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| Name: | Brian Milton |
| E-mail address: | brianmilton1@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.brian-milton.com |
| Comments: | Did Grace Maddy get much response to herqueries about Jim Gilbert (1933-1995), the giant criminal and artist who featured in Mike Connor's TVS documentary 'Portrait of an Artist' in the winter of 1974?
I am trying to trace the documentary itself. I knew Jim when I was a BBC Radio reporter and covered the story of his release from Parkhurst in 1974. I have since bought a number of his paintings. |
| Name: | James |
| E-mail address: | james@yahoo.com.br |
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| Name: | John Richardson |
| E-mail address: | johnw.richardson@ntlworld.com |
| Comments: | Dropped by to see if you had any footage of my father, the Afloat programme and or the return of Sir Francis Chichester.
Interesting site and thanks for keeping the star shining. |
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| Name: | Aubrey McKenzie |
| E-mail address: | aubster@hotmail.co.uk |
| Comments: | I loved Southern Television. Freewheelers was my favourite adventure series of all time, till Primeval came along, and the similarity in style - albeit-updated - appeals to me greatly. I lived in Chandler's Ford, just north of Southampton, so the children's serials and other output from Southern felt very local. My Dad was an extra in 2 of the Freewheelers series, playing a scientist and helping the baddies on both occasions, the rotter! On one day, as a 12 year old, I got to accompany Dad on location near Farley Mount. The memories still thrill me! Operation Patch and Brenndon Chase are among my other favourites. I miss it all to this day. The extinction of that TV company is a huge loss to all of us who remember the great days of 'gentle' television. If anyone has any moemories they would like to share, please email me at the above address.
Aubrey McKenzie |
| Name: | D. Mackrill |
| E-mail address: | dave.mackrill@virgin.net |
| Name: | Ray Hockey |
| E-mail address: | r.hockey@sky.com |
| Comments: | After nearly 20 years I have just discovered this site. Some may remember me as Tvs Training Manager. We achieved a few'firsts' in our time before bowing out. I still have the the parchments of the Training Awards that we won.
I have always been thankful for TVS, not only for the rewarding second career it gave to an old sailor but for giving me the ability to retire 'full stop' at 56 ! |
| Name: | Sally Cochran |
| E-mail address: | paulsally@talktalk.net |
| Comments: | I'm trying to locate an old bit of TVS news footage from 1965, featuring Guy Darrell singing "I've Been Hurt". He was from Gravesend, Kent and worked for the local newspaper before becoming famous, my mum worked with him and was in the newsreel but we've never been able to find it anywhere. Can anyone help? |
| Name: | Margot Baldwin |
| E-mail address: | erscars@btinternet.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.erscars.co.uk |
| Comments: | Hi there I worked for Southern Tv and TVS from 1975 - 1989.
Remember the take over to TVS and left just as Meridan took over and they moved to Leicester Square. I worked in London Stage Place as a Data Operater then Placing Adberts in to their cateogory's then I was a Scheduler. Great Times...remember the boss Brian and Lord Bston and James Gatwick and the lovley John Fox...(advertising)...I worked with so many, saw them come and go and what they achieved...Kim Wakes''Malcolm wall...Andy Smith...Hugh Johnson...Andy Barnes...love Margot XXX |
| Name: | iain l. |
| Comments: | i went down to russell street in dover,to make a little film about the former SOUTHERN TELEVISION dover studios site......click below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaVf59bLyPA |
| Name: | jean stoten |
| E-mail address: | bertieblue12@yahoo.co.uk |
| Comments: | tvs and coast to coast was the best news show |
| Name: | Brendan Frazer-Tomlins |
| E-mail address: | frazertomlins@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | O happy days of broadcasting @ TVS Maidstone |
| Name: | Bruce Danton |
| E-mail address: | bruce.danton@tiscali.co.uk |
| Comments: | Thank you so much for recreating the old Southern Television idents and logos here-they certainly bring back some memories!
Memories of the 1970s and early 1980s when on holiday in the Southern tv area. It was such a shame when the IBA took away Southern's licence and gave it to TVS I felt-but TVS then had the same occur to them when the contract was awarded to Meridian tv in 1993! Also, in Southern's day, television seemed so much better than the pap that ITV1 churns out today (or any other channel come to that), don't you feel? Thanks once more for a great website-well done to all concerned. |
| Name: | chris brown |
| E-mail address: | rebel528@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | does ne 1 have info or a clip of an item called the gnome doctor with thanks |
| Name: | MATT SARGENT |
| E-mail address: | matt.sargent@talk21.com |
| Comments: | grate website takes me back to the days of motermouth all way wanted to work at the studios TVS will never be forgottion. |
| Name: | Gavin Stevens |
| E-mail address: | starshine@gavmusic.uklinux.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://gavmusic.uklinux.nry |
| Comments: | Amazing - after forty years I finally solve the riddle of the Southern Television opening music. I always liked the music as a child & it is hugely satisfying after all this time to find out that it was composed by none other than Richard Addinsell, who is best known for the "Warsaw Concerto".
Many, many thanks for solving the mystery for me. |
| Name: | John Beadle |
| E-mail address: | jb_eadle@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Many happy memories of Southern TV Maintenance. Beginning to 1966.
Sorry it didn't last. Best wishes to all ex staff. Photos avaiable |
| Name: | TVS FAN |
| Comments: | I want to buy DVD's of C.A.T.S. Eyes and The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (the TVS produced ones !)
Come on Walt Disney sort the rights out, contact the actors/actresses and producers of the show and get it sorted for Network to release on DVD ! TVS led the way with ITV, great idents, presentation, the only company to compete was Central in my opinion... |
| Name: | Colin Smith |
| E-mail address: | colinsmith379@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | I watched Southern ITV from 1960 onwards when it became available in Dover on the old Rediffusion tv sets, I was 6 years old at the time. One big question about theme music, back in the early sixties Southern had a Sunday farming programme called "Farm In The South" can anyone tell me what the theme music was? I also heard in some other programmes as incidental music, so it could be library music. But can someone please help? It has haunted me for years and although people say it is familiar when I hum it nobody can name it. Thank you in anticipation. |
| Name: | Peter twelftree |
| E-mail address: | ptrtwlf@yahoo.com |
| Name: | Anthony Salmon |
| E-mail address: | mercurienzxzxz@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://http://www.myspace.com/theavantguilds |
| Comments: | Im trying to trace an old schoolfriend of mine,who i havent seen in over 34 years,Keeks Douglas,who i believe Works at Itv Southern England. |
| Name: | PeterW |
| E-mail address: | Peter.Waters@ymail.com |
| Comments: | I remember when Southern TV when it started in a converted cinema in Northam Southampton. With little funding they balanced commercial revenue with broadcasting high values and broadcasting principles. Can you watch a symphony concert on ITV these days? I wouldn’t know because I no long watch ITV. Although I am not a country person; the talent of Jack Hargreaves made all of his programmes interesting. ITV has sunk to the lowest common denominator. The best source of real TV now is the Internet where dedicated producers can air excellent documentaries that the main television companies will not show. |
| Name: | Erick Parker |
| E-mail address: | Ekparker1@aol.com |
| Comments: | What has happened to Gemma Humphries the weather lady. I have not seen her on your channel for sometime ? |
| Name: | Paul White |
| E-mail address: | paul@mbakery.co.uk |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.marshfieldbakery.co.uk |
| Comments: | Does anyone remember or know about a documentary made in about 1987 regarding the SOE (Special Operations Executive) featuring a lady named Vera Atkins and her recollections of a group of 4 women SOE agents?
I would love to be able to get hold of a copy if it were possible. Paul White |
| Name: | cattaneo piero |
| E-mail address: | cattaneo.giampiero@fastwebnet.it |
| Comments: | i use to work at la margherita restaurant in 1983 1984 1985 and one day i came in your studio for a program about princess Diana and prince charle doing a travel to italy and i made a recipe about italian food ! i wonder if you have an archive |
| Name: | H William O'Garra Jr |
| E-mail address: | jrwill127@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Is it possible to get a copy of the interview your reporter taped of me on Pennsylvania ave at the reviewing stand in Washington DC. On the Thursday before the Presidential Inauguration. I was in a black leather jacket and it was late in the afternoon. |
| Name: | Paul |
| E-mail address: | maldenpaul@hotmail.co.uk |
| Comments: | Recently I left a message to let you know that a number of Southern Television productions have - at long last - seen the light of day as DVD releases. I am happy to say that the number is growing and I suggest you check out the website www.play.com where you will be able to order some wonderful old gems such as: Spearhead (all 3 series); A House In Regent Place; Caesar And Cleopatra; Now For Nookie; Take A Letter Mr Jones; Midnight Is A Place; Flockton Flyer (both six part series), and Dick barton Special Agent.
Happy viewing!! |
| Name: | Mike |
| E-mail address: | bringbackregionalitv@live.co.uk |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19363681454 |
| Comments: | TVS, Southern Television and even Meridian are all sorely missed.
Charles Allen started the ball rolling and Michael Grade and Michael Jeremy have continued destroying a once great regional broadcaster, and OFCOM don't seem to have any authority to stop them. ITV is too London-centric and doesn't fairly represent the rest of the country in any way shape or form anymore. Think back to before 1990 and all of this was different. Local news isn't reported as they simply don't have the journalists as they've laid them all off, continuity comes from London, regional programmes have been cut and if it doesn't feature a celebrity phone vote it doesn''t see the light of day. On a personal level, when I was growing up I always imagine i'd work as a producer or continuity announcer or something as Yorkshire Television (my local ITV company) what are the chances of a job now? Bugger all. ITV is a complete sham: FACT! BRING BACK REGIONAL ITV!!! |
| Name: | Paul Charmer |
| E-mail address: | paul.charmer@dailyecho.co.uk |
| Comments: | Thank you to the recent posting which alerted me to the release of the wonderful Southern Television drama "Midnight Is A Place".
I have fond memories of my work experience time at the Southern Television centre in the spring of 1977 during which time I was lucky enough to slip into the studio to see part of the recording of "Midnight Is A Place": they had recreated the big carpet press in the huge studio 1. What a buzz to see all those dedicated and highly skilled technicians at work. The studio centre certainly had a great sense of working together; it was a total pleasure to be a very small part of it for a short time. I remember the transmission of the 13 parter that took us up to the Christmas period of 1977 - sitting at home and watching scenes that i had seen recorded in the studion earlier that same year in April! You may be interested to know that other great Southern productions are, at long last, coming onto the dvd market. I have just visited Play.com and ordered series 1 & 2 of "Spearhead"; "Caesar & Cleopatra" starring Alec Guinness, and "A House In Regent Place" - a forgotten gem from 1974 where the house itself becomes the running thread through four individual plays depicting the property through various periods of the 20th century. I only hope that this means we will soon be able to enjoy some of the splendid work Southern Television did in children's drama for the network. How about John Lucarotti's "Operation Patch"? How sad those old Southern studios are now being bulldozed to make way for apartments. Long may the memories of this truy great regional broadcaster linger on: television was never the same in southern England after December 1981. |
| Name: | David Ritman |
| E-mail address: | david.ritman@sky.com |
| Comments: | Hi Nad.
I hope you and Trevor are well. I haven't your personal email number, but I found this one amongst your myriad entries, and hope that it finds you. Life's good at this end, health holding up, although I have to have a knee op. in Feb. so I can carry on playing cricket. Am refereeing, umpiring, secretary of Uckfield cricket club and teaching 3/4 days a week, so am fairly busy. Have taken up golf, which I knew I would become hooked on and which is why I never took it up before now. How is Rebecca? Has she recovered from that ghastly disease/illness? If you do discover this write to me on the above address, when we can write in more detail. Love to you both. David |
| Name: | KD |
| E-mail address: | TVSITV@googlemail.com |
| Comments: | Hi Guys
Anyone interested in reviving TVS on their TV Please contact me for details of FOUR DVD's I have put together. Goodbye to all that TVS last show looking back on the TVS Franchise years broadcast 31/12/92 Srapbook of the south. A look back at the TVS years of news in the south of the region introduced by Fred!. Scrapbook of the south-east. A look back at the TVS years of news in the south of the region introduced by Mike D. Birth of a station. How TVS got the franchise from southern, learn why TVS was nicknamed portacabin TV by southern. All DVD's are £4 to cover costs and include P&P All material comes from Masters Tapes. Good quality Transfer! Thanks for watching! Mail me for more info! |
| Name: | Barry Denton |
| E-mail address: | bwd1974@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Hi,
Still love dipping into this site from time to time - happy memories of Southern and TVS - always keen to see more archive video or documents. Chris - that sitcom with John Inman and Rula Lenska was "Take a Letter Mr Jones" - I've been lucky enough to see it recently - not great, but funny enough and had that "Southern TV" feel to it. Sadly not released yet though. Jo - Good news, Midnight Is A Place is being released on DVD in a fortnight - a company (I think called Simply Entertainment) is releasing it, and also considering several more Southern TV series that are still in existance - the DVD can be seen here (apologies for the link, but it's in the name of Southern shows - hopefully more will be released if they sell loads!:- http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/6408618/Midnight-Is-A-Place/Product.html Look forward to reading other people's memories too! |
| Name: | Christopher Tew |
| E-mail address: | chris_tew77@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Oh what memories! Watching Meridian's report on 50 years of southern television led me to this wonderful site.
As a child I lived in ATV Land, but have very fond memories of 'How' (I'm sure I had a childhood crush on Bunty!) and 'Runaround'. I seem to remember too a comedy series rushed into the ITV Saturday Night schedules, made by Southern, prior to their demise. It starred Rula Lenska as a businesswoman with John Inman as her secretary. In my university days in Anglia, I caught sight of a TVS afternoon show, 'Not For Women Only', and an evening science/technology show 'The Real World' introduced by Michael Rodd (formerly of 'Screen Test' fame). When, in 1989, I moved down to Surrey, I was pleased to be able to share TVS's final years. 'Coast to Coast' had a sense of genuine warmth about it, and in 'The Ruth Rendell Mysteries' we had, what I belive, to still be the best TV detective series ever made. I lament, along with many of your other contributors, the passing of regional television; the earier days of Meridian autonomy, giving way to the modern corporate era of ITV1. It seems that all that's left are regional news programmes, and 30 minute documentaries scheduled against 'Eastenders'! Thank goodness for your website! |
| Name: | Bruce Danton |
| E-mail address: | bruce.danton@tiscali.co.uk |
| Comments: | May I say thank you for what is a most interesting and well researched website.
The idents and logos of Southern Television, TVS and Meridian Broadcasting certainly have brought back some memories. Well done to all concerned! |
| Name: | Jo Ellis |
| E-mail address: | kevinandjo@btopenworld.com |
| Comments: | Hi all
Does anyone know if there are episodes of Midnight Is a Place (made by Southern TV in teh 70's) are available as downloads? Or even the theme tune??? Thanks |
| Name: | chris fleetwood |
| E-mail address: | bodboy1@googlemail.com |
| Comments: | Hi,i was in a rap group in late 89-92.We were chosen to record an advert for t.v.s/b.t "artswork" project which was broadcasted three times a day for approx. three months.I would love to see it again,and more than anything,be able to show my kids.It was a 30 second advert, with the tag line "let artswork work for you".I would be amazed and eternally thankful if anyone could help me find it.....best wishes..chris |
| Name: | Geoffrey Sanders & Rita Angell |
| E-mail address: | randg24@aliceadsl.fr |
| Comments: | Interesting site will revisit |
| Name: | Calvin Watson |
| E-mail address: | calvin.watson@tesco.net |
| Comments: | 16/4/08
ITS A BIT LATE BUT I JUST THOUGHT OF IT! I am having a school reunion this Saturday 19th April 2008 in Felbridge Hotel East Grinstead Surrey. 100 old pupils are coming. If you care to send a film crew it may interest you. The eldest teacher coming is age 87 yrs in May 08. 120 delegates are coming and a band playing of ex pupils. Thank you Calvin Watson (mobile 0774 007 4962) |
| Name: | John Cottam |
| Comments: | Hi,
Anyone know what has happened to TVS Television, the new company based in Leeds. Thier website has expire and wondered what has gone wrong since all the promoting last year. |
| Name: | Richard White |
| E-mail address: | richard.white42@btopenworld.com |
| Comments: | Could you advise me, please, whether - or not - the Wexford programmes made by, or for, TVS, are availabble on DVD? I have DVDs of "Mereidian" programmes.
Regards Richard White Broadstairs |
| Name: | colin flowerday |
| E-mail address: | colin_flowerday@atvlondon.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.atvnetworklimited.co.uk |
| Comments: | ITS nice to see TVS revived so much was lost after their demise it would be nice to see SOUTHERN TELEVISION revived and the biggest piece of news is the return of ATV or Associated TeleVision go to WWW.atvnetworklimited.co.uk for further details. the BIGGEST NAME IN TELEVISION HISTORY IS BACK and LEW GRADE has turned in his grave. itv is rubbish now we need ATV, TVS, REDIFFUSION and SOUTHERN to make quality shows no more of this endless reality and talent show garbage this will change now its great news!! |
| Name: | Ron Reitsma |
| E-mail address: | reitsma@euronet.nl |
| Comments: | Hello, could anybody tell me if there are dvd's of the famous five series of the 1970s? Where could I buy them?
Thanks, Ron |
| Name: | Graham Fielder |
| E-mail address: | glfdigital@gmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://Youtube.com/stgxf04 |
| Comments: | Those were the days!
The Southern Rhapsody you have is not the original. I had an acetate 78rpm copy of the original, sadly now lost. I also have 'And it's Goodbye from us' Southern's final programme in much better quality than you have. I'm glad someone is still flying the 'Southern' flag |
| Name: | James Wright |
| E-mail address: | james |
| Comments: | Many thanks for a step back in time. I have now read the recent entries of this guestbook with some dismay. How can someone legally own another's property ? I am of course referring to this TVS upstart up north. I have been in business all my life and cannot understand how someone thinks that just because they have bought the original company name of a lapsed company that they suddenly own a copyright or determination of an identity previously used. From my experience of lapsed companies following take-overs, the intellectual right of a brand moves on, it doesn’t die with a company listing at companies house. For instance Beecham's powders was made by the original Beecham's company many years ago, now they are made by Smithkline Glaxo which came about of the merger of Glaxo Wellcome and Smithkline Beecham. Smithkline Beckman and Beecham’s formed Smithkline Beecham in the late 80’s. Perhaps we can all run off now and buy a company with the name Beecham and market Beecham powders, I think not! The final gauling is when you look at this upstarts website is that they now state that they own the logo device and will protect its use, what a load of crap ! Are they going to pursue the satellite channel that inadvertently shows their logo before a re-run of Fraggle rock ? |
| Name: | Rob Needham |
| E-mail address: | robroving@ticali.com |
| Comments: | its good to look back |
| Name: | Raymond Baigent |
| E-mail address: | r.baigent@waitrose.com |
| Comments: | I am hoping to find any references to my father Henri Baigent and his model cars to help me with a charity based memorial web-site. |
| Name: | Eustace Moakler |
| E-mail address: | moaklereustace@yahoo.co.uk |
| Comments: | VERY GOOD SITE |
| Name: | Nick Flowers |
| Comments: | I was a film sound recordist working for Southern...it does my old, black heart good to hear the Southern Rhapsody again! |
| Name: | MQ |
| E-mail address: | mpq@gmx.li |
| Comments: | Hello. Why does no-one seem to have what must have been version 2 of the 1993 Meridian ident - the one with a similar tune but played on a piano-like instrument. I have searched high and low but haven't found it anywhere. Any ideas? |
| Name: | colin flowerday |
| E-mail address: | colin_flowerday@eircom.ie |
| Comments: | i want to pay tribute to MIKE REID as host of SOUTHERN TELEVISIONS RUNAROUND he was excellent i do feel with his time in BBCTVS EASTENDERS that RUNAROUND should be revived as a tribute to a great man who will be greatly missed so maybe RUNAROUND NOW! as he used to shout. |
| Name: | colin flowerday |
| E-mail address: | colin_flowerday@telstra.com |
| Comments: | TVS, ATV NETWORK LTD, WESTWARD TELEVISION, ABC, all these companies being resurected is wonderful news especially ATV we have seen ITV become SHITV their endless reality and talent shows are awful garbage. now with the demise of the channel four crap big brother and foul mouthed jade goody is gone good riddance to trash television. LORD LEW GRADE never would have commisioned this rubbish at least now ATV returns the great shows return. ATV THE BIGGEST NAME IN TELEVISION HISTORY. |
| Name: | colin_flowerday |
| E-mail address: | colin_flowerday@telstra.com |
| Comments: | ATV NETWORK LTD is back in the television business after 27 years. ITV make no comment over this as they are scared as their endless reality and talent shows are rubbish. LEW GRADE set up ATV in 1955 in london its time for the eyes of ATV to return as we want shows like dangerman sunday night at the london palladium the prisoner and general hospital. on the subject of CROSSROADS i say if it was brought back in its original form then do it not the disaster that carlton made its wonderful to have ATV back after all these years GOD BLESS ATV. |
| Name: | colin flowerday |
| E-mail address: | colin_flowerday@telstra.com |
| Comments: | ATV NETWORK LTD is reborn the greatest television company ever created is back in the television business bring back THE MUPPETT SHOW THE PRISONER DANGERMAN CROSSROADS its vital we now get some excellent shows not endless CRAP TALENT REALITY SHOWS. LEW GRADE was a genius mr entertainment and last of the tv mogals. ITV today is rubbish we have seen enough of the trash they churn out. i segest bring back VAL PARNELS SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM. BRING BACK THE EYES OF ATV THE DREAM HAS COME TRUE AS ATV IS ALIVE AND LONG MAY THIS LEGEND CONTINUE. |
| Name: | john hall |
| E-mail address: | userha6226@aol.com |
| Comments: | do you have any information on where i can purchase a video or dvd of a programe called houseparty it used to be on in the afternoon show for half an hour with good tips for every day life |
| Name: | james |
| E-mail address: | jamesbarnard50@yahoo.co.uk |
| Comments: | Im looking for a documentry from 1980 which i believe to be a southern television production
It was a documentry named chaos supercedes ENSA. If you have any knowledge of it that would be fantastic Thanks James |
| Name: | Simon Jarrold |
| Comments: | Love this site, Southern is great |
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| Name: | John Cottam |
| Comments: | Thanks for the post.
I think you will find that on your orginal website your front pages had a statement something like...."Television South is back, you may rememeber us the first time around" and so on, Then when I saw your MD's post it got me mad! Good luck with the new TVS, I wish you well. Let hope that the owners of this site update it soon and you can all work together to keep the name Television South alive. |
| Name: | Keith Jacobsen |
| E-mail address: | keith.jacobsen@tvstelevision.co.uk |
| Homepage URL: | http://tvstelevision.co.uk |
| Comments: | TVS is the brand and company name we have purchased. The logo device is registered to us with the Trade Mark and Patents Office and is 100% legit.
We have never suggested or hinted to "claim the achievements of the original organisation". Mr Cottam in relation to your post - maybe Rachel could have phrased it a different way, but what she was trying to say was that the logo and brand name is back, rather than the original company. And there's no "so-called" about it - she is the managing director. We don't assume to own the past and we have no rights over the archive. James - we had the flash files made for us by Dave Jeffery and we've never clamied to have a multi-million pound facility or studio complex. The company itself is based in the north at the moment due to personal reasons but will be relocating back to the south east in the very near future. If you have any questions then email me or Rachel and we'll be glad to help you out and answer your questions. We'd like to assist with any TVS/British Television history related websites. |
| Name: | John Cottam |
| Comments: | I have read the comments re TVS being back and I must say I agree. Its strange that ex BBC and ITV staff go freelance then register an old company and claim the achievements of the original organisation.
TVS is not back thats for sure, and this website I hope will reflect the history of the true ITV companies in the south. I think the owners of this site need to come back and relaunch it and finish off the TVS pages. I wonder if these people who use the TVS name and logo have really got clearance from Walt Disney to do so!! I hope this site is here for many years to come. |
| Name: | Jonathan Cottam |
| Comments: | The comment from the so called 'managing director'!! of the new TVS Ltd saying that TVS is back is so patronising, they restister a name from companies house and assume they own the past of TVS and all its achivements. I wonder if this new company has really purchased the rights to use the TVS logo from the Walt Disney corporation?
Maybe I'll set up a company called TVS Entertainment Ltd and use the 1990's logo for my DVD dropshipping enterprises. I say to the owners of ITV Southern England, come back and re launch this site, there is so much more to do and the Meridian pages need updating too. This site is well loved please make sure it continues to be an informative historic log of the orginal Southern TV, TVS and Meridian companies. |
| Name: | James |
| Comments: | I totally agree with the previous post, these people have simply been able to register the name tvs televsion at companies house because the orginal has lapsed and then assume they own the past of TVS. They even have the gaul to rip off this sites flash files for there own gain, shame on you !
Try their post code on google earth, looks like an ordinary estate house to me let alone a multi million pound television facility, very sad when you call your semi " Television House " Long live Southern and TVS in the south. |
| Name: | Tony Williams |
| Comments: | The comment below states TVS is Back............well its not back as we knew it! Someone who works in media has registered the name TVS Television Ltd and is using the logo! How can Television South be based in Leeds, West Yorkshire??? Can I ask does the new company own the final version of the logo aired in late 1980's and early 1990's.
Also people maybe interested to know that the TVS programme archive is now owned by Walt Disney, through buying Fox pictures. The real TVS will live in on in our memories as a great ITV Company whom produced fine programme for the network and this website will represent that era of the original company. Thanks |
| Name: | Rachel Playle - Managing Director, Television South Limited |
| E-mail address: | rachel.playle@tvstelevision.co.uk |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.tvstelevision.co.uk |
| Comments: | Television South is back... we are an independent production company and crew hire agency. Our website is soon to be relaunched with an exciting competition with fab prizes! The new site will also have a TVS Store where you can buy TVS T-shirts, pens, stickers etc. |
| Name: | Lee B |
| Comments: | I've always loved this site, such a shame it isn't updated any longer, but that's the way of the world I guess. Always good to see it's still here though!
You may be interested to learn that TVS has recently been reborn as a brand new independent production company. It's first project is set to be a behind the scenes look at the old ATV Centre in Birmingham... with perhaps a view to covering others if the idea works and is well received. Find out more at http://www.tvstelevision.co.uk |
| Name: | JR |
| E-mail address: | jar_85@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Great, brought back many childhood memories, even though TVS was only broadcast to when I was 8! |
| Name: | red west |
| E-mail address: | ian_west01@yahoo.co.uk |
| Comments: | Excellent nostalgtic trip. let's have more |
| Name: | colin flowerday |
| E-mail address: | colin_flowerday@telstra.com |
| Comments: | ATV SOUTHERN ARTV ABC these are lost names from the past. ITV OR SHITV as they now should be called should be ashamed of the endless reality and talent show rubbish they churn out its awful. LEW GRADE would turn in his grave as ATV and SOUTHERN TELEEVISION should be resureccted an all this ITV1 CRAP got rid of as the stupid box logo should be dumped its useless. |
| Name: | Paul Strickland |
| E-mail address: | paulstric@gmail.com |
| Comments: | Great site. I found it after watching some Southern startups on Youtube and was delighted to find the MP3 of Southern Rhapsody on here.
I think the IBA made a big mistake giving the licence to TVS! Best Regards, Paul in Lancashire |
| Name: | adam |
| E-mail address: | noomie@tiscali.co.uk |
| Comments: | Programming was much better in the days of TVS and Southern. Bring back Worzel Gummidge. |
| Name: | Colin Smith |
| E-mail address: | colinalex.22@virgin.net |
| Comments: | My first experience of Southern TV was when it became available in Dover in 1960 when I was 6 years old. The opening music "Southern Rhapsody" brings back many childhood memories. Regarding theme music I have a big question, in the early sixties Southern had a Sunday farming programme called "Farm in the South" Can anyone please tell me the name of the theme music? It has haunted me for years and whenever I hum it people say it is familiar but no one can name it. Can anybody help? |
| Name: | Colin Smith |
| E-mail address: | colinalex.22@virgin.net |
| Comments: | I was only 6 years old when Southern TV was first available in the Dover area in 1960. The Southern Rhapsody opening music instantly takes me back to childhood. Regarding theme music I have one big question, in the early sixties Southern TV had a farming programme called "Farm in the South". Can anyone tell me the title of the closing music? It has haunted me for years, everyone says it's familiar when I hum it, but no one has been able to identify it, can anyone help? |
| Name: | Karol Steele |
| E-mail address: | Kazandyben@ntlworld.com |
| Comments: | As Southern Television's 50th anniversary is coming up, I think there should be some sort of celebration to mark this. Southern was a most remarkable franchise operator, and the programmes they produced and the people involved have become part of the (older) people of Kent and Sussex's mental maps (I still find myself calling ITV, Southern!)
Why not contact Fred Dineage - who is the face of ITV in the South and South East - and who has managed to survive two frnachise changes and is still working for the local Meridian news programme in Southampton? I'm sure he'd love to start the ball rolling |
| Name: | Michael |
| E-mail address: | mnwilloughby(at)gmail(dot)com |
| Comments: | I wouldn't be on here except I just ran into the daughter of Ray Rodgers who used to present Coast to Coast on TVS. Hey, someone might be excited!
Michael |
| Name: | gary dqay |
| E-mail address: | daygary@hotmail.co.uk |
| Name: | a.ashwell |
| E-mail address: | ashwell598@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | portsmouth university |
| Name: | Bruce Danton |
| E-mail address: | brucedanton@tiscali.co.uk |
| Homepage URL: | http://none |
| Comments: | Many thanks for a most interesting website on the history of ITV in southern England from the past-Southern, TVS and Meridian up to ITV1 of today. Excellent to see all the idents again. Well done to all concerned! |
| Name: | paul |
| E-mail address: | paul.mahaanger@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | i like to see tvs a come to itv south big time i did love seeing coast to coast news in the south the tvs logo was very good from thes 80s and the 90s one of the best itv was TVS love to see it back to itv with the old 90s logo and the tune go with it |
| Name: | greg |
| Comments: | what a lovely channel southern was. it represented a more gentle age of TV broadcasting. the logo is timeless and im sure Southern is missed. it was such a pleasant jingle too which went with it. i myself am a huge ATV (midlands) fan and know that ITV in general is much poorer without its regional stations. the closure of these stations was in my opinion the beginning of the end for itv.
im so glad to see southern's memory being kept alive on the web. long may it continue. cheers Greg |
| Name: | nadia hewitt |
| E-mail address: | nadiahewitt@lineone.net |
| Comments: | I worked for southern TV from 1966-70. In the london office...I wonder what happened to the people that worked there?
Thanks for putting the site together. Nadia |
| Name: | Martin Lowrie |
| Comments: | Its a shame that the main site is no longer updated as there is a rather big hole in the TVS section that has never been completed.It may only need a small amount of written work to complete the section and complete the history.But the site is still very good and is still in good shape after ten years in production |
| Name: | John Doe |
| E-mail address: | johndoe@johndoe.com |
| Comments: | Great website, thanks for all the effort.
I used to watch TVS via the Dover transmitter when I lived in Felixstowe (Suffolk). Strangely, the TVS signal was much better than Anglia's from Sudbury. I really miss the strong ITV regional identities of the 1970s and 1980s. |
| Name: | lloyd hughes |
| Name: | Paul |
| E-mail address: | paul.charmer@soton-echo.co.uk |
| Comments: | Noticed the odd comment from contributors regarding "The Dream Factory" book celebrating the life of the studio centre at Northam from the start of ITV in the South back in 1958. If you are interested in obtaining a copy I have access to a couple (I was involved with the project back in 2004). The original print run was always intended to be a limited edition, and there was never a reprint. Feel free to email me if you would like more information. Thankyou. |
| Name: | Guy |
| E-mail address: | guyr94399@aol.com |
| Comments: | Seeing this has brought back so many memories, I just wish I had heard about "The Dream Factory" book when it was available, would love to read it....ohhhh well.
Guy |
| Name: | Marina Dawn |
| E-mail address: | marina_dawn@msn.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://medcure.bravehost.com/glucosamine/ |
| Comments: | great site! I liked the little picture on the start page. Don't mind to visit http://medcure.bravehost.com/glucosamine/ Nice site, Stay Safe! |
| Name: | Scott |
| E-mail address: | scottriddell2105@tiscali.co.uk |
| Comments: | Very informative website, a real mine of lost treasures.
Good Work. |
| Name: | johnhall |
| E-mail address: | userha6226@aol.com |
| Comments: | do you have any information about a programe called
house party it was a half hour show in the afternoon i would be so grateful if there was a video about the show or any one i could contact to get infomation about this lovely programe |
| Name: | Val Snelling |
| E-mail address: | vsnelling@clydemarine.com |
| Comments: | I would like some more information about the M E articles that you put on the Meridian Television earlier in the week, unfortunately we have missed it and we have a daughter who has severe ME please can you help it is really important
many thanks |
| Name: | Dan Smith |
| E-mail address: | dsmith1988gb@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://kera-dan-smith.tripod.com |
| Comments: | Does anybody know where I can find a music file of TVS Gallop by Ed Welch? I love this piece of Music. |
| Name: | colin flowerday |
| E-mail address: | colin_gail@telstra.com |
| Comments: | ATV LIVES yet again another series rises from the dead as THE GOLDEN SHOT comes back after 28 years this gameshow was excellent it will work well after being hosted by the late greats norman vaughn, bob monkhouse and charlie williams. ATV must come back the fans demand the legends return the biggest name in television history and may legends live again GOD BLESS ATV. |
| Name: | colin flowerday |
| E-mail address: | colin_flowerday@telstra.com.au |
| Comments: | SOUTHERN TELEVISION what memories of worzal gummage they dont make shows like that anymore. ATV for instance the GHOSTS are rising from the DEAD as TISWAS after 25 years and THE PRISONER after 38 years. news just in SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM is coming back but now to the BBC thanks to michael grade nephew of LORD LEW GRADE FOUNDER OF ATV. in the 21st century the grades have got it made as ATV itself will rise from the dead and come back as the biggest name in television history as we need ATV to makr great shows not all thes talent and reality rubbish. AN ATV COLOUR PRODUCTION (C)ATV NETWORK LTD 2006. |
| Name: | Clive Jones |
| E-mail address: | clive.jones@itv.com |
| Comments: | brought back some good memories |
| Name: | Geoff Mawdsley |
| E-mail address: | urjoking_uk@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Great pages! i used to love Southern TV when I lived in Gosport, the programmes are absolute rubbish these days; thanks Geoff |
| Name: | Paul Duke |
| E-mail address: | pjduke29@tiscali.co.uk |
| Comments: | Great site! Delighted to be able to hear the Southern Rhapsody again! |
| Name: | Peter |
| E-mail address: | pdillon80@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | There were a lot of typos in that last entry by me. I can spell, honest. I'm just in work and in a bit of a hurry. |
| Name: | Peter |
| E-mail address: | pdillon80@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I remember Goimg Out. It's a bit fuzzy, but I remember characters called Shaun, Dyksey and Sammy. Shaun went out with a girl who had a tooth brace. I remember an episode where Dyksey got made redundant from hi job and went out and got p*ssed, speding his redundancy money in about10 minutes. I also rememberan episode when there was a party in Shau's house (his parents were away) and Sammy (who'd been getting some stick because people thought he was gay)got his leg over with a girl in one of the bedrooms. In the last episode of th series there was a fight between there was a fight between the above 3 and their gang and a rival gang on some steps. Lots of baseball bat carrying behoviour etc. Sammy punched one of the badies in the stomach and gave a jab or two I think. |
| Name: | John Baker |
| E-mail address: | is_chedda_bob@hotmail.co.uk |
| Comments: | I love looking at the TVS Service. I was only 5 when TVS bowed off our screens, but I vividly remember watching Coast To Coast and the infamous fanfare.
If anyone updates these pages, let me know! Thanks for providing the info. John |
| Name: | colin flowerday |
| E-mail address: | colin_gail@telstra.com.au |
| Comments: | the ghosts of ATV live on as BBCTV announce they are to revive the old ATV series SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM this series was a legend and BRUCE FORSYTH as its host can make this great series live again. ITV dither like JOHN MAJOR the crap they come up with like the x factor is awful. SOUTHERN TELEVISION was a great company too, the series commisioned be michael grade nephew to founder of ATV LORD LEW GRADE is a dream come true. may ITV as useless as ever with the rubbish they make. ATV LEGENDS live on after the BBC bring back a televivion legend. LEW GRADE WOULD TURN IN HIS GRAVE!!!!!!!!!! |
| Name: | rob roy |
| E-mail address: | rob.roy@ntlworld.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.robroy.ntlworld.com |
| Comments: | THE BEST SOUTHERN EVER DID FOR ITV WAS WORZEL GUMMIDGE AND HOW. TVS MADE MORE EFFORT THAN SOUTHERN. ANY OF YOU REMEMBER THE PICTURE QUALITY OF TVS WAS SHARPER THAN SOUTHERN |
| Name: | colin flowerday |
| E-mail address: | colin_gail@telstra.com.au |
| Comments: | bring back southern television that classic logo is almost as famous as associated televisions eye logo. the crap logos itv now uses are three stupid squares how boring. southern still exists under the name southern star television and i want to see it come back as the associated rediffusion star logo has come back so come back southern! |
| Name: | Dan smith |
| E-mail address: | dsmith1988gb@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://kera-dan-smith.tripod.com |
| Comments: | I Like the Idents. I know Thomas the tank spin-off TUGS was commissioned by TVS.
Vote for TUGS ON DVD at http://thomasntugs.proboards34.com |
| Name: | Ms Chief |
| E-mail address: | jballard66@yahoo.co.uk |
| Comments: | Hi
has anyboby seen the windsock in 'come outside'? |
| Name: | John |
| E-mail address: | john.flitter@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | This is a long shot, but does anybody have a VHS recording of Southerns final day, including specificaly the final show 'Its Goodbye From Us'? If so, do get in touch. I'm willing to provide and pay for neccesary posting and packing and a blank VHS tape. Many thanks. |
| Name: | mr po |
| Comments: | this site is good |
| Name: | Nathan Whitington |
| E-mail address: | nathan@ |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.goodmorningbritain.co.uk |
| Comments: | Well done, great website!
I remember the last few years of TVS well, the memories are coming back. |
| Name: | Kevin |
| E-mail address: | keving18@gmail.com |
| Comments: | Im from HTVland, as they used to call it, but living in Barry, I was able to receive TVS ( Westward TV too) and think back with affection. I actually watched the last TVS show "Goodbye To All That" TV viewing is very different now, but its a shame that the regional tv stations were taken away from us. |
| Name: | Paul Charmer |
| E-mail address: | paul.charmer@soton-echo.co.uk |
| Comments: | Wasn't it great to see the Southern logo displayed proudly in the set back drop of ITV 1s "Avenue Of The Stars" on Sunday 18th September? Southern was a classic example of regional tv at its very best.
Now I know you'll say I should get out more, and perhaps get a new anorak, but did you also notice that the logo was not accurate? You would have thought the production team responsible might have paid a little more attention to detail in order to recreate the logo faithfully! |
| Name: | Phil Webster |
| E-mail address: | pwebster@tcp.co.uk |
| Comments: | Good to visit this site again and relive the memories of Southern TV and TVS. |
| Name: | phil reed |
| E-mail address: | reedie@reedie.co.uk |
| Comments: | I remember a show called radio phoenix. Was around 1982 83, on the screens around tea-time. Does anyone remember it and if so, where can I get if possible copies.
Great site |
| Name: | phil reed |
| E-mail address: | reedie@reedie.co.uk |
| Comments: | I rememeber a programme called "going out" from around 1980. Does anyone remember this series and if so, does anyone have a copy of, DVD or VHS.
Great site, Great memories |
| Name: | Fred Burst |
| E-mail address: | Fred@Burst.com |
| Comments: | Do you know anything about TVS's late night late which included Laura Penn, Graham Rogers, David Vickery and Mark Walker. If you do would you be able to put it on the website.
Thanks! |
| Name: | Andrew Clarke |
| E-mail address: | andrewclarke1@msn.com |
| Comments: | Mike Brook, co owner of this site, please contact me at the email address above.
Andrew |
| Name: | Nic |
| Comments: | Mike Debens moved to France. He is now living in the Southampton area and his wife works at Meridian |
| Name: | Badboy |
| Comments: | Whatever has happened to Mike Debens?????
He was the man with ron lobeck who ruled coast to coast!!! |
| Name: | B Gilbert |
| E-mail address: | gracemaddy@tiscali.co.uk |
| Comments: | If there is any one who remembers a 30 minute documentary around 1974 titled 'PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST'. It was a piece about an artist named Jim Gilbert. It was directed by Mike Conner (married at the time to Annie). We are in the stages of writing a book on the life of Jim Gilbert and we would appreciate any one with any information to get in touch with us at the above e-mail address.Thank you. |
| Name: | B Gilbert |
| E-mail address: | gracemaddy@tiscali.co.uk |
| Comments: | If there is any one who remembers a 30 minute documentary around 1974 titled 'PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST'. It was a piece about an artist named Jim Gilbert. It was directed by Mike Conner (married at the time to Annie). We are in the stages of writing a book on the life of Jim Gilbert and we would appreciate any one with any information to get in touch with us at the above e-mail address.Thank you. |
| Name: | Nick |
| E-mail address: | Ncmarler@aol.com |
| Comments: | it is great to view all the idents,i have always been a fan of station jingles ever since i can remember.What i would like to know is imformation about a southern series entitled "FREEWHEELERS"which ran for about four or five seasons I think.Does anybody know whether it still exists in black and white or colour format as I plainly remember it going into colour production, so that would tell me about 1972.if you want to e-mail me please do. |
| Name: | Nick |
| E-mail address: | Ncmarler@aol.com |
| Comments: | it is great to view all the idents,i have always been a fan of station jingles ever since i can remember.What i would like to know is imformation about a southern series entitled "FREEWHEELERS"which ran for about four or five seasons I think.Does anybody know whether it still exists in black and white or colour format as I plainly remember it going into colour production, so that would tell me about 1972.if you want to e-mail me please do. |
| Name: | Nathan Whitington |
| E-mail address: | nathan@nathanwhitington.co.ukNOSPAM |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.nathanwhitington.co.uk |
| Comments: | Great website! Let TVS Live on! |
| Name: | Patrick Breen |
| E-mail address: | no_reds@blueyonder.co.uk |
| Comments: | I am doing a dissertation on Broadcasting policy - covering the 1980 ITV franchise round.
On the southern page it has a correspondence between southern and the IBA regarding the awarding of the franchise to TVS. Where did you get hold of these documents? In other words, could you give me a reference for the original documents - so I can look them up/quote as a secondary reference? Anyone who can help me please email me. Many thanks - and congrats on such a through, interesting website. |
| Name: | Steve Chislett |
| E-mail address: | stvchislett@yahoo.co.uk |
| Comments: | Brilliant & entertaining site, full of facts & interest to anyone with a yearning to learn the truth about the "fall & rise" of Independent Television Companies in the South of England despite their impressive achievements! |
| Name: | badboy |
| Comments: | ITV aint like it used to be and thank god for web sites like this one!!!!!!!
How many Networked ITV Programmes now are made in the south and south east???? ...Now theres a question!!!! |
| Name: | Andy |
| Comments: | Just thought I'd say, why did TVS think it was necessary to have two ever-so-slightly different versions of their original ident (New Forest, 1982-87) for weekdays and weekends?
I did not grow up with TVS, but remember that particular ident before their programmes were shown on ITV, and as I remember the shell (if that's what it was) always spun, as it did on the "weekend" ident. And it wasn't all that different an ident from Southern, still a rather simple animation and jingle! Any views? |
| Name: | Paul Charmer |
| E-mail address: | paul.charmer@soton-echo.co.uk |
| Comments: | Russ,
In answer to your question regarding the final Southern Television broadcast "And It's Goodbye From Us", I hope the following will be of help, and, indeed, is correct (if not I do apologise, and hope someone will correct me). I believe the main body of the programme was recoded on 30th December 1981, the day before transmission, in Southern's main stage; Studio 1. Continuity was normally presented from their presentation studio; Studio 4, but on that evening, all the clips featuring Chris Robbie sat behind the desk (with the metallic looking monolith featuring the Southern Star) were played in live from Studio 3, the permanent home of "Day By Day" which had earlier transmitted their final, live edition entitled "Day By Yesterday". |
| Name: | Russ |
| Comments: | Does anyone know on the Southern finale, It's Goodbye From Us, if the in vision continuity by Christopher Robbie insert within the second half of the programme featuring his toast to 1982 and a couple of others was pre recorded like the rest of the show or actually live on the night? |
| Name: | Russ |
| Comments: | Does anyone know on the Southern finale, It's Goodbye From Us, if the in vision continuity by Christopher Robbie insert within the second half of the programme featuring his toast to 1982 and a couple of others was pre recorded like the rest of the show or actually live on the night? |
| Name: | sam |
| E-mail address: | samuel.hodgkins@ukonline.co.uk |
| Comments: | This is wonderful and the pictures are lovely. |
| Name: | tim |
| Homepage URL: | http://uk.geocities.com/linktolink@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | great websiet |
| Name: | Paul Charmer |
| E-mail address: | paul.charmer@soton-echo.co.uk |
| Comments: | Was very fortunate to attend the farewell party @ Northam studios just before Christmas. A huge rollercoaster of emotions and a delight to see so many faces. Two things will remain with me so strongly from the evening- firstly, the enormous pride felt by so many former Southern Television employees; and secondly, the huge sense of sadness felt by many of them to this day that Southern lost their franchise.
Now, whether you share those sentiments or not, you have to agree- it is quite something when a company can generate such feeling so many years after it closed down. As one gentleman said to me: "one never looked at the clock to see if it was time to go home at the end of the day. It was such a pleasure to work at Southern". Wow, what a company. Thankyou Southern. |
| Name: | JOHN HEATHER |
| E-mail address: | john.heather1@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | ABC 56-60
SOUTHERN 61- FINISH TVS |
| Name: | Jonny the sound man |
| Comments: | A fantastic site; keep up the good work. It's greatly appreciated. It's so sad that the professional feel of Southern and TVS, and earlier Meridian, seems to have been lost, and that it's now acceptable to shoot some of the news (and the odd ITV drama, I notice - anyone see Making Waves?!) on MiniDv cameras. The PC has taken over from dedicated dubbing mixers and editors. Four-person crews are down to one solitary VJ. And the vast array of superb programming doesn't exist anymore.
At least we can visit the memories on-line. So much stuff from my childhood that I'd forgotten about. I watched Hey Look That's Me being filmed in Brighton where Chris Harris went down into the sewers in the late seventies, and On Safari in 1982 at the studios. I've had the good fortune to work at the studios a couple of times; a wonderful atmosphere, surrounded by people who actually cared about what they were doing, and made sure they got it right! Do take a look at The Dream Factory book if you get the chance; I bought it the other day. A very enjoyable read that brought the odd tear! |
| Name: | Paul Charmer |
| E-mail address: | paul.charmer@soton-echo.co.uk |
| Comments: | The home of Southern Television from 1958, the Northam studio complex currently operated by Meridian is to close shortly. Meridian are moving to new digital studios outside of Southampton. To mark this event The Southern Daily Echo in Southampton have produced a beautiful 132 page book entitled "The Dream Factory". It is a nostalgic romp through 46 years of television production recalling wonderful memories from programmes and personalities. Richly illustrated, the book costs £10.00 plus postage. If you would like to order a copy, please feel free to email me. The book is a limited edition, so get one quick before they are gone. It will be available from late November, but I am afraid it will only be available on a FIRST COME-FIRST SERVED basis. Please don't have a go at me if you miss out! I hope you will understand and appreciate that this is a hugely costly exercise, and to over print and have spare copies lying around is just not an option for us.
I hope you will enjoy this look back to the days of Jack Hargreaves' "Out Of Town", "Day By Day", "Worzel Gummidge", "How", "Runaround" and "Houseparty", before we come right up to date with a look at the future of Meridian as they enter a new era of broadcasting in the south. To purchase your copy log on to www.thisissouthampton.co.uk and click on the link. Remember that you will incur a postage and packing fee. |
| Name: | sam |
| Name: | Steve Webb |
| E-mail address: | swebb@medgluv.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://medgluv.com |
| Comments: | Thanks |
| Name: | Stephen Scott |
| Comments: | Very good. Keep up the good work! |
| Name: | desmond w oakley |
| E-mail address: | desoaks@hotmail.com |
| Name: | Paul Charmer |
| E-mail address: | paul.charmer@soton-echo.co.uk |
| Comments: | Sorry this is extremely short notice, but does anybody have 5 minutes spare this evening to email me their memories of Southern Television? Especially if you visited the studio centre, or perhaps you worked there. The local paper in Southampton, The Southern Daily Echo, is preparing a book looking back at the days of Southern TV and would be keen, where space is available, to include memories of the station. The paper does not guarantee to include the comments as much space is already taken up with various other items.
I said this is short notice- I need the comments by Friday 8th October, 9.00am. Sorry about that. Thankyou, Paul |
| Name: | Mr Kim Burgess |
| E-mail address: | kimburgess43@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Thanks for the memories.
Regards Kim |
| Name: | Paul Rece |
| E-mail address: | paul.reece@bbc.co.uk |
| Comments: | Those were the days |
| Name: | B Gilbert |
| E-mail address: | gracemaddy@supanet.com |
| Comments: | If there is any one who remembers a 30 minute documentary around 1973-74 titled 'PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST'. It was a piece about an artist named Jim Gilbert. It was directed by Mike Conner (married at the time to Annie)and filmed around the Southampton area. We are in the stages of writing a book on the life of Jim Gilbert and we would appreciate any one with any information to get in touch with us at the above e-mail address.Thank you. |