The first Sez Les on YTV, introduced by Sir Redvers Kyle

Redvers Kyle introduces the first Sez Les

Sheila Kennedy introduces the programmes during the 1968 ITV strike

Ignoring the battery-powered reel-to-reel tape recorder than messes with the National Anthem, then rest of this slow-paced closedown is a classic for its time.

Arlene Watkins closes down Channel in 1970

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

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Imported by Lew Grade from CBS comes the sitcom 'Petticoat Junction' (S02E14 The Curse of Chester W. Farnsworth) with an ATV Midlands frontcap.

Petticoat Junction

Friday 16 August 1968 and strike-bound ITV opens up for the day. Jill Bechley hands us over to ITN for some exciting news!

ITV Strike '68 is over

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

ITN First Report, 1972

Sunday 31 August 1969: Channel Television opens for the morning with the Morning Service, closes down, coming back at 2.48pm; then that night's closedown with the news in French, a weather forecast and the National Anthem. Your announcers are Betty Henwood and Arlene Watkins.

Channel Television 31 August 1969

A bit of an odd one here: found on the end of a reel-to-reel tape from 1969-1970 and just marked "Grampian Jazzy ident". Anyone know anything more?

Grampian "Jazzy" ident

Probably from ATV Midlands, an unknown announcer takes us into the last ever episode of supersoap Peyton Place.

Peyton Place - episode 514

Michael Nicholson presents ITN's insert into Granada's "On Air" on 12 June 1967, leading on the effect yesterday's ITA contract announcements had on ITV shares.

ITN on ITV stock market fluctuations - 12 June 1967

In the clear so you can do your own news headlines, plus all 10 'bongs', here's Johnny Pearson's 'The Awakening' as cut for ITN in 1967.

ITN News at Ten theme (clear, with bongs)

The big ITV relaunch in 1989 in the face of the forthcoming Broadcasting Act brings us this long theme in the clear.

ITV 1989 theme

Mike Prince welcomes us all to Central one morning in 1982.

Central starts the day with Mike Prince

Recorded off-air in 1982, the Central News ident, opening and closing themes by Bennett/Stokoe/Moran.

Central News ident, opening and closing music

Stewart White takes Central off-air for another night in 1982.

Central closes down for the night with Stewart White

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