Goodnight Television

Thames Television's coverage of its own opening lunch

Thames day one in 1968

A lovely little closedown from Central in 1982 with the fabulous Gary Terzza doing the honours from Central House.

Central closedown - Gary Terzza

Ulster Television closes for the night one Saturday in 1968.

Ulster Television closedown in 1968

ITN's News at Ten from 14 August 1967 devotes 10 minutes of its programme to the closure of the offshore stations and the forthcoming launch of BBC Radio One.

ITN's News At Ten on the closure of the offshore stations

A Southern Television ident into the opening (and closing) music of 'How!' in 1967

How! opening and closing

David Hamilton closes ABC North's penultimate Saturday on air with the epilogue (cut from this recording) and Keith Martin with the weather.

Transdiffusion Broadcasting System

ABC North closedown on Saturday 20 July 1968

David Hamilton takes ABC North to the weather with Keith Martin, the epilogue and the closedown on ABC penultimate Sunday.

ABC North closedown on 21 July 1968

A promo for YTV's first drama, voiced by Harlech's Peter Lewis, the David Hamilton closes down ABC on its last Saturday night.

ABC's final Saturday closedown, 27 July 1968

David Hamilton closes ABC North down for the very final time on Sunday 28 July 1968 with this special trip down memory lane, also featuring Keith Martin with the final weather forecast.

Goodbye to ABC, final programme on ABC, 28 July 1968

Colin Weston closes down Granada for the night in 1969. Note in the background Kif Bowden-Smith's grandmother wishing Colin goodnight back.

Colin Weston closes down Granada after a Frost on Saturday

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