ITN News At One 1981

[@spiro14]

I always loved this opening sequence, the typing of the telex, the electric organ-like music, various (lousy) faces appearing around the screen. Good to see and hear it again.

[@goodlife6145]

Funny how this tune reminds so many people of going back to school after lunch, rather than the usual triggering memories of bunking off! :-)

[@stephencarrigan3196]

Coming home for lunch from primary school and watching pipkins or rainbow then this came on and now listening to this theme tune brings back memories I was living in the northwest so many places had different programs but at one o clock everybody had this news. I remember watching later tarzan and then the bay city rollers tv show afterwards lol

[@rajnirvan3336]

Beautiful memories. I remember everything you said.

[@julianfogarty2243]

Right just off back to school for the afternoon 🤣🤣

[@jamesnicholson2503]

I, absolutely love the theme music to the News At One love it, reminds me of the good old 80s,when we all lived in a better society.

[@angelacooper2661]

Yes, I was eleven and moving from junior to senior school that year!

[@jamesnicholson2503]

@@angelacooper2661 You are a bit older than me,only a couple of years.👍

[@rodneysewell7614]

still love this theme even today

[@56postoffice]

Lunchtime my mum would take me home from school for dinner and this would be playing in the background. Absolute total recall.

[@andrewcharley1893]

I remember being chase round the house by mum with slipper in her hand with this music in the background LOL😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@rajnirvan3336]

Its was our cue to coming back from either playgroup, home for lunch, feel I'll or school holidays. I loved hearing this Friday afternoon when I finished playgroup and of to my grandparents

[@hairynews1973]

Yes, same for me to. Listening to this transports me back in time!

[@antejl7925]

Rainbow or Pipkins then the Sullivans or Do it Herself was on before and Crown court, The peggy mount sitcom and Afternoon plus after...

[@rajnirvan3336]

@@antejl7925 or even Little House on the Prarie, Falcon Crest etc

[@brianmarshall4753]

Former itn channel four news and BBC news Peter sissons RIP 1942- 2019 😢

[@RetroCool73]

Even all these years later, hearing this music makes me 'damn, time to go back to school'

[@johnmacleod4481]

I vividly remember watching this while visiting my mums sister's house in Glasgow and being struck most by the theme tune,programme then hosted by Robert Kee.

[@rajnirvan3336]

Pure old skool ITN, the theme was awesome would always remind me of coming back from playgroup. The theme was also the best as well especially from 0:12, Friday would mean of to my grandparents house and just before news at one I would watch Rainbow like every child would. Whether it was Leonard Parkin or Peter Sissons reading unlike BBC they always acknowledged the younger viewers as well as adults

[@johnking5174]

+Raj Nirvan The BBC treated lunchtime news with contempt really until 1981. They used to just wheel out a short 5-15 minute bulletin in the middle of virtually no proper daytime schedules. News Afternoon launched in 1981 to try and compete with ITN, but it took the BBC One O'Clock News and a proper daytime line up on BBC1 in 1986 that the BBC started to care about lunchtime news. They had the bonus of having news already at lunchtime on all four of its national radio stations.

[@kiarakearns1034]

Love the green hands; love the music, love the picturettes, what's not to love about this ident? :D

[@spow1064]

Sitting with Mum in the mid 70's, pre-school age, at the old house and with this tune playing. Oh to go back for a day.... x

[@rajnirvan3336]

I remember too. Nursery school come back Peter Sissons was on. Like you sat with your mum I'd do the same on Friday with my now late grandmother

[@spow1064]

@@rajnirvan3336 happy days. Miss my Mum and that precious time together, as you will miss your Grandmother. Everything seemed so simple x

[@rajnirvan3336]

@@spow1064 Friday was my favourite. Meant no school or parents for next 2 days just enjoy weekend at my grandparents house

[@joeymcfloey2467]

I used to come home for lunch from Primary school, Mummy used to watch this regularly.

[@brianclaridge7695]

Reminds me of being at home on a school lunch break.

[@rajnirvan3336]

News At 1 was a cue to coming back from school for lunch

[@jamesnicholson2503]

This takes me back to 78,79.80 school boy,nearly 50 now lol.

[@angelacooper2661]

I am older than you, as I was eleven and moving from junior to senior school that year! Turned 54 in June.

[@dunebasher1971]

Originally captured by me from a Betamax supplied by a friend, uploaded to MHP, then spirited away to TV Ark, and finally "borrowed" for KZbin.

[@anthonyperkins7556]

I would often see this on school hols at my grandad's after Australian drama The Sullivans at 12.30 following kids programmes at 12 mid-day.

[@dreamyblue44]

I remember this too, takes me back! A time capsule from the early eighties :)

[@ah1701]

Oh my GOD!!!! Bloody hell - I haven't seen this for over 25 years! Maybe more! Crown Court and The News at 1 meant just one thing: That you were ill and couldn't go to school that day. I'm still in shock. Where have the years gone ??????????

[@masere]

That brings back memories even tho I've not seen it for god knows how many years!

[@Tripp1993]

Fast-paced intros. That's the kind I love.

[@MrMegaSlaphead]

Truly brilliant. Our first dog was an Alsatian x Labrador and he used to howl every time this theme music came on. Never anything else, just this.

[@paulguy2545]

Mine too, but to the Eastenders Theme Tune too... he was an Alsatian Doberman cross (mostly Doberman).

[@jasondickson8712]

Dogs do some weird stuff, to be sure.

[@ChrisATV301]

When we heard the ITN news at one signature tune it meant we had to get back to school & when we heard the ITN news at ten signature tune that meant get off to bed. It's school tomorrow lol

[@leec6707]

I used to watch 'That's Life' on a Sunday night with a sinking feeling that a whole week of school was ahead.

[@joeymcfloey2467]

RIP Peter Sissons.

[@allisonmcandrew915]

Ohh the memories of being off school

[@timjohnson689]

Always reminds me of staying at my grandmother’s, this.

[@rajnirvan3336]

Me too meaning no playgroup and parents for weekend

[@angelacooper2661]

I was eleven and in my first year at senior school, as it was September 1981. Remember this era well!

[@robs306]

RIP Peter Sissons

[@grahampearson5670]

Peter was for a time the chief presenter of ITN News at One. I miss him.

[@rajnirvan3336]

@@grahampearson5670 That's right he and Leonard Parkin were on News At 1. If I remember when either was available or on holiday Martyn Lewis, Carol Barnes, Alistair Stewart or Jon Snow would be on

[@shaunlaws6521]

Boy do I miss those days terribly so much than todays ITN now known has ITV Nwes today I dont like it gets on my nerves now I would to go to the days of proper ITN News of yesteryear and RIP Peter Sissons

[@salvadormarley]

Reminds me of pretending to be poorly to get a day off high school. Gran bringing round a bottle of lucozade with the orange wrapping and then a 4 o clock, suddenly feeling better and out with me mates.

[@angelacooper2661]

I never played truant, because I was genuinely sick with frequent colds and asthma!

[@sarahbrummitt4320]

God, it takes me back to Secondary Schooldays, coming home at lunctime and watching the News at One.

[@angelacooper2661]

How old were you then? I started Secondary School in September 1981 and remember News at One on ITV, especially the telex sequence!

[@diggerpete9334]

This reminds me of lunch time from primary school in 1978 (I lived next door to my village school) and the smell of fried bread or something simple eaten and if I switched over it was Pebble Mill at One or it could be Bod or King Rolo on BBC2.

[@christopherwilliams2093]

+Peter Byrd You mean BBC1; BBC2 mainly shut in 1981 between 11.45 and 3.20 when they re-opened for CEEFAX pages and tone.

[@chesteryoutubeactorsclub]

The Sullivans was usually on before this

[@darren2514fv]

@@christopherwilliams2093 And sometimes BBC2 would open early when there was live weekday afternoon sport ie tennis, cricket, showjumping and racing

[@rajnirvan3336]

@@chesteryoutubeactorsclub and kids shows eg Rainbow b4 The Sullivan's

[@jamesnicholson2503]

News at one takes me well back to the 80s remerbet it very well better news back then better presenters

[@SteliosStylianou]

Good God nearly 20000 views I would not expect this short video to attract such interest here thanks for the comments guys much appreciated.:)

[@jamesnicholson2503]

I,just love the theme music to the News At the those green hands and picturerettes, reminds me of my infant school days.Going in to com school 83,84.

[@grahampearson5670]

The departure of Peter Sissons the Channel 4 News meant Leonard Parkin was presenting News at One most weeks from late 1982 until his retirement in July 1987 aged 58. Leonard died in 1993 from spinal cancer aged 64. but Peter lived until he was 77. Carol Barnes was the official stand-in presenter on the News at One though Alastair Stewart also had a brief spell at the helm during 1983.

[@rajnirvan3336]

Graham Pearson If I also remember didn't Martyn Lewis stand in sometimes for Peter Sissons

[@brianmarshall4753]

Itn news at one Peter sissons RIP 😢

[@sapphiresky6821]

I have to admit when I was a small child the theme and the green hands typing used to scare me in the 70s. In the 70s I don't think it had the photos of the main players of the day the way it did in the 80s. During early childhood and during school hols I used to find reasons to be in the toilet at 1255pm. Lol. At almost 42 I'm still not keen on the image/music combo.

[@Ashworth6]

OMG I just remebered this Tron-like theme from when I was at playschool. Used to finish in the afternoon and when I got home this was on.

[@artemiszeus9735]

How those graphics terrified me when I was small. What was the green tint about? It looked like graphics during a war or a state of emergency rather than national broadcaster.

[@richardcrook2112]

It freaked me out when I was kid as well. Thatcher grinning unnervingly from the edge of the screen and Michael Foot peering from the bottom.

[@WolfieVII]

Oh wow, never knew Peter Sissons worked for ITN, learn something new every day!

[@rajnirvan3336]

From 1964 to 1989 Peter was on ITN and read News At One until 1982. Then he anchored Channel 4 News until his defection to BBC in 1989

[@curavon01]

Who can resist a chuckle of nostalgia as Good Old Footie appears:}

[@jamesnicholson2503]

I,love the man voice over says,this is the News At One,takes a pause,then brings in Peter Sissions

[@FlyingHigh99999]

remember this well. that type writer has always stuck in my head

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Love the sound of the bong,just before the titles start playing.

[@abhard6]

Want to go back to 1981!! I was 9 years old - If I had one wish this would be it

[@angelacooper2661]

I am therefore two years older than you as I was eleven and in my first year at senior school back then!

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Best theme music ITN ever produced.

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Reminds me of my school days,in 79 on wards.

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Best days of the news.

[@smiffy1071]

Sometimes hard to remember peter sissons used to be at ITN....he's not long retired after a very long time with the BBC

[@darren2514fv]

From 1976 until the start of Channel 4 News Peter Sissons would do the News At One with Leonard Parkin sharing though Leonard Parkin took over the News At 5:45 from 1978 (when Alistair Burnet returned to News At Ten full time) to 1982 from 1982 Michael Nicholson would be the main presenter of the News At 5:45 with Martyn Lewis, Carol Barnes and Alistair Stewart also Jon Suchet especially after Martyn Lewis moved to the BBC covering the One or 5:45 on occasions and Leonard Parkin returned to the News At One

[@darren2514fv]

After Channel 4 News started in November 1982 Leonard Parkin took over as the main presenter of News At One Michael Nicholson was moved to the studio to to take over from Leonard Parkin as the main presenter of News At 5:45 with Martyn Lewis, Trevor McDonald, Carol Barnes, John Suchet and Alistair Stewart were the regular relief presenters on both News At One and the News At 5:45 and also News At Ten while virtually no change at News At Ten with Alistair Burnet and Sandy Gall being the main presenters with Martyn Lewis, Trevor McDonald, Carol Barnes, John Suchet and Alistair Stewart mostly doing the Weekend including the Saturday and Sunday Lunchtime bulletins that were on World Of Sport and Weekend World and Bank Holiday/Christmas Holiday bulletins

[@darren2514fv]

When Leonard Parkin and Peter Sissons first took over News At One after it was rebranded from First Report which coincided with Robert Kee leaving ITN to go to the BBC to present Panorama and Leonard Parkin became the main presenter of News At One when Peter Sissons moved to Channel 4 News in 1982

[@Joyousmicor]

Darren Hayward Later Alastair Stewart moved to LNN (London News Network) in 1993, then back to ITN in 2004.

[@bigpete111100]

When I used to see those typewriters hands it was time to get back to school

[@MotoCrazy66]

I go along with everything you have said! I seem to remember a programme in the 70s called Evidence, again, only to be seen when home from school being ill.

[@ChrisATV301]

Who is saying "This is the News at One from ITN with Peter Sissons" ?

[@rajnirvan3336]

Every time I hear that was our cue to coming back from school for lunch

[@richardcrook2112]

It was definitely that, I remember - on before seesaw children's programmes (Pigeon Street etc) lunchtime.

[@jamesnicholson2503]

I,wish it was 81 again.

[@jamesnicholson2503]

I,love the theme music, always have.

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Awesome titles and music,who produced the music??

[@GlowToneChannel]

The music is by Ken Elliott - a keyboard player who played for several bands and also produced his own albums.

[@jamesnicholson2503]

@@GlowToneChannel Ok, thanks.

[@jamesnicholson2503]

@@GlowToneChannel How was the the small pics,' on the titles done? And who is the voice over that says,this is the News At One,with Peter Sissons??

[@darganx]

..and when that show ends, flip over to BBC1 to catch Bric-A-Brac and Mr. Benn (if you're well enough to get to the TV, that is ; P).

[@sjc14031974]

if ever I heard this over 30 years ago it usually meant I was on holiday from school and my dad was either on an evening or a night shift

[@Wolfington]

Good memories of watching this, because it usually meant you were off school.

[@jacksugden8190]

Does anyone know the title of this track used please? I once had this on a library LP, but this was donkeys years ago now.

[@GlowToneChannel]

Not sure about the track title, but believe it was composed by Ken Elliott of the group Seventh Wave.

[@BBC600]

Jack Sugden Would be cool to know...

[@MITOGEN]

Heh I remember this scary music and the scary green hands ;)

[@jamesnicholson2503]

And the sound of Big Ben striking 1pm,and the ITN News headquarters in Well Street in London.

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Brilliant theme and pictures that come on the titles,those green hands lol, brilliant, before this it was News Report?

[@railman01]

@ah1701 Don't forget Chorlton and the wheelies, Jamie and his magic torch, Pebble Mill at one and the Monday matinee.

[@jamesnicholson2503]

This News At One form the Well street ITN studios in London?

[@jamesnicholson2503]

How did they get the video image,of Big Ben sticking 1pm,and where in London are the ITN Studio????

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Can some one please tell me,the voice over that introduces the News At One with Peter Sissions please????

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Those green hands love the titles.

[@jamesnicholson2503]

By God this reminds me of the 70s,and 80s best time ever in this country,yes things happen.Not like 2024 where now its dog, eat dog,and horribleness going on.

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Who does the theme music to the News At One??

[@Omnicient.]

Like almost all tv themes of the 60s and 70s - they were unforgettable. But I wonder why the photos in the titles were mistimed.

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Who,is the voice over,who says,This Is The News At One,With Peter Sissons???

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Who is the voice over who just said This Is The News At One,With Peter Sissons??? I'm asking,but no comment yet!

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Who does the theme music to the ITN News At One please??

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Can someone please tell me the voice over to the News At One please???

[@bobrew461]

And its better than ITV's over-the-top CG graphics titles.

[@jamesnicholson2503]

i like the music and the titles id love to down load it on my phone i Remeber news at one very well takes me back to late 1970s to early 80s taffy merthyr tydfil s wales

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Who is the voice over,who says,this is the News At One,with Peter Sissons??

[@BNCA70]

Exactly! It meant you were ill and had probably watched Pipkins too. And some really dreadful boring stuff like The Cedar Tree too! ha ha. Where did all the years go eh?

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Can any one please tell me,who is the voice over that interduces Peter Sissions??

[@davidgbarron]

According to Wikipedia this is from sometime in September 1981.

[@angelacooper2661]

I would have been eleven back then and just starting senior school!

[@peterpeterxxo]

nice work, hope your "cabinet reshuffle" also makes the news at one headlines.

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Who is the voice over to the News At One please??

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Who is the voice over,to News At One???

[@Voxac100b]

The hulk wasn't a bad typist..... just kidding....I remember these titles well Robert Kee used to be a presenter as too.

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Who is the voice over to this please?

[@eIucidate]

Oh my. Peter Sissons looks like Tony Blair.

[@jennyrosemutia8466]

oh my too. Anna Ford looks like Catherine Vital.

[@peterpeterxxo]

scary green hands..the incredible hulk can type, classic theme tune..anyone know exactly what year this theme run was used until ?.

[@bobrew461]

Or...it meant that you were bunking off school, while your parents were at work. LOL!

[@FemaleMishap]

relaxation music

[@keef71]

look at the backscene - typewriters! who remembers them?

[@halfwayloyal]

This is where Harry Hill got the idea playing the typewriter like it was an old Joanna

[@unicentre6967]

i remember first report,it was presented by robert key.

[@abhudson14]

they dont make news programmes in this format now

[@simonguitarman]

Yamaha cs-80 perhaps?

[@Banner1979]

Vaguely remember this.

[@gallafey]

but what about those six week school holidays we used to have

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Compare 81.To 2024,here is the answer,better times then.Lot of crap now,take me back 40 years ago i'd go back now.