10= Take Your Pick 45% We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. 5 Professional Boxing (Rediffusion) 52 Finally a clip from Westward's quiz Treasure Hunt with Kenneth Horne getting into some difficulty reading a viewer's name and address * Local Weather Forecast and Close down 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! The Westward Beat Competition had a panel of judges that included Brian Epstein and Dick Rowe and was won by The Rustiks.[21]. 2 Compact (May 1 BBC) 51% Westward's most successful local quiz was undoubtedly 6.05 Westward Diary; Weather (Friday December 23rd 1966, Westward TV only, 6.05-6.30pm) . The special programme ended with a message from Peter Cadbury, in which he wished TSW well. 3 Black and White Minstrels (BBC) 42% The series "examines successful farm management in the West County," introduced by Don Rickard. It was broadcast in 197374 and looked at hobbies. Many viewers wrote to Westward in support of the villagers' stance, oblivious to the date the film was broadcast. (Friday December 23rd 1966, Westward TV only, 6.05-6.30pm) Westward engineer Peter Rodgers recalled: "From the start, where we could afford it, we bought the best." 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. Bristol Water is urging people to stay safe and not swim in the water at spots like Chew Valley or Cheddar Lake this weekend. They come up against a very unpleasant villain, who in turn is badly hindered by a very mod-type Fairy Queen. 7= Dixon of Dock Green (BBC) 1 Coronation Street (Sept 24) 60% 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 The ITV Network: Part 10 - Westward TV (Westward Television)Our journey through the ITV Network continues here on the Ident Review Extra! 10= Criss Cross Quiz 51% 5= Val Doonican Show 47% (BBC) This was followed by the full version of TSW's ident. Westward had fought off 11 competing bids to win the licence to broadcast to south west England. HO 245 - Committee on The Future of Broadcasting (1974-1977): Minutes, Evidence and Papers, Subsubseries within HO 245 - Independent Broadcasting Authority: Television Programme Contractors, About our John Doyle reports 40 years ago. 3= Coronation Street (July 3) (Friday December 23rd 1966, Westward TV only, 6.05-6.30pm) 2 Coronation Street (July 8) 47% 4 Double Your Money 56% Ragtime in December 1965 was bought by Ulster, but, significantly also, by Rediffusion, Westward's first ever sale to one of The Big Four. 5= Double Your Money [36], Like About Britain, Doing Things was a series of half-hour filmed documentaries contributed by the various ITV regions and broadcast in the early afternoon. 5= Harpers West One 54% 10= Crossroads 47% (Nov 23), Westward TV area So as we wish you a happy new year from Westward, it's also goodbye and thank you for all your support and kindness over the past 20 years. If you are unable to visit the Library, you may be able to access these resources through your local public or academic library. A service in Plymouth run by the NSPCC, which helps prevents online child sexual abuse, is expanding. Five million visitors arrive annuallly by road and rail. It held the franchise from 29 April 1961 until 31 December 1981. Westward was one of the first ITV regions to broadcast a late-evening regional news bulletin (Westward Late News).[16]. 9.10 No Hiding Place 100,000 Halfpennies 3= Ward 10 (May 14) 43% To the Westward Television Menu This later became a spot entitled "What's On", in Friday's edition of Westward Diary. John Doyle reports 40 years ago. 5.55 News; A Christmas Message Dr Ramsey 7 Laramie (BBC) 47% 1963 No events. Many of the other companies factual output is dispersed or trapped in copyright hell. Taunton was at the forefront of a 1962 clash with TWW. 6 Criss Cross Quiz 51% Studio 1 was 2,500sqft (230m2), Studio 2 was 400sqft (37m2) and used for news, sport and interview programmes and an announcers' studio was located beside Master control. She edited a new programme for women . 4= Mrs Thursday Broadcasting from the South West of England on the transmitters of the Independent Broadcasting Aurthority. 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. 7.55 The Wind Cannot Read - film 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 View the catalogue description for. A fancy dress Christmas party is interrupted by shattering news. 7= Double Your Money 45% Westward Television Menu [5] By July 1980, Cadbury was finally removed from the Westward board[6] and over the following six months, he tried to regain control. No recordings of the end of Westward Television were known to exist until 2012 (the 30th anniversary of the end of Westward), but then a full video recording of the evening, including the segment of STV's wiped Hogmanay show, was recovered by the classic television organisation Kaleidoscope. During Westward's tenure, Derry's Cross had three studios. Westward TV area 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. 8 Ordinary People (WTV) 43% There was a regular spot called Help! We cannot provide copies of programmes, even if the programmes are already available to view on our websites.. Children's programmes: there are currently 12,000 members of the Gus Honeybun club. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. 1 Ward 10 (Tues) 59% The subscription resources marked with a padlock are available to researchers on-site at the Library of Congress. Westward Television Menu. 12.05pm The Nativity (A-R) Westward's most successful local quiz was undoubtedly A full episode of Gus Honeybun's Birthdays with Judi Spiers, produced by Westward Television sometime in 1980.All rights reserved and acknowledged SWFTA i. There is a 40 second clip from Coronation Street, while The Beverley Hillbillies rates 45 seconds. "Television Simply Wonderful". 22 April - The Huntshaw Cross transmitting station opens, providing better reception across north Devon. . 3 Perry Mason (BBC) 55% 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. 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 . With over 1,000 different archival institutions represented, ArchiveGrid helps researchers looking for primary source materials held in archives, libraries, museums and historical societies. This was clearly to remind viewers of a new modern era as well as a new look. Westward Television asked Diary reporter Clive Gunnell to walk the new route and film his journey. Producer: Roger Gage. Westward Diary visits the open-air Minack Theatre. Shirley Bassey in the Sunday Night at the London Palladium is given 40 seconds. (Friday December 23rd 1966, Westward TV only, 6.05-6.30pm) 5= Coronation Street (Feb 19) 58% [2] By 17 January, the deal was done. Read tagging guidelines. If you don't have an account please register. For non-Westward intelligensia, it is none other than, gasp, Gus Honeybun. A Westward celebrity is missing. Agriculture was an important industry in South West England during Westward Television's franchise. 9.40 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - You'll Be the Death of Me Studio guests included Angela Rippon, Kenneth MacLeod and Sheila Kennedy. [37] Westward Television contributed Beachcombing, a film presented and directed by Clive Gunnell, to this series.[32]. Producer: Roger Gage. 2 Coronation Street (July 31) 44% After this a 20 second clip of a viewers' questions type programme. 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. Director: John Bartlett. For nine months of the year, Westward broadcast Farming News[27] (later retitled Farm and Country News[28]) on Sunday lunchtimes presented and edited by Peter Forde. Many of the post-1993 ITV companies archives are now held by the ITV Archive in Leeds. 7= The Beverly Hillbillies 51% The studios were originally fitted out by Marconi, using top-of-the-range studio equipment. 8= Crossroads (Aug 3), Westward TV area TAM ratings w/e 8 Oct 1967 From 730,000 homes in May 1961, three years later there are 1,100,000 homes, 68% of all homes in the region. 12.15pm Sunday Session- The Anatomy of First Aid, 12.35 Les Trois Coups, 12.55 Interval, 1.20 ABC of Do It Yourself- ends 1.45 With Del Cooper, Susan Denny, Clive Gunnell, Kenneth Macleod, David Mudd, John Pett, Michael Reinhold, Roger Shaw and Stuart Hutchison. 5.00 * Shirley Temple Story Book - Mother Goose You may have to present yourself, having made an appointment, at their premises on the South Bank in London. 4= Legends of the West 54% 3 Treasure Hunt 53% 3= Take Your Pick 61% A Westward celebrity is missing. They charge business-to-business rates as well. With Del Cooper, Susan Denny, Clive Gunnell, Kenneth Macleod, David Mudd, John Pett, Michael Reinhold, Roger Shaw and Stuart Hutchison. 4.40 Gus Honeybun's Birthdays 1= Coronation St (Mon) 48% 5= Take Your Pick 53% 10.10 Rhapsody in Blue film starring Robert Alda 5= Sunday Palladium on June 28, 2020, 259987-westward-windows-screenshot-settlers-camp.jpg. 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 7= Army Game 50% 12.05pm The Nativity (A-R) 5= Crossroads (May 14) "Mr Cadbury back as chairman of Westward TV", Westward Television Ident from 28.12.1980, Bill Covington's website about The Rustiks, ITW Programme Listing for Westward Television, Transcript of detailed interview about Westward Television in 2000 with Kenneth Macleod on Liberal Burblings, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westward_Television&oldid=1151894394, Television channels and stations established in 1961, Television channels and stations disestablished in 1981, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Enter the wild, rough and tumble world of Westward where adventure and untold fortune await you! 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 2.00 Christmas Fare with Cliff and The Sahdows Royal Smithfield Show with Don Rickard, Westward TV Agricultural Correspondent. Westward began broadcasting in colour in 1971, initially from the Redruth transmitter, and a few months later colour was extended to the Stockland Hill and Caradon Hill transmitters. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. 5 Tales of Mystery 53% 1 Top Secret 51% Westward programmes Sold Celebrate 60 years of ITV in the south west of England with some Westward TV archives. Local teams competed for The Golden Key. 4= Dixon of Dock Green (BBC) 9= Val Doonican (BBC), W/e 22nd October 1967 (Westward) I didn't want to like it and never get to finish the game. 3.07 Chipperfield's All Star Christmas Circus - with Arthur Haynes and Richard Hearne Westward Diary was soon merged with Westward News, to become what was known at the time as a 'regional news magazine', and was broadcast every weekday between 6.00pm and 6:30pm. 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. 7.00 Double Your Money . These included the series Westcountry Fayre (cookery), Freeze! March 29th 1964, 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. 10= No Hiding Place, Week ending The Case of The Missing Celebrity Local programmes are shown, with a brief clip of a beauty contest. 7.00 Treasure Hunt These extra off-peak hours gave smaller ITV companies a chance to provide some networked or part-networked programmes. Children could request that Gus waggle his ears, wink, stand on his head, count their age in "bunny-hops", or turn off the lights. The original leader on the film had the title written on it, along with 'Copy B' (or '13' as the text was smudged). this film explores the development of language and the concept of 'More' and 'Less' by way of experiments with children of different ages. 12.01 Faith for Life - Rev Frank Pewtress In 2010 the buildings were demolished to make way for a new retail development. 2 Sykes (BBC) 58% Script: Stuart Hutchison and Roger Gage. Children's programmes: there are currently 12,000 members of the Gus Honeybun club. 7= Here's Harry (BBC) Close down, 12.45 News This footage is courtesy of South. 10.10 Rhapsody in Blue film starring Robert Alda It was renowned for its devoted, high-quality local programming and presentation, but squabbling between its local management and the London-based management board was to result in its loss in the 1980 franchise round. 5.00 Christmas Rendezvous Westward headhunted her to edit and present its new women's interest programming. 10.50 News Headlines 3 Family Solicitor 57% [1] 1962 No events. 5.55 News; A Christmas Message Dr Ramsey 10 Discs A Gogo 50%, Westward TV area TAM ratings w/e 16 May 1965 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! It ran for many seasons. 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. Treasure Hunt with host Keith Fordyce, Kenneth Horne in charge for a spell in the mid Sixties. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? All rights in the Westward and TSW material are held by The Box. 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. For more details of these cookies and how to disable them, 4 Dixon of Dock Green 49% 7= Laramie (BBC), Week ending 27th Aug 1961 Gus was retained by TSW when they took over the franchise. Landmark- This was a 1965/ 1966 quiz , with local Women's Institutes competing. 2 Double Your Money 54% 1 Val Doonican Show (BBC) 55% What can you expect when pubs, bars and restaurants reopen? You can order records in advance to be ready for you when you visit Kew. Other 60s music programmes included Pop And Leslie[20] and The Westward Beat Competition from 1964. 5= Zero One (BBC) 9= Thursday Film: Divided Heart (WTV) 40% If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. Another local music programme was Move Over Dad. 6 London Palladium Show 48% Angela started her journalistic career in newspapers in Devon and later became an established TV reporter/presenter with BBC Plymouth's Spotlight programme (1966 - 1969). 11.36 Weather 9.55 News; Weather October 4th 1964, 2.45-3pm. It ran for many seasons. This is later extended by a further year. 11.55 * Faith for Life - by the Vicar of St Mary's Penzance 5 Z Cars (BBC)48 A Long View a documentary about pioneer tv personality Leslie Mitchell. The company now operates up to two sailings per day. Angela Rippon was the programme's Editor, with Roger Gage being its director. Details of a few of this Sunday afternoon series: 3.10 Indiscreet - film with Cary Grant Westward Television Menu. For non-Westward intelligensia, it is none other than, gasp, Gus Honeybun! By the mid '70s, Westward had taken advantage of this opportunity by finding a small niche producing adult education programmes for the ITV network. Fifteen-minute sections of Clive Gunnell's walk along the Cornish coast were broadcast by the US Public Broadcasting Service as curtain raisers to the BBC's original version of Poldark in PBS's Masterpiece Theatre series. 3= Burke's Law 12.50 World of Sport What does lockdown lifting look like across the UK? 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. The Westward Diary team investigate, aided by Batman and Robin. 2 Sportsview (BBC) 58% Westward's most successful local quiz was undoubtedly By 1969, Westward had more than 100 correspondents across the region, reporting newsworthy local events, and eight film cameramen who would travel the region gathering footage and compiling reports. 10= Star Movie (Strange Cargo) 7= No Hiding Place 44% 1 The Dark Number 56% (BBC) This collection documents mass communications on both the national level and in the state of Wisconsin, and includes a large. This was called The Show Without A Title, and was the brainchild of the station's then Programme Controller Terry Fleet. 7= Star Movie (Stalag 17) Search license-ready video and photo content from the NBC News Archives available for purchase and immediate download. 5 Coronation St 48% (Feb 28) 5= EW10 (Aug 22) 46% [29] Westward also produced an adult education series aimed at farmers called Acres For Profit. An illustration of a person's head and chest. 3.00 The Queen; Chipperfield's Circus Many Westward personalities, such as announcer Sheila Kennedy, also contributed articles to the magazine. 6= Professional Boxing (BBC) TheBluechickens 51K views 10 years ago. 10 University Challenge 44%, Westward TV area TAM ratings w/e 26 Nov 1967 Westward Television's corporate branding focused on the sea, and mainly used a ship emblem for their on-screen look. 7 Tarzan 46% 6 Lorna Doone (BBC) 45% 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). 3= Coronation Street50% (Apr 30) A non-profit initiative dedicated to digitizing collections of classic media periodicals that belong in the public domain for full public access. An illustration of a horizontal line over an up pointing arrow. 4 London Palladium 52% 3 Dixon of Dock Green (BBC) 56 [12] This ident was altered slightly in the late 1960s to update the font to Compacta Bold. 3= Coronation Street (July 1) 46% The Friday edition of Sports Desk was a stand-alone programme in the early '70s, but this too became part of the Diary towards the end of the decade. 10= BBC: What's My Line, Finally a clip from Westward's quiz Treasure Hunt with Kenneth Horne getting into some difficulty reading a viewer's name and address 7= Treasure Hunt 51% (Westward) 1 Sykes and a Menace (BBC) 58% A number of experts would visit to present regular features: Ted Tuckerman would present a fishing spot called Tight Lines, Jon Miller (the zoologist, and also presenter of Southern Television's How) would present a spot about nature, architect David Young would examine local architecture of interest, and Topline Broadhurst would present regular gardening spots. 3.00 The Queen; Chipperfield's Circus . 5 Coronation Street (Nov 22) 48% 1 Take Your Pick 59% In 1969, Angela Rippon joined Westward from BBC South West, as a producer of children's and women's programmes; she also produced a monthly show during the summer of 1972 which laid claim to being the first "Open Access" TV show for young people in the UK. 9= Criss Cross Quiz 40% 3 Dixon of Dock Green (BBC) 56% 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. This was bought by TWW, Tyne Tees, Ulster and Grampian. 7= Ordinary People (Westward) Ragtime in December 1965 was bought by Ulster, but, significantly also, by Rediffusion, Westward's first ever sale to one of The Big Four. A mock West Country accent gives us a travelogue of the region, with pictures depicting rural pursuits. 9 Bootsie and Snudge 44% November 13th, 1963 at Westward TV Studios, Plymouth Stuart Hutchinson talks to the Beatles about Paul's recent illness (causing them to postpone a couple of shows), and the group's recent photo opportunity wearing police helmets outside a Birmingham theatre. The collection is 38.75 liner feet and is broken up into sixteen series: Appointment Books, Artifacts, Biographical and Personal, Correspondence, Events and Speeches, Honors/Awards/Mementos, Photographs, Press Passes and Badges, Radio Commentary, Reporters Notebooks, Specials, Subject Files, Videos/Film/Audio Cassettes, Writings, Miscellaneous, and Duplicates. 7.00 Treasure Hunt The first original Kerisnel ferry to launch was a freight-only service. 4= Billy Cotton Show (BBC) A fancy dress Christmas party is interrupted by shattering news. Check coronavirus cases in your area with our interactive map. Again, this is a business-to-business organisation, so charges accordingly. .. 10.30am Small Time - The Christmas Tree 8.25 Mainly Millicent - guest star Cleo Laine 7.30 Coronation Street - the men go off on a sports outing, while their wives get dinner ready 7.30 HMS Paradise - Hail Lieutenant Hathway- and Farewell 4.10 Christmas Diary with Kenneth Macleod, Frederick Harvey, Burda Cann, Plympton School Choir, and Choirs of Wells Initially, Westward had an arrangement with ABC Weekend Television (ABC) to provide its network programming. No events. 4= Coronation Street (Nov 19) 51% 1.00 News In 1977 his documentary To Tavistock Goosie Fair[33] won "Most Outstanding Regional Production of 1977". 6.15 Tingha and Tucker - Noah The National Broadcasting Company at the Library of Congress, Wisconsin Historical Society Mass Communications History Collection, The Papers of Tom Brokaw: A Life and Career - University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections, ProQuest Historical Newspapers & Periodicals. The regional news was contained in a separate ten-minute Westward News bulletin, broadcast every weekday at 6.05pm, and subsequently supplemented by afternoon and late-night bulletins. we are informed the area is more than this traditional picture.
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