The late Andrew Gardner. Ex ITN News, he was old school, had good newsreader qualities, as Graham Miller who did the Sport, there sort isn’t found today on modern television, as everybody is in a rush, but not BBC Breakfast.
Kerry Swain joined Graham Miller and the late Andrew Gardner in this bulletin of Thames News. Kerry later went on to work at Meridian where she continues to work to this day. She worked at TSW in 1982 according to Alamy Photography but she was sacked two weeks into the job though it doesn’t mention why.
I really find this look a bit weird. I mean - yellow?? For the main backdrop? At least their 1989 look was newsy - sure, there was something slightly "Soviet Block" about that austere blue set and the plain desk, but at least it was a classy look. Their backdrop here, though, is just so garish.
I do miss Thames television, it was quality service, not like the generic shit we get today. This does highlight the fact that no matter how many years go by, it’s the same old story year in year out, no matter who’s in government, tube strikes, tube strikes, tube strikes. Tube workers refuse to modernise, they want to go to work, do nothing and earn shit loads of money. The sooner the tube is automated, the better.
What an electric opening to the news. I used to love watching Thames News when I was a kid.
The days when London had a decent news service and station
The late Andrew Gardner. Ex ITN News, he was old school, had good newsreader qualities, as Graham Miller who did the Sport, there sort isn’t found today on modern television, as everybody is in a rush, but not BBC Breakfast.
My aunt presented Thames Help.
Kerry Swain joined Graham Miller and the late Andrew Gardner in this bulletin of Thames News. Kerry later went on to work at Meridian where she continues to work to this day.
She worked at TSW in 1982 according to Alamy Photography but she was sacked two weeks into the job though it doesn’t mention why.
Proper London news
so gardner was an old lush
I really find this look a bit weird. I mean - yellow?? For the main backdrop? At least their 1989 look was newsy - sure, there was something slightly "Soviet Block" about that austere blue set and the plain desk, but at least it was a classy look. Their backdrop here, though, is just so garish.
Had Liz Pike already gone by then as main presenter?
I do miss Thames television, it was quality service, not like the generic shit we get today.
This does highlight the fact that no matter how many years go by, it’s the same old story year in year out, no matter who’s in government, tube strikes, tube strikes, tube strikes.
Tube workers refuse to modernise, they want to go to work, do nothing and earn shit loads of money.
The sooner the tube is automated, the better.