Description is wrong. ABC TV were the weekend contractor in the Midlands and North, but they still had a base in Teddington (as most talent was in London!) ATV were the London weekends contractor before 1968.
@@LostsTVandRadio When LWT took over, Bank Holiday Monday editions were indeed compiled/broadcast by Thames ... but not from Teddington, rather from their Euston Road studios
You mean until July 1968 when ABC and Rediffusion were merged to become Thames Television, and LWT took over WOS from August: but they suffered an ITV technician’s strike action so they went back on air by the end of the month. I also have a copy of TVTIMES with ITV programming schedules for Saturday 27th July - Friday 2nd August 1968, and the last ABC-produced edition of WOS was hosted by Richard - later known as Dickie - Davies, as Andrews was preparing for his new tenure at Thames which had taken over Teddington Studios by this time, though still transmitted nationally by ABC.
Yes indeed ... ATV (the ITV weekend contractor for London at the time) transmitted the programme in the London area on channel 9 from the Croydon transmitter. However ABC (the ITV North and Midlands weekend contractor) actually produced the programme at their Teddington studios for the ITV network. ATV provided some of the sporting feeds to the programme maker as did the other large ITV contractors.
It came from Teddington Studio 3, the smallest, which at that time didn't have its own control room! Instead, all of Studio 2's facilities were switched through and it was controlled from there. It was a long run down to the studio floor if anyone needed to speak in person to Eamonn in the commercial break!! 😁
@@bigredsock1 Exactly. And vice versa of course. Not until St3's own dedicated control room was built. However, they could reset and rerig one studio while the other was in use.
Can’t remember the theme, I remember ABC Television instead way back before the franchise changes in 1968.
Description is wrong. ABC TV were the weekend contractor in the Midlands and North, but they still had a base in Teddington (as most talent was in London!)
ATV were the London weekends contractor before 1968.
Thanks! Doh ... yes although I knew that I had a senior moment :)
World of Sport moved to the LWT Wembley Studios?
I believe so, except for some occasions when it was broadcast from Thames' Teddington studios.
@@LostsTVandRadio When LWT took over, Bank Holiday Monday editions were indeed compiled/broadcast by Thames ... but not from Teddington, rather from their Euston Road studios
@@clemensthrills Ah, thank you very much. I'll amend the description.
You mean until July 1968 when ABC and Rediffusion were merged to become Thames Television, and LWT took over WOS from August: but they suffered an ITV technician’s strike action so they went back on air by the end of the month. I also have a copy of TVTIMES with ITV programming schedules for Saturday 27th July - Friday 2nd August 1968, and the last ABC-produced edition of WOS was hosted by Richard - later known as Dickie - Davies, as Andrews was preparing for his new tenure at Thames which had taken over Teddington Studios by this time, though still transmitted nationally by ABC.
Thank you very much indeed for that clarification Mark. I'll update the description accordingly.
Amazing blast from the past!
It was ATV London at weekends not ABC
Yes indeed ... ATV (the ITV weekend contractor for London at the time) transmitted the programme in the London area on channel 9 from the Croydon transmitter.
However ABC (the ITV North and Midlands weekend contractor) actually produced the programme at their Teddington studios for the ITV network.
ATV provided some of the sporting feeds to the programme maker as did the other large ITV contractors.
A fantastic find! Thank you
You're most welcome!
It came from Teddington Studio 3, the smallest, which at that time didn't have its own control room! Instead, all of Studio 2's facilities were switched through and it was controlled from there. It was a long run down to the studio floor if anyone needed to speak in person to Eamonn in the commercial break!! 😁
Ahhh, thanks so much for that first-hand information!!
So does that mean they could never use Studio 2 while Studio 3 was being used?
@@bigredsock1 Exactly. And vice versa of course. Not until St3's own dedicated control room was built. However, they could reset and rerig one studio while the other was in use.
Should listen to the intro of the ABC (USA) Wide World of Sports
0:59 The World of Sport logo looked similar to The Avengers, another ABC production.
Bit before my.time maybe i was a 5, 6, and 7 then
Yep, same!