10th / 11th December 1983 - Following on from the previous couple of uploads, Redvers Kyle closes down YTV after some adverts, PIFs, a rundown of programmes for the following day and a cracking promotional film for the local ILR stations.
"And back on Yorkshire Television it's 12:37 and we're now closing down, So on behalf of all us here,This is Redvers Kyle saying look after yourself, sleep well and a very warm good night, especially to you!".
The ILR promo put together during Martin Kelner's brief stint on Radio Aire breakfast. They'd already parted company with him by the time this went out. There's a similar promo featuring Ross Dickinson on Aire and the magazine show '235 Weekend' on Pennine.
The subsequent ILR closedown sequences were never as good as this...but I suppose they had to remake it each time a new station came on air in the region! Interesting to see these space-age promo graphics...which continued into 1984 with a similar green and pink version with Vangelis-style music.
Independent Local Radio. "Radio Hallam serving South Yorkshire and the North Midlands.And broadcasting 24 Hours a day!". "Let's have a look at the What's On Diary "This is Colin Slade with 'Dateline', Your Early Evening magazine of News, Views and Music!". "Thank you for tuning our way, It's Radio Aire on 828 Kilohertz in the Medium Wave Band, That's 362 Metres and on 94.6 F.M. In Stereo!". "Good Morning!, It's Twelve Minutes after Eight O' Clock!, Martin with your Marmalade,Kelner with your Corn Flakes!,Er,A little bit later on,We'll be having a look at some of the movies you can see!". "Pennine Radio News, First The Local Headlines!". "Hmm!,Thats the clue today, That could lead to an extra Ten Pounds!, So that's a Fiver for the game!, That means Fifteen in total and playing it Chris O Neill!". Independent Local Radio. In Tune With You.
I think they should rerun the gun safety advert in today's broadcasting, just in case any crazy gun-loving Americans start moving to England and make up for 60% of the British population.
I believe not all ITV regions actually played the British National Anthem. I think it was more to the north that it didn't happen but in the south, it did. Unlike the BBC who basically used it every single day from the starts of BBC One's colour transmissions up to late-1997, after the current BBC logo was introduced.
