Talking of LWT, Network DVD have released 2 sets of the late 60's / early 70's surviving David Frost shows.
Several regions, on original transmissions, were reported not to be taking the shows due to issues over the popularity & subject matter of early LWT material.
On the DVD's, is there any material that never got shown in all regions, so the DVD release is the 'first showing' for many people?
:-(
A former member
Was it not the Frost on Friday that was dumped from most companies and Frost on saturday was broadcast?
It would be nice to see who did take what over the three nights
Was it not the Frost on Friday that was dumped from most companies and Frost on saturday was broadcast?
It would be nice to see who did take what over the three nights
There's quite a bit about it in Frost's autobiography (which he still hasn't done part 2 of despite writing part 1 in the mid 90's!). IIRC ATV and Granada were the main detractors, both wanting something more showbiz on a Saturday night rather than the high-brow fair the early LWT were putting out. There were 3 Frost shows a week and each was different in terms of format, the Sunday one being more light-hearted and therefore taken by the biggest number of regions.
Been home this weekend, took the opportunity to take some photos of a few of my Dad's old planning sheets (he used to work for Anglia) and the like - here's a small selection:
Virtually complete planning sheet for "The Match" - Norwich City vs Manchester United in January '91 - produced by "Independant Television Sport":
Here's some clippings from a Channel 4 Racing from York, for some reason with all OB facilities from Anglia:
And a photo of the Anglia Cap Gen truck working alongside the Thames trucks at Epsom, again for Channel 4 Racing (if you look closely you'll spot the old Channel 4 Horse's head logo on the side of the truck).
Satellite paths / bookings for a shared site with Central at the Peterborogh show
And finally, a floor plan of the "Ghost Train" set
If in the 1970s it cost Yorkshire Television say £20.000 to make an episode of Emmerdale Farm how much would each ITV region have to pay towards the cost.
Am I right in thinking that Thames Television as the biggest ITV company would pay the most with Channel Television as the smallest company paying the least?
Was there a standard formula on how much each region paid for network programmes or was it done on the cost and type of each programme made?
If Southern Television wanted to make a 6 part drama and Granada said no, could Southern make the drama to spite Granada and show it in the Southern region, at the same time that the rest of the country were showing a Granada drama or was this not allowed.
Did the big 5, Thames, Yorkshire , ATV, LWT and Granada all get along with each other for the good of the network or did they hate each others guts?
If in the 1970s it cost Yorkshire Television say £20.000 to make an episode of Emmerdale Farm how much would each ITV region have to pay towards the cost.
Am I right in thinking that Thames Television as the biggest ITV company would pay the most with Channel Television as the smallest company paying the least?
Was there a standard formula on how much each region paid for network programmes or was it done on the cost and type of each programme made?
If Southern Television wanted to make a 6 part drama and Granada said no, could Southern make the drama to spite Granada and show it in the Southern region, at the same time that the rest of the country were showing a Granada drama or was this not allowed.
Did the big 5, Thames, Yorkshire , ATV, LWT and Granada all get along with each other for the good of the network or did they hate each others guts?
Southern could made 6 part drama even if some of the big 5 said no, Its very possible that some of the other compines would have taken it.. say STV, anglia, HTV.
