Thames Television Closedown 21st February 1978. Philips N1700 Videotape Transfer.

[@anthonyperkins7556]

Nice closedown epilogue

[@europa2000man]

Imagine, in Ireland, there was only one television channel at that time, even though we got our second channel (RTE 2) in November of that year.

[@BruceDanton-xw6eg]

Compared to the three in britain of course at the time too.

[@judet5426]

Nice programme line up!

[@ercaysalih5433]

it a shame that i could not afford video recorders in those days untill 1982 but as far as my memory dates back i remeber all thames tv showings though out all the decaids phil elesmore was always the chef anuoncer for thames from start to finnish 1968 -1992 RIP

[@europa2000man]

If it wasn't for Phillips, more people would have being able to buy or rent a video recorder. When Betamax and VHS came to Europe, around 1978, they were selling them cheaper than Phillips N1700 (and V2000 later) machines. This made Phillips worry as they wanted the full VCR market in Western Europe to be Phillips machines. They persuaded the European Parliament to put a tariff or a tax on all video recorders and video tapes from Japan, hence why they were expensive to buy. The tapes were £10-£20 a piece. Even renting a machine was expensive. One place in Ireland charged IR £25 a month (IR £5 a week) in 1980, so even renting one was not cheap, but certainly cheaper than buying one (In 1981, a video recorder (VHS) in Ireland cost IR £650, when most people were getting an average of £100 a week in wages). 1982 saw the start of VCR's becoming cheaper and by 1984, there were second hand rental machines for sale under the £200 mark.

[@mickeydodds1]

The gentleman's Gentleman.

[@BruceDanton-xw6eg]

Of course so there too.​@@mickeydodds1

[@BruceDanton-xw6eg]

Thames later used to end with night thoughts which lwt used to show too. It carried on until I think 1987 when they started to go 24 hours instead.

[@mickeydodds1]

I was still in junior school then😧

[@MrBetamax]

I wasn't even born then 🤣

[@brucedanton3669]

So was I too!!

[@mickeydodds1]

I never knew Dave Allen was on ITV.

[@mikemartin2957]

After a successful stint on Australian TV in the mid 60s , Lew Grade signed him up for 1966 to 69 for his Saturday evening light entertainment on ITV (made by ATV). However Bill Cotton signed Dave for his legendary & long running ' Dave Allen at Large starting in 1969 on BBC 2 then soon after on to BBC1 until around 1986 when he retired ( as it happened , in 1989 he" came out of retirement to live a life that he'd been accustomed to ; a sort of Irish retirement")! In the 70s he still did occasional work for ITV ; particularly documentaries for ATV which that might be the one in that Thames listing. In 1968 he did a special for Thames ( in black and white, ) Which was called " Inside the Mind of Dave Allen . Them in 1980 he did a program for LWT in which he played the part of a stressed out Double Glazing sales man & hasn't been shown since!

[@mickeydodds1]

@@mikemartin2957 Actually, I remember the 1980 LWT Dave Allen play. It was one of a series of Alan Bennett written plays which were darkly comic in character. I seem to remember that Dave Allen played an estate agent or some such in the midst of a nervous breakdown. I also seem to recall the dark pathos of the series invoked quite a bit of viewer disapproval.

[@billyh88uk]

This is from early 1978 judging by the schedule.

[@Gallowaywind]

The Schedule seems to be for Tuesday, 21 or 28th Feb 1978

[@patrickwalsh7439]

Armchair Thriller - who didn’t crap themselves at the ‘Quiet as a Nun’ ending?

[@2008giles]

When did this backdrop behind the announcer first get introduced - was it around 1978?

[@EssexNonLeague]

1977 I believe. Interesting use of closing music, with what sounds a library instrumental of the James Bond film from the previous year.

[@りょう-t8b5q]

3:24

[@Gallowaywind]

ITS IS 20th FEB 1978 heading into 21st Feb

[@ebismusic8813]

Did anyone know he did an ivc in 2005 for. Tomorrow people documentary?

[@jeffrey44]

1978? Based purely on one series programme Wilde Alliance being shown the next day. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilde_Alliance

[@りょう-t8b5q]

Tuesday 21st February 1978

[@りょう-t8b5q]

Monday 20th February 1978

[@りょう-t8b5q]

Announcer Philip Elsmore

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[@garyhunt8067]

Zulu came on late.

[@luisreyes1963]

No National Anthem? 🇬🇧

[@りょう-t8b5q]

Clock 0:43am

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