24-hour broadcasting was rolled out region by region, between 1986 and 1988. Border, I think, was the last region to "convert". Some of the smaller ITV companies didn't want to do it.
Next was BBC2, with the Learning Zone in late 1995, but that didn't operate the whole year. Channel 4 was next in early 1997, then BBC1 in November that year.
24-hour broadcasting was rolled out region by region, between 1986 and 1988. Border, I think, was the last region to "convert". Some of the smaller ITV companies didn't want to do it.
and that was pointless! I can;t remember if it was postage here or not
but apart from Scottish tv, Granda, Thames, and TVS all other was hocked up to Granda night light of Thames
Channel 5 did a lot of naughty stuff late at night in the early days. Still does, in fact, around the 11:30 slot, before
Quiz Call
and those bloody live roulette games.
and that was pointless! I can;t remember if it was postage here or not
It was probably the same companies who weren't keen on a daytime service in the mid-1980s; others like Yorkshire wanted Schools moved to C4 much sooner than it was.
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but apart from Scottish tv, Granda, Thames, and TVS all other was hocked up to Granda night light of Thames
Where did I read that
TSW's overnight service was a strange hybrid of its own and that of Granada. When they lost the franchise, and began "winding down", TSW took the entire Granada service.
Thames' service was its own, at least in the early days, and there seems plenty of continuity from this period doing the rounds.
TVS' overnight service was linked in-vision by Graham Rogers. He kept his job once Meridian took over.
Channel 5 did a lot of naughty stuff late at night in the early days. Still does, in fact, around the 11:30 slot, before
Quiz Call
and those bloody live roulette games.
Quiz Call hasn't been on of late, it's been billed but films have been on instead.
Interesting site. Especially as it shows that what is now seen as taboo in the UK - the overnight closedown - remains alive and well in other countries.
It's not 'taboo' it's just that only one of main TV channels closes down and teven then only occasionally.
Some of the digital channels do something to mark closedown
