Networked ITV - 1990s and before...

'Sky High' was presented by Marie Ashby then of Central News East.

Central had the motoring show 'Pulling Power' too which ended up networked for one series in 2001 and repeated on ITV4. I think this was also in the Sunday afternoon slot.

There was also 'Central Goals Extra'.

Border Television started transmissions on September 1st 1961.
Local newspaper chiefs represented the main rival bidder. Michael Eden, a farmer at Scaleby Castle headed the group, with Robin Fox, theatre producer as vice chairman. A third more optimistic application came from a Mr Eric Jones, proprietor of the Tuscan Villa Hotel in Workington, who did admit "we realise our plans have not much chance in face of the opposition of the two big groups!" How nice that such mere mortals were trying to get in on the telly bandwagon.
The winners of course were Border TV, a group that included chairman John L Burgess (Cumberland Newspapers) and George Outram (Glasgow Herald etc). Film legend Sir Michael Balcon was the big name behind the scenes. Other initial directors were Viscount Dalrymple of Stranraer, Sir Hector Hetherington (Glasgow University), NH Leyland, GLS Lightfoot, Earl of Lonsdale of Askam Hall, GS Marr, Scott Elliott (Glencaple), JIM Smail (Scremerston), WS Trimble (Carlisle) and John C Wade (Whitehaven). Main Shareholders included Glasgow University, Brasenose College Oxford, Cumberland Newspapers, George Outram & Co, Tweedale Press Ltd and the British Cotton & Wool Dyers Association. Among other local shareholders were JD Hood (Midlem), Sir Percy Hope (Keswick) and Frank Schon (St Bees).
Border TV's Carlisle studios were at the Harraby Estate and were built by Cussins of Newcastle.
The first programme they announced was that votewinner, a 30 minute weekly farming magazine! Of course their most famous contribution, their only significant contribution, to the network was the quiz Mr and Mrs with host Derek Batey.

Border TV schedule for Wednesday 16th May 1962

12.55 Farming Prices (Border TV)
1.00 The One O'Clock Gang with Larry Marshall (Scottish TV) - 1.30
3.45 Racing from York (Granada)
4.45 Small Time -The Musical Box
5.00 Zoo Time - with Desmond Morris plus Chi-Chi (Granada)
5.25 Huckleberry Hound
5.55 News from ITN
6.06 Border Television News and Area Weather Forecast
6.15 Beat in the Border - Rodney Warr introduces from Dumfries Nan Gibson and Carol Frazer, and from Carlisle's Jazz Workshop Minton's Minions. Guest singer Brian Davies
6.45 Here and Now (Associated-Rediffusion)_
7.00 Take a Letter - with Robert Holness (Granada)
7.30 Coronation Street - Feelings rise at the possibility of action from the Town Hall (Granada)
8.00 Top Secret - The Man from Caratax (Associated-Rediffusion)
9.00 News from ITN
9.15 Survival - The Only Pretty Ring Time (Anglia)
9.45 Startime (ATV)
10.45 Danger Man - Deadline
11.10 News Headlines
11.12 Close down.
Other home made Border progrmames during this week included Take a Look at Kendal (May 15th 6.15pm), a 45 minute programme welcoming the town to the Border tv area. On May 18th at 10.40pm What Say They? was a 30 minute Any Questions-type programme, chaired by Patrick Campbell. The previous day, Border had their own late night offerings, resulting in the 11.30pm News Headlines being advertised as "in sound only. Recorded from the studios at ITN." Most curious was the scheduling of Sailor of Fortune, shown on Tuesday May 15th, at 11 in the morning!

Pulling Power was a Westcountry programme which then got shown in the other Carlton regions

And I'll bet they had problems with the ITA over that, because it was strictly forbidden to record the News. My guess is that whatever TV Times said, the ITA over-ruled it since they had to approve the schedule. In these circumstances, ITN was usually required to produce a live late bulletin at whatever time any given contractor required it. Perhaps in 1962 this hadn't happened before; or the lines were in use and Border couldn't get a circuit from London at that time and were relying on an audio tape recording - highly improper!! As for SAILOR OF FORTUNE at 11am, that would seem to defy the Government's strictly controlled (via the Post Office) hours of broadcasting. Most curious!!

Trailer for said show:

http://www.theidentgallery.com/misc/misc/ITV1-PP-TRAIL.mp4

How odd, Kendal never had an ITA 405/VHF relay, the only way to receive Border would have been from
the main Tx at Caldbeck, and therefore available since day 1.

When the 625/UHF network was built, Kendal was provided with a relay in 1972, but this relayed Granada
until it was re allocated to Border in 1982 (see up thread)

Here is the May 15th listings:

STV also had:
13.00: One Clock gang.
13.30 Whigalerie,
13.40 Scottish news,
14.35 Schools
15.45 racing
16.45 Interval

Border also took the schools 14.35 but had a gap aswell. Sailors was only on for 30mins.

Ah....Tuesday Rendezvous....presented by, IIRC, Muriel Young. Bert Weedon was involved as was Wally Whyton and the puppets Pussy Cat Willum and Fred Barker. (Later there was an owl called Olly Beak). The programme was made by Associated-Rediffusion.

In the 405 line TV days many parts of the Borders could get another ITV service....STV or Tyne-Tees...as well as Border. Was Round-up on STV not presented by, amongst others, Paul Young, who, as a wee boy had starred in the film Geordie and later was a DJ on the "pirate" Radio Scotland (242 metres) before acting in, amongst other series, Take the High Road?

Yes that's right. His co-presenter was Morag Hood, who later went on to be a well known actress, playing Natasha in the BBC adaptation of "War & Peace" and enjoying much success on the stage. Sadly Morag died a few years ago. When Morg's acting career took off she left Roundup and was replaced by Kara Wilson, who also went on to a distinguished acting career - these days she often soes a one-woman show in which she acts, sings and paints a portrait!! She married ator Tom Conti.

Within Roundup (which was scripted by the legendary Lavinia Derwent) was a quiz hosted by Jimmy Gordon (now Lord Gordon of Strathblane and the man responsible for setting up Radio Clyde) and indeed from time to time others now distinguished including my wife, Karin Spalter (now President of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts)!

Does anyone remember a HTV series called "The Glen" from 1994? is used to go out on a Monday at 5.10.

Does anyone know who this Border Television IVC is:

Yes - it's the late Pat Doody, one-time Radio 2 presenter and who was the voice of the introductory voiceover on the Border version of Mr & Mrs. As well as announcing at Border, Pat announced for Tyne Tees occasionally and also voiced ads for Metro Radio in Newcastle.

Pat took his own life (he gassed himself in his car) at the end of February 1990, aged 52. He had apparently been suffering from cash from cash problems for some time. The night before his death, he had been announcing on Border and reading the late news headlines after the News At Ten.