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Happy Birthday Ulster!

(October 2001)

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BillyH Founding member 31 October 2001 7:59am

Yes,on Halloween night 1959,Ulster television was launched by Laurence Olivier!
http://www.thetvroom.com/images-utv/images-past/ident-utv-1-d.jpg http://www.thetvroom.com/images-utv/images-past/opening-night-1.jpg

(pictures from the TV Room)
Let's all wish them the best of luck!

(Edited by Billy Hicks88 at 8:01 am on Oct. 31, 2001)

rdd Founding member 1 November 2001 8:43pm

Congratulations to all at UTV, as Ulster Television is now known. Incidently they did nothing to celebrate their 40th two years ago.

BTW, Irish langauge channel Telifis na Gealige TG4 is also 5 years old on the same day.