduced through the relaxation of broadcast hours was About Britain. In 2010 the buildings were demolished to make way for a new retail development. Westward's most successful local quiz was undoubtedly can be seen on YouTube 7= Crane 50 ABC Weekend's filmed topical archives are held by British Path but that archive also includes decades of newsreel and news film - patience is required when searching. Westward Diary visits the open-air Minack Theatre. Close down, 12.45 News A bill before the Oregon Legislature would use public dollars to set up a new state agency to promote . 1 Coronation Street (July 10) 51% Since most of Westward's output was for Home consumption, not much of their limited output was sold to other companies. There are a handful of television archives and museums in the United States that together contain hundreds of thousands of hours of television programs. 10= BBC: What's My Line, 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 Producer: Roger Gage. Westward Television went on air 29 April 1961 with regional programmes such as Farming Today, Tight Lines and a weekly news programme entitled Westward Diary. 9 Steptoe and Son (BBC) 44% Westward's small size and the structure of ITV (which, at the time, deliberately made it hard for small and medium-sized ITV companies to contribute to the network) meant it produced comparatively little output for the network. Westward engineer Peter Rodgers recalled: "From the start, where we could afford it, we bought the best." It ran for many seasons. (Friday December 23rd 1966, Westward TV only, 6.05-6.30pm) [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. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Westward Television's corporate branding focused on the sea, and mainly used a ship emblem for their on-screen look. 7= Ordinary People (Westward) Director: John Bartlett. 11.55 * Faith for Life - by the Vicar of St Mary's Penzance Five million visitors arrive annuallly by road and rail. Southern and TVS, TWW and Teledu Cymru, and Rediffusion material are all hard to reach for various reason. 1966 No events. Let us know. 1 Summer Playhouse 46% 3 Coronation St (4 Oct) 43% 9= Val Doonican (BBC), W/e 22nd October 1967 (Westward) Check out the "Our History" section of NBCUniversal's website for a great overview of the early days of the radio, television, and film industries, and NBC's role in that history. 7= Compact (Feb 20 BBC) 57% Ironically, Westward Ho! 9= Garrison's Gorillas. Division within HO - Commissions and committees (advisory and investigative), conferences and Royal Commissions. This record has not been digitised and cannot be downloaded. 7= Arthur Haynes Show 7= World in Action Shirley Bassey in the Sunday Night at the London Palladium is given 40 seconds. 1= Summer Spectacular Westward Television was the first holder of the ITV franchise for South West England, commencing broadcasts on April 29, 1961. . 1.00 News 9.40 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - You'll Be the Death of Me Westward Television Menu, A mock West Country accent gives us a travelogue of the region, with pictures depicting rural pursuits. 1 Val Doonican Show (BBC) 55% (On documentary 'Battle over the Atlantic', on Coastal Command), Have you found an error with this catalogue description? 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. Another "changing trend" is television viewing, a 50 second clip is shown from a Western, in fact Bonanza, before a graph shows Westward Television's increasing number of viewers. And to get the new year off to a good-humoured start, we have a brand new comedy with Peter Cook and Mimi Kennedy in The Two of Us. Studio guests included Angela Rippon, Kenneth MacLeod and Sheila Kennedy. The weeknightly Westward Diary had two halves, separated by a commercial break. 5= Juke Box Jury (BBC) 3 Coronation St 48% (Aug 23) Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. 7.30 Emergency Ward 10 10= Coronation Street (Nov 20) - new religious quiz (Southern TV) From leading . These are such programmes as the nightly back-bone of the company, Westward Diary, a. weekly Westward Report, the twice - weekly Sports Desk, thrice -daily news With Del Cooper, Susan Denny, Clive Gunnell, Kenneth Macleod, David Mudd, John Pett, Michael Reinhold, Roger Shaw and Stuart Hutchison. Manufacturing industry is increasing. 3= Coronation Street (July 1) 46% 5= Take Your Pick 53% we are informed the area is more than this traditional picture. 3 Perry Mason (BBC) 55% in north Devon, where he played. Close down, Covering the West 7.30 HMS Paradise - Hail Lieutenant Hathway- and Farewell 2.10 Royalist and Roundhead - Setting the Scene 3= Coronation Street (July 3) 9.00 News 2.00 The Cyril Stapleton Show - guest stars Ronnie Carroll, Cleo Laine, Janie Marden A Westward celebrity is missing. where adventure and untold fortune await you! 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. Based at purpose-built studios at Derry's Cross in Plymouth, with a London office (sited at various locations including New Bond Street, Marble Arch and Sloane Square) and a sales office in Bristol. 7= Dixon of Dock Green (BBC) Landmark- This was a 1965/ 1966 quiz , with local Women's Institutes competing. 14th February 1965 (Westward) Read tagging guidelines. And you need to expect to find that broadcaster unwilling to help you search and, if they do find the clip in question, not able to provide you a copy for free. Local teams competed for The Golden Key. 6= Professional Wrestling Westward headhunted her to edit and present its new women's interest programming. A special programme, 20 Years of Westward, was broadcast on 21 December 1981[8] to look back on the company's achievements. 9 London Palladium Show 51% June 20th 1965, 2.55-3.10pm, with Farmers Weather. This was bought by TWW, Tyne Tees, Ulster and Grampian. Instead, the company concentrated on regional programming. 1 Coronation St 62% (Mon 8th) 3= Take Your Pick 61% 5.45 News The special programme ended with a message from Peter Cadbury, in which he wished TSW well. 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). 5= Double Your Money You will need a reader's ticket to do this. 4= Sports Desk (Westward) A mock West Country accent gives us a travelogue of the region, with pictures depicting rural pursuits. 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. 10 Bootsie and Snudge 53%, Week ending 6th May 1962 4= Coronation Street (Nov 19) 51% May 2nd 1965, 2.50-3pm. 9.55 News; Weather 10= Emergency- Ward 10 (April 19) 5= Wagon Train 7.00 Treasure Hunt A 1965 18 minute promotional film from Westward Television. 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. Then, thankfully, Local programmes are shown, with a brief clip of a beauty contest. 3 Bertram Mills Circus (BBC) 53% I can reveal that the quest is for none other than a VIP with winking eyes, long ears, and buck teeth. This page was last edited on 26 April 2023, at 22:12. 1 Coronation Street (Sept 24) 60% 2 Top of the Pops (BBC) 54 Westward Television Menu. However in 1965, sixteen of their programmes were sold. 2= Coronation Street (18 Oct) on April 29th 1961, transmitting on Westward Television Menu One or both of the in-vision announcements had been pre-recorded due to the rapid change of outfits. Finally a clip from Westward's quiz Treasure Hunt with Kenneth Horne getting into some difficulty reading a viewer's name and address 7= Dixon of Dock Green (BBC) 9.05 A Merry Max - Max Bygraves with Kenny Ball Swizzley Or, you can request a quotation for a copy to be sent to you. 6.15 Spin Along Santa with Alan Freeman, Joe Brown, The Viscounts, Tommy Bruce, Christine Campbell, host Leslie Hoare Thames Television; Westward Television | The National Archives Print Discovery help You are in 117 - Royal Society CSAC 63.1.79/J.1 - J.158 - SECTION J CORRESPONDENCE CSAC. Children's programmes: there are currently 12,000 members of the Gus Honeybun club. Details of a few of this Sunday afternoon series: 7= No Hiding Place 44% Westward had fought off 11 competing bids to win the licence to broadcast to south west England. This collection documents mass communications on both the national level and in the state of Wisconsin, and includes a large. 3= Lorna Doone (BBC) 10 Film: Last Witness (BBC) 50%, TAM ratings for Westward TV area w/e Nov 25th 1962 Let us know. privacy policy, Need more context? Buy, sell, and trade a variety of resources while chasing down the nefarious Mad Russian. 5.15 The Forest Rangers - The Bird Watchers 7= Here's Harry (BBC) 3= Steptoe and Son (BBC) 45% 7= Treasure Hunt 51% (Westward) 8= Crossroads (Aug 3), Westward TV area TAM ratings w/e 8 Oct 1967 David Rodgers was again one of the regular contributors. in the Local teams competed for The Golden Key. It ran for many seasons. 7= Treasure Hunt (Westward) 50% View the catalogue description for. [11] This was replaced in the mid-1960s by a model of the Golden Hind, shot against a black background with a simple Westward caption beneath accompanied by the Holly and the Ivy tune on brass instruments. Local teams competed for The Golden Key. A non-profit initiative dedicated to digitizing collections of classic media periodicals that belong in the public domain for full public access. On that evening they broadcast the first 25 minutes of Scottish Television's Hogmanay show live, and then cut away just before midnight when Roger Shaw appeared on camera in a traditional dinner jacket seated at an antique wooden desk, surrounded by staff wearing formal suits and holding film reels and 2-inch videotapes. The full title of the programme was 'Westward News, Farm and Country Edition.' Following the loss of its franchise, Westward's management decided to sell up quickly, and the company (including its staff, premises and programme library) was purchased by TSW, early in 1981, for 2.38 million. The flagship programme was Westward Diary, which began as a regional magazine programme broadcast three times a week (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays) between 6:15pm and 7pm. From 730,000 homes in May 1961, three years later there are 1,100,000 homes, 68% of all homes in the region. This information will help us make improvements to the website. 5 Coronation St 48% (Feb 28) The first edition cost 5d, and featured a special article by Westward board member Daphne du Maurier. 5.50 Thank Your Lucky Stars - Shirley Bassey December 13th 1964, 2.45-3pm. Clive Gunnell also made documentaries about inland areas that were also contributed to About Britain. 10= Panorama (BBC) Sorry, but the short answer is no. 5.55 News; A Christmas Message Dr Ramsey Three further Westward programmes were shown on the complete network, while three others were networked to the 'little network' of regional companies, including the children's series Go! 1 Take Your Pick 51% Script: Stuart Hutchison and Roger Gage. 11.50 Weather She edited a new programme for women . Westward TV area To accommodate this, the length of Friday's edition of Diary was extended to an hour, and it occasionally featured a live studio audience. 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. 12.50 World of Sport 7= Take Your Pick I no longer have the original film which has since made its way to an archive. 1 Sykes and a Menace (BBC) 58% [5] By July 1980, Cadbury was finally removed from the Westward board[6] and over the following six months, he tried to regain control. Initially, they published weekly programme listings in its own programme journal, Look Westward. 10= Sports Desk (Westward Nov 20) 43% 6= Professional Boxing (BBC) After this a 20 second clip of a viewers' questions type programme. (freezing food) and Keep Britain Slim (slimming). David Vine was question master, Players had to build up a jigsaw puzzle of a West Country landmark, Take The Bait - a 1967 quiz with question master Clive Gunnell, aimed at fishing enthusiasts, The Case of The Missing Celebrity 3.10 Indiscreet - film with Cary Grant I didn't want to like it and never get to finish the game. 2 Double Your Money 54% The series "examines successful farm management in the West County," introduced by Don Rickard. The Controller of Programmes is at his desk, proud to reveal that no less than seventeen Westward programmes had been sold to other ITV stations in the period from April to Spetember 1964. 3= Coronation Street (Mar 25th) 12.30 Gus Honeybun and Yogi Bear Some are open to the general public while others are restricted primarily to scholars . Ragtime in December 1965 was bought by Ulster, but, significantly also, by Rediffusion, Westward's first ever sale to one of The Big Four. 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. 4 Coronation St (16 Oct) 51% The first edition was broadcast on Tuesday 12 September 1961 at 6:15pm, in place of Westward Diary. 1 The Dark Number 56% (BBC) 1961. A year later, in 1973, another series aimed at young people called Young Eyes took to the Westward TV airwaves; this was co-presented by Andy Price and the actress Lesley Manville. [12] This ident was altered slightly in the late 1960s to update the font to Compacta Bold. Westward's most successful local quiz was undoubtedly She also presented on BBC Points West (dates TBC). A 45 second clip of an unidentified puppet show follows. 6.15 Tingha and Tucker - Noah 11.30 University Challenge Tournament - quarter finals Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). 3= Take Your Pick It starred Tamar le Bailly as Maggie[22] and was produced and directed by John King,[23] the father of wildlife photographer and presenter Simon King, who featured as "The Buzzard Boy" in Episode 5.[24]. Landmark- This was a 1965/ 1966 quiz , with local Women's Institutes competing. Then Sports Editor David Vine, host of Sports Desk, informs us that the station has covered no less than 48 different sports. 8 Mrs Thursday 45% Westward Television Menu As with most other ITV companies, the station also produced a nightly Epilogue under the title of Faith for Life, produced largely from the continuity studio. You may have to present yourself, having made an appointment, at their premises on the South Bank in London. 2.00 Christmas Fare with Cliff and The Sahdows 3= Zero One (BBC) Gus was retained by TSW when they took over the franchise. 5= Zero One (BBC)51 Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 10.05 The Pickwick Papers - film starring James Hayter 10= Rawhide Many viewers wrote to Westward in support of the villagers' stance, oblivious to the date the film was broadcast. October 4th 1964, 2.45-3pm. 10 Compact (BBC)48, Week ending April 21st 1963 2 Emergency- Ward 10 Dec 28th 60 The first original Kerisnel ferry to launch was a freight-only service. 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. 3= Black and White Minstrels (BBC) This was called The Show Without A Title, and was the brainchild of the station's then Programme Controller Terry Fleet. Shaw made the first announcement on TSW: let's say welcome to 1982 from your new television station, Television South West, with the promise of a full-bodied blend of the new and the familiar. What does lockdown lifting look like across the UK? 10= Star Movie (Strange Cargo) There is a 40 second clip from Coronation Street, while The Beverley Hillbillies rates 45 seconds. Contents 1 History 1.1 Franchise loss 1.2 Closure 2 Studios 3 Identity 4 Programming 4.1 Local programming 4.1.1 News and current affairs 4.1.2 Children 4.1.3 Agriculture 6= The Monroes (BBC1) 50% And from all of us here on duty in these first few seconds of 1982, a happy new year from and with TSW.

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