2 Double Your Money 61% A Westward celebrity is missing. 8 Mrs Thursday 45% On Sunday mornings, Westward aired Look and See, a five-minute religious slot for the under-8s broadcast from the continuity studio. With Del Cooper, Susan Denny, Clive Gunnell, Kenneth Macleod, David Mudd, John Pett, Michael Reinhold, Roger Shaw and Stuart Hutchison. Wyvern at War was purchased by three ITV regions. 7 Compact (BBC July 11) 42% So as we say goodbye from Westward in 1981. TSW then began with a short video clip of a champagne bottle being opened, accompanied by the short audio version of the station ident "That's Soul, Write". 3.07 Chipperfield's All Star Christmas Circus - with Arthur Haynes and Richard Hearne 9 Crossroads 48% (Nov 22) Since most of Westward's output was for Home consumption, not much of their limited output was sold to other companies. 3= Zero One (BBC) 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]. 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 - new religious quiz (Southern TV) 9.55 News; Weather 8 London Palladium Show 51% 6= Lawman For non-Westward intelligensia, it is none other than, gasp, Gus Honeybun. PLYMOUTH 69311 4-7 Woodstock Street, New Bond Street, London W.1. 9= Coronation St 44% (Feb 26) Treasure Hunt with host Keith Fordyce, Kenneth Horne in charge for a spell in the mid Sixties. 10= Coronation Street (Nov 20) 1966 No events. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. 9.10 No Hiding Place 100,000 Halfpennies 5= No Hiding Place 53% 10= Criss Cross Quiz 51% 6= Professional Boxing (BBC) [12] This ident was altered slightly in the late 1960s to update the font to Compacta Bold. Since most of Westward's output was for Home consumption, not much of their limited output was sold to other companies. Westward Television Menu. 5= No Hiding Place 42% View the catalogue description for. 6= The Big Valley 50% 4.10 Christmas Diary with Kenneth Macleod, Frederick Harvey, Burda Cann, Plympton School Choir, and Choirs of Wells It ran for many seasons. David Rodgers was again one of the regular contributors. These include the Library of Congress, the Paley Center for Media, and The UCLA Film & Television Archive. 9= The Dakotas 41% Westward Television Menu, A mock West Country accent gives us a travelogue of the region, with pictures depicting rural pursuits. Search the history of over 806 billion March 29th 1964, 8= Half Hour Story 10.10 Public Eye - Nobody Kills Santa Claus It's been 40 years since the Brittany Ferries link between Plymouth and Roscoff first began. Watch This is Westward online - BFI Player 3 Treasure Hunt 53% 7.00 Treasure Hunt 2= Take Your Pick 1.05 Christmas Box - with Noele Gordon 22 April - The Huntshaw Cross transmitting station opens, providing better reception across north Devon. For more details of these cookies and how to disable them, US President retweets video containing 'white power' chant, Leicester could see local lockdown following rise in coronavirus cases, Biden slams Trump over report Russia paid militants for attacks. 1.00 News; Christmas Box with Noelle Gordon and Eula Parker, also Frank Ifield, Dorothy Ward A bill before the Oregon Legislature would use public dollars to set up a new state agency to promote . Over 2 million pages have been scanned. Westward launched the career of many broadcasters who became well known nationally, won numerous awards for its programming, and heavily influenced its successor, TSW . By the mid '70s, Westward had taken advantage of this opportunity by finding a small niche producing adult education programmes for the ITV network. Timeline of Westward Television - EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki 10= BBC: What's My Line, 7= Treasure Hunt (Westward) 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 A member of the Transdiffusion Broadcasting System, State Funeral of Winston Churchill (1965). A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building faade. This formed part of a longer ident theme titled An English Overture, used at the start of each day's broadcasts. 11.05 On the Braden Beat 5= All Gas and Gaiters 47% (BBC) Lost Funeral Aired on Westward TV, Plymouth, UK (1963) Its holdings are from 1898 to the present day and its core collections are the Television South West Film and Video Library (which includes all Channel 3 material for the area from 1961 to 1992) and the BBC South West Film Collection (dating from 1961 onward). 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). A fancy dress Christmas party is interrupted by shattering news. 3= Coronation Street (July 1) 46% 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). On 28 December 1980, while the ITV network was showing Drake's Venture (Westward Television's two-hour filmed drama to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Sir Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the globe, starring John Thaw), ITN interrupted a commercial break to announce ATV was to undergo major changes and Southern and Westward had not had their licences renewed by the IBA; the south-west franchise was awarded to TSW (Television South West). 6.55 In View - George Target, Julie Felix, Peter Moloney and guest Ted Moult Close down, 12.45 News 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! 12.30pm * Christmas Bandstand- with St Denis Silver Band (Friday December 23rd 1966, Westward TV only, 6.05-6.30pm) 9= Thursday Film: Divided Heart (WTV) 40% Westward headhunted her to edit and present its new women's interest programming. Then some of the backroom staff are shown in action. Manufacturing industry is increasing. 8= Crossroads (Aug 3), Westward TV area TAM ratings w/e 8 Oct 1967 8 Coronation Street 49% (Nov 21) 7= Mess Mates 7= World in Action By the time you reach the 1950s, its safe to assume that the programme in question is lost unless you are very, very lucky. 2.40 Farm '66 -Materials with Alfred Luke (Border TV) Interview with the Beatles. Stuart Hutchison - Beatles Archive Clive Gunnell also made documentaries about inland areas that were also contributed to About Britain. Division within HO - Commissions and committees (advisory and investigative), conferences and Royal Commissions. Ironically, Westward Ho! 5= Double Your Money This allowed regular daytime programming on weekday afternoons, and weekday morning programming during out-of-school term time. Thus Westward representatives toured the town advising viewers that by turning their aerials they could receive Westward transmissions. [37] Westward Television contributed Beachcombing, a film presented and directed by Clive Gunnell, to this series.[32]. 8.00 Dickie Henderson Christmas Show guests Bernard Bresslaw, Hughie Green, Alfred Marks Westward Whiskey lead distiller Miles Munroe checks barrels in this Oregonian file photo. 10 University Challenge 44%, Westward TV area TAM ratings w/e 26 Nov 1967 This is later extended by a further year. To the Westward Television Menu, Westward programmes Sold 5.45 News 9 Steptoe and Son (BBC) 44% The company now operates up to two sailings per day. 9 The Good Die Young film Networked programmes are of course also covered. Westward/TSW factual programmes are held at SWFTA while ATV's factual output is at MACE. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. 29 April - Westward Television starts broadcasting. Westward Television's corporate branding focused on the sea, and mainly used a ship emblem for their on-screen look. To accommodate this, the length of Friday's edition of Diary was extended to an hour, and it occasionally featured a live studio audience. The Westward Diary team investigate, aided by Batman and Robin. As Channel Television took its network feed from Stockland Hill, this obliged Channel to affiliate to ABC. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. There were filmed contributions from Alan Freeman, Jan Leeming and David Vine and many clips of Westward programmes were shown. 1= Variety Parade 48% 7= Saturday Show (BBC) 52% Director: John Bartlett. 3= Coronation Street (May 2) 7= Sportsview (BBC) 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, HO - Records created or inherited by the Home Office, Ministry of Home Security, and related bodies. They come up against a very unpleasant villain, who in turn is badly hindered by a very mod-type Fairy Queen. 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! 4= Dixon of Dock Green (BBC) Description. 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. 1963 No events. Celebrate 60 years of ITV in the south west of England with some Westward TV archives. Westward Television and Television South West (TSW) The largest single collection made up of the news and programme libraries of the ITV broadcasters for the South West region from 1961 to 1992. Ragtime in December 1965 was bought by Ulster, but, significantly also, by Rediffusion, Westward's first ever sale to one of The Big Four. 9= Emergency- Ward 10 (July 5), TAM ratings for Westward TV area w/e 14 July 1963 12.05pm The Nativity (A-R) 4= Sports Desk (Westward) 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. Sorry about the quality of the transfer, this is a 1990s copy videoed off the wall while the film was projected. Shaw then re-appeared wearing a modern suit, no longer in a dinner jacket and now in a modern chair, surrounded by staff wearing TSW T-shirts and holding 2-inch videotapes. 1 Coronation St 62% (Mon 8th) Some local news film as well as national ITN and TV-am film is held by Getty. From leading . 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. 5= Crossroads (May 14) 2 Sykes (BBC) 58% Music and Lyrics: John Bartlett and Terry Roper. 1 Take Your Pick 62% The news would be read by the duty announcer, so MacLeod's role on the Diary was not as a newsreader but a presenter holding the whole package together. Upload. This is an almost complete programme by Westward TV (a UK regional ITV company) from the 1960s. Titled 'Do Children Understand?' this film explores the devel. 11.00 Christmas Morning Service from the Church of the Ascension Wembley 6= Hawaiian Eye 53% The Westward Diary team investigate, aided by Batman and Robin. 10= Panorama (BBC) 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. Indeed, any copy they do have will likely be very expensive to purchase, if thats even possible. 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. Then, thankfully, 8.00 Dickie Henderson Christmas Show guests Bernard Bresslaw, Hughie Green, Alfred Marks 2 Top of the Pops (BBC) 54 Derry's Cross, Plymouth. Hastings Mann's Westward Ho! 9 Take a Letter 55% 9.10 No Hiding Place 100,000 Halfpennies If you don't have an account please register. In 2010 the buildings were demolished to make way for a new retail development. PDF ITV PROGRAMME COMPANIES Westward Television The weeknightly Westward Diary had two halves, separated by a commercial break. [2] By 17 January, the deal was done. 5 Hippodrome 55% Kenneth MacLeod was asked to present the new programme permanently. A rather odd Christmas-themed start-up sequence from Westward TV. Originally, there were three presenters Barry Westwood, Reginald Bosanquet and Kenneth MacLeod who rotated on a weekly basis. 5= Juke Box Jury (BBC) 10.10 Rhapsody in Blue film starring Robert Alda 1= Morecambe and Wise Show 47% 5= Val Doonican Show (BBC) Local teams competed for The Golden Key. This was called The Show Without A Title, and was the brainchild of the station's then Programme Controller Terry Fleet. This information will help us make improvements to the website. 4= Film So Evil So Young Clive Gunnell set off from Weston-super-Mare rather than Minehead, and his journey took many series to complete. The Box (Formerly South West Film and Television Archive) 5.00 Gus Honeybun's Birthdays Westward programmes Sold The show's run (which was broadcast at 5.20pm on Fridays after being pre-recorded in Studio One on the preceding Wednesday) was short-lived. 5.00 Christmas Rendezvous . Dec 29th 1962, Local teams competed for The Golden Key. we are informed the area is more than this traditional picture. Sorry, but the short answer is no. 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 Listed here are additional resources for conducting research on the National Broadcasting Company. 6= The Monroes (BBC1) 50% 5= Frankie and Brucie's Show 47% Manufacturing industry is increasing. With Del Cooper, Susan Denny, Clive Gunnell, Kenneth Macleod, David Mudd, John Pett, Michael Reinhold, Roger Shaw and Stuart Hutchison. Westward was one of the first ITV regions to broadcast a late-evening regional news bulletin (Westward Late News).[16]. 6 Sportsview (BBC) 51 9 London Palladium Show 51% 7= Candid Camera44 for Westward area on the Internet. 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 Westward Diary team investigate, aided by Batman and Robin. 6 Criss Cross Quiz 51% The series "examines successful farm management in the West County," introduced by Don Rickard. Westward Television Menu. 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. However in 1965, sixteen of their programmes were sold. 5.05 Weaver's Green Some are open to the general public while others are restricted primarily to scholars . 9.40 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - You'll Be the Death of Me Gus's behaviour tended to be excellent for Roger Shaw, but for Judi Spiers and Iain Stirling he could be rather unpredictable. Treasure Hunt with host Keith Fordyce, Kenneth Horne in charge for a spell in the mid Sixties. Westward TV area 7.30 Emergency Ward 10 We will keep fighting for all libraries - stand with us! 5.50 Thank Your Lucky Stars - Shirley Bassey Westward's most successful local quiz was undoubtedly Westward staff returned to work a few days before the end of the ITV national strike of 1979. 7= Crane 50 Westward Television was the first ITV franchise-holder for the South West of England. This was bought by TWW, Tyne Tees, Ulster and Grampian. [1] Cadbury named the company after the golf course at Westward Ho! 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. 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. * Local Weather Forecast and Close down These 'affiliate' arrangements lasted until they were abolished in the 1964 franchise round. Royal Smithfield Show with Don Rickard, Westward TV Agricultural Correspondent. An illustration of a magnifying glass. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. #Westward60 / Twitter 1 Coronation Street (Sept 24) 60% Television South West - Wikipedia We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. 3= Take Your Pick 61% 5= The Informer 48% 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. If the programme was after about 1977, you may be in luck but will need to contact the original broadcaster. During Westward's tenure, Derry's Cross had three studios. Five million visitors arrive annuallly by road and rail. 5= EW10 (Aug 22) 46% John Doyle reports 40 years ago. Local programmes are shown, with a brief clip of a beauty contest. An illustration of a person's head and chest. 3 All Gas and Gaiters (BBC) 50% Westward Television Ltd, independent television programme - Archive 4.45 Small Time - Fireside Story with June Thorburn 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. Kenneth MacLeod had to present Westward Diary in what looked to viewers like almost total darkness, as the union permitted only the house lights to be switched on in the studio. A Westward celebrity is missing. 3= Black & White Minstrels (BBC) For non-Westward intelligensia, it is none other than, gasp, Gus Honeybun! Studio guests included Angela Rippon, Kenneth MacLeod and Sheila Kennedy. 9.05 A Merry Max - Max Bygraves with Kenny Ball 7= Dixon of Dock Green (BBC) 11.51 Faith for Life - Rev John Parkinson 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. Terms and Conditions 2023 The TV Room. Westward TV adverts - New Year's Eve 1980 - YouTube On April Fools' Day, 1973, Westward broadcast a film about the village of Spiggot, which had boycotted decimalisation and were still using pre-decimal currency. 9.00 News Westward/TSW factual programmes are held at SWFTAwhile ATVs factual output is at MACE. 12.00 Weather You may have to present yourself, having made an appointment, at their premises on the South Bank in London. On 19 January 1972, there was a relaxation on the restrictions of broadcast hours that had been set by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications. What does lockdown lifting look like across the UK? Lord Digby Collection 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. March 7th 1965, 2.45-3pm, with Farmers Weather. 3.00 The Queen; Chipperfield's Circus We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. 7= Compact (Feb 20 BBC) 57% Local teams competed for The Golden Key. There is a 40 second clip from Coronation Street, while The Beverley Hillbillies rates 45 seconds. 3 Black and White Minstrels (BBC) 42% Westward Television Menu Westward Diary visits the open-air Minack Theatre. 10 Legends of the West 43% You will need a reader's ticket to do this. I can reveal that the quest is for none other than a VIP with winking eyes, long ears, and buck teeth. Westward Television Limited | The National Archives Home Discovery HO 245/1032 Start new search Print Discovery help Bookmark You are in The National Archives' catalogue HO - Records. It ran for many seasons. 7= Here's Harry (BBC) 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. Farm and Country news continued as a ten minute report, 11.15am High Mass - from St Dominic's Priory Church London They come up against a very unpleasant villain, who in turn is badly hindered by a very mod-type Fairy Queen. A service in Plymouth run by the NSPCC, which helps prevents online child sexual abuse, is expanding. 4= Mrs Thursday ArchiveGrid includes over 5 million catalog records describing archival materials, bringing together information about historical documents, personal papers, family histories, and more. Enter the wild, rough and tumble world of Westward where adventure and untold fortune await you! Uploaded by The film is missing some minutes at the beginning and the title at the start of the film was added by me afterwards and is not on the original 16mm print. [1] 1962 No events. 1= Summer Spectacular Local teams competed for The Golden Key. (Friday December 23rd 1966, Westward TV only, 6.05-6.30pm) The original leader on the film had the title written on it, along with 'Copy B' (or '13' as the text was smudged). Westward also had an arrangement with Associated TeleVision (ATV), to play out any networked Westward programmes onto the ITV network. Westward Television Menu. She also presented on BBC Points West (dates TBC). This was followed by the full version of TSW's ident. The Case of The Missing Celebrity on June 28, 2020, 259987-westward-windows-screenshot-settlers-camp.jpg. Treasure Hunt with host Keith Fordyce, Kenneth Horne in charge for a spell in the mid Sixties. A DVD produced from the South West Film & Television Archive (SWFTA). We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. A Long View a documentary about pioneer tv personality Leslie Mitchell. Westward Television - 78rpm 11.00 Christmas Morning Service from the Church of the Ascension Wembley 1 Val Doonican Show (BBC) 55% 12.30 Gus Honeybun and Yogi Bear 4= Legends of the West 54% Script: Stuart Hutchison and Roger Gage. 10.50 News Headlines The first edition was broadcast on Tuesday 12 September 1961 at 6:15pm, in place of Westward Diary. 7.00 Double Your Money 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 This had proved popular and led to the new series Walking Westward.[30]. 1= Tarzan 48% 5= Miss Westward 67 (WTV) 38% With Del Cooper, Susan Denny, Clive Gunnell, Kenneth Macleod, David Mudd, John Pett, Michael Reinhold, Roger Shaw and Stuart Hutchison. 10= No Hiding Place, Week ending 3= Steptoe and Son (BBC) 45% 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 The local weather forecast in Westward Diary, with an emphasis on specialist information for fishermen and farmers, was given by a popular local personality, Graham Danton, who presented several programmes for Westward, including Holiday Times, an events listings programme aimed at people holiday-making in the region, and Late With Danton, a consumer programme. However in 1965, sixteen of their programmes were sold. TWW began a long dispute with Westward over this, top right, a medals ceremony, possibly associated with the rescue, bottom left, an idyllic village scene, contrasted with, bottom right, the summer holiday traffic congestion, Westward TV area TAM ratings w/e 7 May 1961 Have you found an error with this catalogue description? Westward Television started 6.15 Spin Along Santa with Alan Freeman, Joe Brown, The Viscounts, Tommy Bruce, Christine Campbell, host Leslie Hoare They included: web pages 3= Coronation Street (Mar 25th) Details of a few of this Sunday afternoon series: Music and Lyrics: John Bartlett and Terry Roper. The website it directs you to never loads. Westward Television (Defunct) Archives - Showreel
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