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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

The opening titles to ITN's First Report, later to be renamed News at One.

ITN First Report, 1972

Originally recorded at the very start of the European Broadcasting Union, the full official ident of the Eurovision Network, taped off a Pope's Easter Message via ITV and RAI in 1967. This is from a gramophone record, it is not played live as used to happen on the Song Contest.

Official EBU/Eurovision ident

Jeff Wayne's Good Morning Britain theme - standard length as used on air.

Good Morning Britain theme (standard length)

It's 1964 and Southern Television is repeating Gerry Anderson's Fireball XL5.

Transdiffusion Broadcasting System

Southern Television presents Fireball XL5

ATV presents the best children's programme of all time...

Thunderbirds

Radio Victory into the IRN news on 18 August 1979 with Dickie Arbiter.

With thanks to Jon Tarrant.

IRN bulletin on Radio Victory, 18 August 1979

It's 9am on Thursday 5 July 1979. Bob Holness presents LBC's 'AM', with Douglas Cameron reading the main news bulletin. There's interference from 7 seconds in until 27 seconds in, but it passes.

IRN bulletin during 'AM' on LBC on 5 July 1979

The IRN and local Radio Victory news on 11 November 1978.

Radio Victory IRN and local news, 11 November 1978

From either side of 8pm on 22 December 1978, David 'Kid' Jensen and Jan Leeming keep us informed about the BBC strike that has reduced the four radio networks to one.

BBC Radio All Network Service, around 8pm on 22 December 1978

During the BBC All Network Service of 22 December 1978, David 'Kid' Jensen reads a motorway flash and plays a strange PSA voiced by Bill Mitchell.

Motorway flash on the BBC All Network Service, 22 December 1978

The theme tune to TWW's children's puppet show Tinker and Taylor.

Tinker and Taylor (The Happy Frog)

The independent broadcasting authority since 1964