YTV Closedown 1983

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.

[@ceefaxbbctv8788]

Fantastic. These ads from the early 80s were more entertaining than most of the programmes nowadays!

[@darryllharden9141]

My sentiments excatly!,I have more fun watching these anyday!.

[@darryllharden9141]

"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!".

[@janinefarnell8570]

The smooth tones of the late great Redvers Kyle

[@cpowers94]

"Look after yourself, sleep well and a very warm good night, especially to you." Aww... thanks. That really means a lot to me.

[@daverhodes362]

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.

[@briancooke6103]

Lovely Red who came to my 21st birthday party 😁

[@steviegTVreturns]

YTV proving as ever they were straight to the point at closedown. Quite a lot of PIF's beforehand mind you, scary for that time of night...

[@TheImatube]

Never seen the PIF about the air weapons before, thanks again neil

[@skylined5534]

Same here. The front door chain one I do just about recall though, and it's still funny as! Great times.

[@darryllharden9141]

I remember the PIF about the air weapons when shown on video when I visited Bury Police Station on exhibits about safety.

[@MrThecarebear]

@@darryllharden9141 "Gun Sense Is Good Sense" sounds like a misguided slogan for the NRA.

[@LaurenceOdell]

@@skylined5534 Actually, BBC North East have called the makers of this PIF up. They want their 1981 theme for Look North back!

[@tv68uk]

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.

[@danielvojtik6331]

As everywhere in Európe ať that times...station broadcasting closing round midnight during working days... The same in my country (Czechoslovakia)

[@jemima216]

Three good public information films in there. Why doesn't the Government make them anymore?

[@adytowe7969]

Yes I agree with you on that

[@Gallowaywind]

I never know Canned Laughter got a repeat 4 years later. I have seen those PIF before :D

[@dissonantdreams]

Excellent upload! I've never seen either of those PIFs before.

[@darryllharden9141]

The late Hilary Crane as the Mum on the 'Gun Sense is Good Sense' P.I.F.

[@tomtaylor9437]

Whataload of goodboolshot Love the shoottadd!

[@timdowns7937]

Love the music, the forth movement from Jean Michel Jarres Magnetic Fields, well a bit of it ..........

[@darryllharden9141]

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.

[@arthurvasey]

Hardcastle & McCorman? I thought it was Hardcastle & McCormick?

[@stigwardduke7546]

Arthur Vasey It's Hardcastle and McCormick alright.

[@joannegray5138]

I think it's to do with Redvers Kyle's South African accent (it's where he originated from).

[@skylined5534]

*"Crimmm-mehh"*

[@baronmeduse]

Rowan Atkinson recycled that gag for Mr Bean.

[@stevedickson5853]

Gun sense is good sense...these days they pull a real one out over a bad drug deal..how times change.

[@stigwardduke7546]

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.

[@BelfastGav]

Did they not play the National Anthem either?

[@traeyboy529]

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.

[@stickytapenrust6869]

@@traeyboy529BBC1 played the national anthem before colour, too.