Kenneth MacLeod had to present Westward Diary in what looked to viewers like almost total darkness, as the union permitted only the house lights to be switched on in the studio. If you don't have an account please register. This is later extended by a further year. Producer: Roger Gage. 8.00 Dickie Henderson Christmas Show guests Bernard Bresslaw, Hughie Green, Alfred Marks A year later, in 1973, another series aimed at young people called Young Eyes took to the Westward TV airwaves; this was co-presented by Andy Price and the actress Lesley Manville. Westward Television Limited | The National Archives Home Discovery HO 245/1032 Start new search Print Discovery help Bookmark You are in The National Archives' catalogue HO - Records. Westward began broadcasting in colour in 1971, initially from the Redruth transmitter, and a few months later colour was extended to the Stockland Hill and Caradon Hill transmitters. 5.50 * Christmas Message - by the Bishop of Crediton 9= Take Your Pick, Week ending Westward launched the career of many broadcasters who became well known nationally, won numerous awards for its programming, and heavily influenced its successor, TSW. In 1969, Angela Rippon joined Westward from BBC South West, as a producer of children's and women's programmes; she also produced a monthly show during the summer of 1972 which laid claim to being the first "Open Access" TV show for young people in the UK. This is an almost complete programme by Westward TV (a UK regional ITV company) from the 1960s. 2 Highway Patrol 56% Westward also had an arrangement with Associated TeleVision (ATV), to play out any networked Westward programmes onto the ITV network. 6 Treasure Hunt (Westward) 47% The collection is 38.75 liner feet and is broken up into sixteen series: Appointment Books, Artifacts, Biographical and Personal, Correspondence, Events and Speeches, Honors/Awards/Mementos, Photographs, Press Passes and Badges, Radio Commentary, Reporters Notebooks, Specials, Subject Files, Videos/Film/Audio Cassettes, Writings, Miscellaneous, and Duplicates. 2 Take Your Pick 44% 6 Criss Cross Quiz 51% 1967 saw Acres for Profit on Sunday afternoons. A full episode of Gus Honeybun's Birthdays with Judi Spiers, produced by Westward Television sometime in 1980.All rights reserved and acknowledged SWFTA i. Westward's most successful local quiz was undoubtedly Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, CSAC 63.1.79 - Catalogue of the papers and correspondence of PATRICK MAYNARD STUART BLACKETT, OM FRS BARON BLACKETT OF CHELSEA (1897-1974), CSAC 63.1.79/J.1 - J.158 - SECTION J CORRESPONDENCE, CSAC 63.1.79/J.117-J.118 - Correspondence with radio and television producers, About our Script: Stuart Hutchison and Roger Gage. Local teams competed for The Golden Key. 11.40 Faith for Life; Close down, 4.38 Westward News Headlines Local teams competed for The Golden Key. Programmes from before about 1977 are spotty in the broadcasters archives, getting less likely to have been kept the further back in time you go. John Doyle reports 40 years ago. March 7th 1965, 2.45-3pm, with Farmers Weather. 8= Half Hour Story 3= Coronation Street50% (Apr 30) Royal Smithfield Show with Don Rickard, Westward TV Agricultural Correspondent. For non-Westward intelligensia, it is none other than, gasp, Gus Honeybun! Terms and Conditions 2023 The TV Room. ProQuest Historical Newspapers is the definitive newspaper digital archive offering full-text and full-image articles for significant newspapers dating back to the 18th Century. The Controller of Programmes is at his desk, proud to reveal that no less than seventeen Westward programmes had been sold to other ITV stations in the period from April to Spetember 1964. For non-Westward intelligensia, it is none other than, gasp, Gus Honeybun. 2 Double Your Money 55% Approximately 80% of land in South West England is in agricultural use (19.6% of England's total). 1= Dixon of Dock Green 48% (BBC) 3= Black & White Minstrels (BBC) Former ITV service for South West England, The Westward region when it lost its franchise in 1981. Gus was retained by TSW when they took over the franchise. Westward Television Menu. 7= Laramie (BBC), Week ending This formed part of a longer ident theme titled An English Overture, used at the start of each day's broadcasts. A DVD produced from the South West Film & Television Archive (SWFTA). . for Westward area Close down, Covering the West 9= The Dakotas 41% 10 University Challenge 44%, Westward TV area TAM ratings w/e 26 Nov 1967 It ran for many seasons. Westward Television's corporate branding focused on the sea, and mainly used a ship emblem for their on-screen look. The tune that accompanied the colour television ident was originally a nautical fanfare on brass instruments, based on the song "Come Landlord Fill the Flowing Bowl", arranged by Paul Lewis. Westward Television Menu Westward's most successful local quiz was undoubtedly 5= Miss Westward 67 (WTV) 38% 5= Zero One (BBC)51 4.45 Small Time - Fireside Story with June Thorburn 3= Zero One (BBC) 1 Take Your Pick 62% Networked programmes are of course also covered. They included: 4.10 Christmas Diary with Kenneth Macleod, Frederick Harvey, Burda Cann, Plympton School Choir, and Choirs of Wells On Sunday mornings, Westward aired Look and See, a five-minute religious slot for the under-8s broadcast from the continuity studio. 7= Here and Now Treasure Hunt with host Keith Fordyce, Kenneth Horne in charge for a spell in the mid Sixties. 4 Take Your Pick 55% Then some of the backroom staff are shown in action. Virtually no material of this sort survives in the broadcasters archives, and for those reasons, the chances of your programme surviving are approaching zero. Westward Television went on air 29 April 1961 with regional programmes such as Farming Today, Tight Lines and a weekly news programme entitled Westward Diary. 5= World In Action This footage is courtesy of South West Film and Television Archive. 1.00 News; Christmas Box with Noelle Gordon and Eula Parker, also Frank Ifield, Dorothy Ward 7= No Hiding Place 44% 5.55 News 6.05 * Westward Diary - special Christmas edition with Kenneth Macleod Many Westward personalities, such as announcer Sheila Kennedy, also contributed articles to the magazine. The show's run (which was broadcast at 5.20pm on Fridays after being pre-recorded in Studio One on the preceding Wednesday) was short-lived. The South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA) is the regional film archive for the South West of England. [29] Westward also produced an adult education series aimed at farmers called Acres For Profit. 2 Top of the Pops (BBC) 54 Local programmes are shown, with a brief clip of a beauty contest. 1 Summer Playhouse 46% Search license-ready video and photo content from the NBC News Archives available for purchase and immediate download. Let us know. Networked programmes are of course also covered. The subscription resources marked with a padlock are available to researchers on-site at the Library of Congress. 5.00 Gus Honeybun's Birthdays This information will help us make improvements to the website. And you need to expect to find that broadcaster unwilling to help you search and, if they do find the clip in question, not able to provide you a copy for free. These included the series Westcountry Fayre (cookery), Freeze! 9= Z Cars (BBC) 49 ITV Sports archive is, again, is a business-to-business operation which charges accordingly. Shaw then re-appeared wearing a modern suit, no longer in a dinner jacket and now in a modern chair, surrounded by staff wearing TSW T-shirts and holding 2-inch videotapes. 10.10 Public Eye - Nobody Kills Santa Claus One of the best known programmes was Treasure Hunt, a game show presented by Kenneth Horne and Keith Fordyce, among others, which ran for 14 years and at one stage featured Jethro as the pirate co-host.[15]. 3 Family Solicitor 57% 7= Here's Harry (BBC) 8.55 News (Howett 1994) By the time Westward began broadcasting, Derry's Cross had cost Westward over 500,000, with the company committed to spending another 20,000 on the studios by April 1962. we are informed the area is more than this traditional picture. These 'affiliate' arrangements lasted until they were abolished in the 1964 franchise round. 7= Saturday Show (BBC) 52% A fancy dress Christmas party is interrupted by shattering news. 7= Sportsview (BBC) 7.25 Batman - Rats Like Cheese part 2 with George Sanders And from all of us here on duty in these first few seconds of 1982, a happy new year from and with TSW. 3.00 The Queen The service made the return journey across the channel once every 24 hours. In 1981 the studios, along with the company, were purchased by TSW; in 1993 the building was sold to a firm of solicitors and converted into offices. This strand was made up of half-hour documentaries contributed by each of the ITV regions covering interesting aspects of their respective regions. on April 29th 1961, transmitting on As Channel Television took its network feed from Stockland Hill, this obliged Channel to affiliate to ABC. 11.51 Faith for Life - Rev John Parkinson This was bought by TWW, Tyne Tees, Ulster and Grampian. 9.40 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - You'll Be the Death of Me 10 Bootsie and Snudge 53%, Week ending 6th May 1962 4= Mrs Thursday The first ident featured an image of a boat on the water, before replacing the image with a stylised ship image in a circle, complete with Westward legend and channel nine and twelve identifiers (representing the Stockland Hill and Caradon Hill transmitters of the time), to a tune of four chimes. David Rodgers was again one of the regular contributors. 3= Steptoe and Son (BBC) 45% A special programme, 20 Years of Westward, was broadcast on 21 December 1981[8] to look back on the company's achievements. 4 Dixon of Dock Green 49% 1966 No events. 6.35 What do you Say? A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building faade. Westward headhunted her to edit and present its new women's interest programming. 2 Route 66 49% For more details of these cookies and how to disable them, A 1965 18 minute promotional film from Westward Television. Close down, 12.45 News 9= Emergency- Ward 10 (July 5), TAM ratings for Westward TV area w/e 14 July 1963 December 13th 1964, 2.45-3pm. 12.01 Faith for Life - Rev Frank Pewtress 3 Coronation St 48% (Aug 23) 5.25 Ivanhoe - Face to Face 4= Legends of the West 54% No recordings of the end of Westward Television were known to exist until 2012 (the 30th anniversary of the end of Westward), but then a full video recording of the evening, including the segment of STV's wiped Hogmanay show, was recovered by the classic television organisation Kaleidoscope. 7.30 Emergency Ward 10 Music and Lyrics: John Bartlett and Terry Roper. However in 1965, sixteen of their programmes were sold. Indeed, any copy they do have will likely be very expensive to purchase, if thats even possible. privacy policy. Finally a clip from Westward's quiz Treasure Hunt with Kenneth Horne getting into some difficulty reading a viewer's name and address where adventure and untold fortune await you! She edited a new programme for women . A fancy dress Christmas party is interrupted by shattering news. Landmark- This was a 1965/ 1966 quiz , with local Women's Institutes competing. Top BBC: Perry Mason The full title of the programme was 'Westward News, Farm and Country Edition.' Week ending Aug 6th 1967 8 Double Talk 39% HO 245 - Committee on The Future of Broadcasting (1974-1977): Minutes, Evidence and Papers, Subsubseries within HO 245 - Independent Broadcasting Authority: Television Programme Contractors, About our I can reveal that the quest is for none other than a VIP with winking eyes, long ears, and buck teeth. 2 Dr Finlay's Casebook (BBC) 51% David Vine was question master, Players had to build up a jigsaw puzzle of a West Country landmark, Take The Bait - a 1967 quiz with question master Clive Gunnell, aimed at fishing enthusiasts, The Case of The Missing Celebrity What does lockdown lifting look like across the UK? Its presenters included Norah Thomas, Jill Mapson, Pat Webber and Ann Davey. 10 Film: Last Witness (BBC) 50%, TAM ratings for Westward TV area w/e Nov 25th 1962 [5] By July 1980, Cadbury was finally removed from the Westward board[6] and over the following six months, he tried to regain control. 5= Crossroads (May 14) 4 Laramie (BBC) 52 10= Take Your Pick 45% 6 Billy Smart's Circus (BBC)47 A non-profit initiative dedicated to digitizing collections of classic media periodicals that belong in the public domain for full public access. This collection documents mass communications on both the national level and in the state of Wisconsin, and includes a large. As with most other ITV companies, the station also produced a nightly Epilogue under the title of Faith for Life, produced largely from the continuity studio. Landmark- This was a 1965/ 1966 quiz , with local Women's Institutes competing. 5.45 News 9 The Good Die Young film 5= Treasure Hunt (Westward) 47% 3= Burke's Law Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. [34] In 1980 he began work on a series of six films on Dartmoor called Dartmoor. Manufacturing industry is increasing. 3= Wagon Train 55% 1 Ward 10 (Tues) 59% 7= World in Action 7= Take Your Pick 6 Sportsview (BBC) 51 4 Till Death Us Do Part (BBC) 39% and Laramie (39%), TAM ratings for Westward TV area w/e Oct 1st 1961 3 Treasure Hunt 53% As part of the 1968 franchise round, the ITA created Independent Television Publications (ITP), and Westward's weekly listings would be obliged to appear solely in the local edition of the national listings magazine TVTimes, which was published by ITP. 9= Thursday Film: Divided Heart (WTV) 40% The regional news was contained in a separate ten-minute Westward News bulletin, broadcast every weekday at 6.05pm, and subsequently supplemented by afternoon and late-night bulletins. Children could request that Gus waggle his ears, wink, stand on his head, count their age in "bunny-hops", or turn off the lights. These include the Library of Congress, the Paley Center for Media, and The UCLA Film & Television Archive. 22 April - The Huntshaw Cross transmitting station opens, providing better reception across north Devon. In 2010 the buildings were demolished to make way for a new retail development. 2= Coronation Street (18 Oct) [36], Like About Britain, Doing Things was a series of half-hour filmed documentaries contributed by the various ITV regions and broadcast in the early afternoon. Division within HO - Commissions and committees (advisory and investigative), conferences and Royal Commissions. 5.15 The Forest Rangers - The Bird Watchers Thames Television; Westward Television | The National Archives Print Discovery help You are in 117 - Royal Society CSAC 63.1.79/J.1 - J.158 - SECTION J CORRESPONDENCE CSAC. By using this site, you agree we can set and use cookies. 1= Variety Parade 48% Three further Westward programmes were shown on the complete network, while three others were networked to the 'little network' of regional companies, including the children's series Go! Sorry, but the short answer is no. Looking back: Westward Television reports 40 years ago The first original Kerisnel ferry to launch was a freight-only service. This footage is courtesy of South. 4 A Chump at Oxford film (BBC) 50 A Westward celebrity is missing. 11.30 University Challenge Tournament - quarter finals 2 Coronation Street (July 8) 47% In 1980, Westward produced Maggie's Moor, a seven part networked children's drama series about a young girl living on Dartmoor during the Second World War. John Doyle reports 40 years ago. 10= Sports Desk 47% (Nov 21) 9.40 Cider Cellar - Robin Hunter introduces stars including Billy Burden Titled 'Do Children Understand?' this film explores the devel. privacy policy, Need more context? 6= Professional Boxing (BBC) 3 Bertram Mills Circus (BBC) 53% 11.50 Weather 6 London Palladium Show 48% During Westward's tenure, Derry's Cross had three studios. The first half concentrated on the regional news, whereas the second half included other items of interest to local viewers. 1964 Westward is given a three-year extension to its licence. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. 5= Take Your Pick 53% Westward/TSW factual programmes are held at SWFTAwhile ATVs factual output is at MACE. [1] Cadbury named the company after the golf course at Westward Ho! Wyvern at War was purchased by three ITV regions. Westward Television Menu. A Westward celebrity is missing. 11.05 African Patrol - Killer from the Forest The series "examines successful farm management in the West County," introduced by Don Rickard. Wyvern at War was purchased by three ITV regions. I can reveal that the quest is for none other than a VIP with winking eyes, long ears, and buck teeth. To the Westward Television Menu TheBluechickens 51K views 10 years ago. 1.05 Christmas Box - with Noele Gordon No recordings of the end of Westward Television were known to exist until 2012 (the 30th anniversary of the end of Westward), but then a full video recording of the evening, including the segment of STV's wiped Hogmanay show, was recovered by the classic television organisation Kaleidoscope. 5= Val Doonican Show (BBC) 1961. 7.30 Emergency Ward 10 We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. was part of the region that found reception of the television signal most difficult, until the construction of the Huntshaw Cross relay transmitter in 1968. Children's programmes: there are currently 12,000 members of the Gus Honeybun club. For nine months of the year, Westward broadcast Farming News[27] (later retitled Farm and Country News[28]) on Sunday lunchtimes presented and edited by Peter Forde. A 45 second clip of an unidentified puppet show follows. It's been 40 years since the Brittany Ferries link between Plymouth and Roscoff first began. TWW began a long dispute with Westward over this, top right, a medals ceremony, possibly associated with the rescue, bottom left, an idyllic village scene, contrasted with, bottom right, the summer holiday traffic congestion, Westward TV area TAM ratings w/e 7 May 1961 10.10 Rhapsody in Blue film starring Robert Alda 5= Frankie and Brucie's Show 47% [1] 1962 to 1967. We cannot provide copies of programmes, even if the programmes are already available to view on our websites.. Instead, the company concentrated on regional programming. Dec 29th 1962, 10= Englebert, W/e 24th December 1967 (Westward) We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. for the Westward TV area 1 Coronation Street (July 10) 51% 2 Compact (May 1 BBC) 51% The penultimate place to try is the British Film Institute. After a difficult start, Westward Television provided a popular, distinctive and highly regarded service to its region, until public boardroom squabbles led to its franchise not being renewed by the IBA. Westward Television was the first ITV franchise-holder for the South West of England. Derry's Cross, Plymouth. Finally a clip from Westward's quiz Treasure Hunt with Kenneth Horne getting into some difficulty reading a viewer's name and address 9.10 Peyton Place - Betty and Elliot try to make a new life View the catalogue description for. In addition to these idents, Westward used a clock contained in a curved box with both analogue and digital displays, alongside the Westward Television stylised ship logo and name. March 29th 1964, 7= Mess Mates We will keep fighting for all libraries - stand with us! 6.35 Saturday Film - The Cowboy and the Lady Westward's contributions to the network were very rare at first, mainly consisting of one-off programmes and editions of the Morning Service (later renamed Morning Worship). Westward also entered two programmes for the American National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards: Breakout, the second part of the Wyvern at War programme, and Battle of Trafalgar, Westward's contribution to the Action at Sea series But a New Year's Eve is also a time for looking ahead and, as Dr. Samuel Johnson said, 'New things are made familiar and familiar things made new.' It ran for many seasons. Howett, Dicky (Autumn, 1994). This record has not been digitised and cannot be downloaded. Treasure Hunt with host Keith Fordyce, Kenneth Horne in charge for a spell in the mid Sixties. 5.50 Thank Your Lucky Stars - Shirley Bassey Music and Lyrics: John Bartlett and Terry Roper. 8 Coronation Street 49% (Nov 21) privacy policy, Domestic and leisure services > Radio and television, GB/NNAF/C124128 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/B26706 ), Westward Television Ltd, independent television programme contractors. TSW continued using the Westward name and symbol on screen until 31 December 1981; thereafter, it was re-branded on screen as TSW. Westward Diary was soon merged with Westward News, to become what was known at the time as a 'regional news magazine', and was broadcast every weekday between 6.00pm and 6:30pm. 4 Coronation St (16 Oct) 51% The Case of The Missing Celebrity For the first time these are now available on one DVD with the original soundtrack. 5.35 F Troop - Too Many Cooks Spoil the Troop 7= Peyton Place 51% (Wed 10th) 4= Dixon of Dock Green (BBC) 1.00 News I can reveal that the quest is for none other than a VIP with winking eyes, long ears, and buck teeth. Bristol and Bath's creative industries receive 46 million funding boost, NSPCC expands service in Plymouth to help keep schoolchildren safe online, Bristol Water urges people to stay out of lakes over algae concerns, Brittany Ferries cancel Plymouth services due to poor weather conditions, Watch as Royal Marines board Plymouth-bound Brittany Ferry at sea, Brittany Ferries cancel Plymouth services after Pont-Aven repair delays, Man found in Somerset died from stab wounds post-mortem examination confirms, Man dies after getting into difficulty with young son off coast of Cornwall, Beauty spot near Bristol to close for the summer due to public health concerns, Bristol and Bath's creative industries receive 46 million pound funding boost, Chris Martin to join famous faces as part of traveling 'cut-out' Exeter fans, West Country Weather: Your latest forecast, RNLI could take ownership of decaying Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare, Part owner of the Mall at Cribbs Causeway appoints administrators, Extinction Rebellion activists climb Bristol's City Hall, UK's top civil servant Sir Mark Sedwill to stand down, Controversial appointment of Brexit aide as National Security Adviser, Scotland records no new virus deaths for third day running, 'UK on a knife edge ahead of further lockdown easing'. A service in Plymouth run by the NSPCC, which helps prevents online child sexual abuse, is expanding. 5.05 Weaver's Green 3.00 The Queen; Chipperfield's Circus 1 Take Your Pick 51% 7.00 Treasure Hunt 1963 No events. 2= Take Your Pick The studios were originally fitted out by Marconi, using top-of-the-range studio equipment. Bring him to justice and all can rest in the wild West! 2 Coronation Street (July 31) 44% Swizzley 8.00 * Hawaiian Eye - I Wed Three Wives The Westward Diary team investigate, aided by Batman and Robin. From 1968 until the end of its franchise, the ITA (later the IBA) gave Westward a target of providing 6.5 hours of new regional programming a week - a target which they always exceeded. Shirley Bassey in the Sunday Night at the London Palladium is given 40 seconds. web pages 10= Kelvin Hall Circus 45%, W/e 3rd March 1968 (Westward) Check coronavirus cases in your area with our interactive map. 10.10 Rhapsody in Blue film starring Robert Alda From 730,000 homes in May 1961, three years later there are 1,100,000 homes, 68% of all homes in the region. 10.52 Dial 999 - Extradition Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, HO - Records created or inherited by the Home Office, Ministry of Home Security, and related bodies. 2= Treasure Hunt 50% A brief glimpse at the Westward TV Schools and Colleges ident. 2.00 Christmas Fare with Cliff and The Sahdows Fifteen-minute sections of Clive Gunnell's walk along the Cornish coast were broadcast by the US Public Broadcasting Service as curtain raisers to the BBC's original version of Poldark in PBS's Masterpiece Theatre series.
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