TV-am (7 March 1983) with Noele Gordon

[@Duncan1974]

I really miss the cosy ‘front room’ sets of the early TV-AM and BBC Breakfast programmes as opposed to the modern style of serious news studios. It was much more laid back and friendly in those days, simplistic times!

[@darranthompson8202]

Cast it to my TV and I thought I was 14 getting ready for school again lol.

[@Kevin-1969]

Me to I was 14 then, watched it getting ready for school, 1983 what a great year

[@hugoboss5895]

That set makes you feel sleepy. The colours and tones. That’s the last thing you want at 7am on an early 80s weekday morning.😂

[@Springamatul]

Its so sad that Noele Gordon passed away two years after this transmission.

[@rtc9063]

And to think less than two weeks later, Angela Rippon was shown the door!

[@asa1973100]

I only viewed this for dear Nolly

[@2008giles]

Hadn't realised Mike Morris was there from the start doing the sport

[@rtc9063]

They should never have moved the news out of that TV-am news studio.

[@97channel]

The two things which strike me most are, firstly, the way the lighting in the studio and at the fake windows gradually change throughout the show to replicate actual daylight levels of those hours. And secondly, why did they switch from an analogue clock to a digital clock just for the news bulletins? I cannot think of any rational logic as to why the clock needed to be different for that part of the show.

[@thesunreport]

It looks like the news bulletins come from a different area/studio/building. There may have been issues with a 'true'/shared live timecode, and the timecodes may have been synced at the begining of the show and then run seperately. The difference in the clocks themselves then simply comes down to a matter of which graphic clock generators were available in each location/studio, both in sync with each other, but running off a timecode set together at the begining, and not actually linked with live timecode or a live A/V clock feed, maybe. :)

[@benreadspoetry7958]

Whereas once it had been revamped, the 'daylight' levels of light were from the beginning. I think it was a good idea - always made it feel bright, whatever the time of the morning!

[@victoriaharbach5968]

before anna ford and Angela rippon got p45

[@londonlady227]

The accents of the presenters were cut glass. No heavy colloquial accents.

[@jamescoupland3137]

Amazing women madness atv sacking her least she knew she was coming back to crossroads in 85 but so sadly died

[@mrdburrows]

Why is the clock different on the news?

[@jamesmitchell8922]

Where's the ads?

[@johnking5174]

This was March 1983, and advertising on TV-am was threadbare. There was a strike by the actors union, which meant regular adverts on TV-am were few.

[@jamesmitchell8922]

@@johnking5174 So there was the IBA notice.

[@johnking5174]

@@jamesmitchell8922 What do you mean?

[@jamesmitchell8922]

@@johnking5174 Remember Channel 4 in the early days, when there were no ads it shows a caption confirming about no ads.

[@johnking5174]

@@jamesmitchell8922 There were some commercials airing, those which did not feature actors part of the Equity actors union. This meant a regular three minute commercial break would have just two adverts, with the remaining two minutes filled by an apology card with music on screen.

[@ritz2467]

who's the first guess? he seems german

[@Crazy1Clive]

He must have been, as his first name was Wolf.

[@numberstation]

It might be German journalist Wolf von Lojewski, I’m not sure though.

[@digitalmediafan]

This obviously is a copy of the Australian breakfast shows at the time though not as slick with their graphics and animated logos infact none of that at all ! Oz had so much more dosh than cash strapped Britain and it shows here. All done on the cheap

[@80sandretrogubbins25]

On the contrary, the original presenters were very expensive until they were fired.

[@stickytapenrust6869]

Because TV-AM was new so was making a loss before it made a profit.

[@rtc9063]

God, is it no wonder everyone switched this garbage off!!!