The Story of ATV Today - An Illustrated Talk (Part 1) 

In 2011 and 2012 ATVLAND.productions produced 2 DVD documentary series charting the television history of the "ATV Centre" Studios in Birmingham, and the Midlands News Magazine Programme "ATV Today".
Both "From ATVLAND in Colour" and "From Headlines to Tight-Lines: The Story of ATV Today" were released by the Media Archive for Central England (MACE) and were very well received. "The Story of ATV Today" went on to win an international film-makers award.
In September 2013 as part of the promotional activities, co-producer Lee Bannister was asked to give a talk about the "The Story of ATV Today" series at Tipton Library. This 'illustrated talk' featured a number of clips and trailers from the programmes as well as some behind the scenes stories of the production of the documentaries. The presentation was filmed and is now available to see here - the DVD sets remain available from Amazon and Mace - www.macearchiv...
This is Part One which looks at the the early years of local news in the Midlands and the development of "ATV Today"
Part Two - • The Story of ATV Today... - will look at some of the hard-hitting news stories of the 70s, plus some of the programme's personalities.
All original ATV material is (C) ITV Studio Global Entertainment
All interview clips in "From ATVLAND in Colour" and "From Headlines to Tight-Lines: The Story of ATV Today" are (C) ATVLAND.productions
Produced in association with the Media Archive for Centre England
This promotional presentation (C) UpAndHappy! Productions