From ATVLand in Colour - The History of ATV Centre, Birmingham

A teaser for the highly acclaimed DVD documentary, From ATVLand in Colour - a 2 disc set which tells the story of the affectionately known 'ATVLand' -- the ATV Centre in Birmingham, from its beginnings to its ultimate closure in 1997 and beyond, celebrating some of the great programmes that came from the studios throughout its working life.
The DVD was produced by ATVLAND.productions for the Media Archive for Central England and available for £17.99 on MACE's Webshop at www.macearchive.org/mace-shop/... as well as Amazon, Ebay, Play.com and Waterstones Marketplace.
It includes a mix of rare archive footage of regional news and programming preserved at the Media Archive for Central England, much of which has not been seen since broadcast, as well as interviews exclusive to this DVD with those who worked at the centre, including Jim Bowen, Barbara Bradbury, Reg Harcourt, Peter Harris, Diana Mather, Wendy Nelson, Jane Rossington, Debbie Shore, Chris Tarrant, Shaw Taylor, Gary Terzza, Bob Warman and Jo Wheeler
(c) ATVLAND.Productions 2011

[@hugoboss5895]

Atv/central was my region and I loved it. Then I moved away and when I came back years later it had gone.

[@hallilthompson8001]

I remember Wendy Nelson. One day she was just gone, never seen again. She's looking great! Bob Warman was reading ATV news when I was a kid and I'm 48 this year.

[@jacksugden8190]

Rose-tinted glasses. All in the past. The glory days of itv have finally finished for good.

[@robertcomer2767]

And 500 years later we still have Bob Warman.

[@maheshlama4810]

What's wrong with Bob Warman .... He's a legend !.

[@muppetrowlf1473]

Paradise lost. Simple as that.

[@rameshmalik5271]

Drat, I just realised that's Reg Harcourt.

[@annother3350]

Not even one flipping picture of the studios?!

[@1971APC]

Plenty of studio video and pics in the finished documentary

[@rameshmalik5271]

I worked there, but who the hell are some of these people?

[@paulsawtell3991]

Why the constant un-necessary muzak?

[@johnkirwan6327]

A possibly great piece ruined by unnecessary music and pointless filters