TV listings from the olden days

[Rogg]

Thursday 28th May 1964.

The Outer Limits... my word. Now that's a weird series. 'The Zarbi Misfits' is about mean spiders.

Surprised to see that it made the UK all the way back then. This ep first aired in the US on 30th December 1963, only five months earlier.

[The Ginge Reaper]

I do like the fact they couldnt be arsed showing anything for 15 minutes at 4.45 so they just turned the transmitters off for a bit.

[Rogg]

Here's that Outer Limits ep and don't hesitate to buy the toy.

[Rogg]

Tuesday 5th June 1956.

Independent Television, Midlands region. Off air from 6-7pm. Ginge will be livid.

[Rogg]

Amazing that this still exists.

Free speech... fair play... deceny... tolerance... humour... common sense. Jodie come get me.

[The Ginge Reaper]

Have you ever seen the final broadcast of Southern TV, Rogg?

[Rogg]

Have you ever seen the final broadcast of Southern TV, Rogg?

I think I just saw it for the first time. This? Heartbreaking

[The Ginge Reaper]

Have you ever seen the final broadcast of Southern TV, Rogg?

I think I just saw it for the first time. This? Heartbreaking

Aye was the whole thing. They overran their contract by 45 minutes too and got fined for it. And most of the people with the glum faces at the end ended up working for the new station ffs, fuck Fred Dinenage is still knocking around I believe.

A great article on the Transdefussion site about it.

https://transdiffusion.org/2021/09/30/a ... e-from-us/

[Rogg]

The rest of them went to work on the darts for France24.

[Rogg]

Interesting bit via the above link on the possibility of a second ITV channel - ITV2 - starting up in the early 70s.


https://itv2.televault.rocks/

[The Ginge Reaper]

Interesting bit via the above link on the possibility of a second ITV channel - ITV2 - starting up in the early 70s.


https://itv2.televault.rocks/

Aye its why a lot of old tellies had a "ITV2" button. I haven't read the article yet but I assume this references that fact.

[The Ginge Reaper]

Fucking hell.

"Extended coverage would be possible for a number of sporting events of all kinds. The interests of those who like sport often conflict, on a single channel, with the needs of schools or housewives or children or general viewers."

[Rogg]

Interesting bit via the above link on the possibility of a second ITV channel - ITV2 - starting up in the early 70s.


https://itv2.televault.rocks/

Aye its why a lot of old tellies had a "ITV2" button. I haven't read the article yet but I assume this references that fact.

wow I didn't know that. Here's a 70 telly.

[tungsten tossers]

Interesting bit via the above link on the possibility of a second ITV channel - ITV2 - starting up in the early 70s.


https://itv2.televault.rocks/

Aye its why a lot of old tellies had a "ITV2" button. I haven't read the article yet but I assume this references that fact.

wow I didn't know that. Here's a 70 telly.

Is that Randy's TV?

[Randall]

Too modern

[Rogg]

The only old telly I remember well had numbers 1-9 on it. Thin silver buttons in the top right corner.

[Randall]

Had an old black and white with the coat hanger aeriel

[Rogg]

I don't think I've ever been in the presence of a black and white TV, be it alive or dead. I remember seeing them for sale in Woolworths though oh no

[Randall]

Remember watching snooker on it

[Rogg]

Saturday 5th June 1971. BBC1, BBC2 and ITV Anglia.


Briers looked like Alan Partridge at a glance.

Anglo-Italian football on Grandstand. That competition can't possibly be real.

Cracking Doctor Who and, oh dear, the minstrels are back.