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ATV Today, entertainment news, headed by award-winning production staff from the television broadcast days of ATV

[Slammin Media Inc. @slamminmusic]

@ATVToday has featured the new album, MESH! 🎶

Read the feature and stream the album: https://t.co/Wme9XwxC4c

#concertos #contemporaryclassical #canadianmusicians

[ATV Network @ATVNetworkLTD]

Happy Birthday to Nick Owen who reported and presented for ATV Sport and ATV Today from 1978 to 1981. Nick was also the voiceover announcer on the early episodes of Bullseye.

[BoomRadioUK @BoomRadioUK]

We're so sorry to learn that Steve Ellis, legendary frontman of Love Affair has died. What a voice. He will never be forgotten. He was 76.

[Crossroads Fan Club @motelcrossroads]

Happy birthday to Frances White who played Secretary Kate Hamilton.
Introduced as a secretary at the Casino, she grew concerned for David and his increasing gambling. She helped him with that particular problem and they became friends.

[ATV Today @ATVToday]

Another from the TV drawer of past publicity. This Morning with Richard and Judy. Granada PR department observing no doubt "don't worry about the photo being back to front, no one will notice darlings even if it makes Richard look like Antoine de Caunes."

[Carmen Silvera Fan Page 💕 @CarmenSilverax]

Happy Wednesday everyone! Here’s to resuming my regular posts, I found this wonderful newspaper article from 1968 covering Carmen’s work at the Leatherhead Theatre ❤️ little did she know what she was destined for! ✨
#carmensilvera #alloallo #theatre
#britishtv #britishcomedy #compact #crossroads #drwho #dadsarmy

[Aim Publicity @AimPublicity]

‘#SemolinaPilchard Scouse crime caper comes to UK digital… #MikeClarke’s Liverpool-set black comedy stars #JoeMcGann and cameo from #RickyTomlinson as a family feud erupts over a gangster’s inheritance’ #News @ATVToday

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[Did You See? @TvDidYouSee]

#OnThisDay 26 October 1981
The first of thirteen episodes of situation comedy ASTRONAUTS was broadcast on ITV. Written by #GraemeGarden and #BillOddie, it revolved around three British astronauts stuck together in space with only a dog for company.

[Crossroads Fan Club @motelcrossroads]

Remembering Tony Adams a year on from his death aged 84. Played Adam Chance in Crossroads and prior Dr Neville Bywaters in General Hospital. which for a change some photos from that ATV Elstree produced series...

[Crossroads Fan Club @motelcrossroads]

Noele introduces Crossroads on October 24 when ITV returns following a three month strike.

[Noele Gordon 'Nolly' Archive @TheNoeleGordon]

As today marks Leonard Rossiter's 100th birthday anniversary, here's the 1978 TV Times Awards with Leonard and other winners including Noele, Yootha Joyce, Bruce Forsyth and Annette Crosbie.

[Paul Rowley @PaulRowleyRadio]

52 years ago today on October 21,1974 Radio City (Liverpool) opened, the first UK 24-hour station outside London. I debuted that opening week, covering non-league football, becoming its politics editor in the 1980s before moving to Westminster for 34 years. A brilliant grounding.

[Phil Silvers Archive @ErnestBilko]

Phil Silvers desk clock awarded by Calmac Mens & Boys Club of California on 1st July 1964. Phil was crowned Man of the Year!

Kindly donated by Tracey & Iren.

#philsilvers #award #calmac #boysclub #manoftheyear

[Noele Gordon 'Nolly' Archive @TheNoeleGordon]

Beryl Reid died 30 years ago today, an early regular on ATV she appeared on Lunch Box, a sitcom with Noele The Most Likely Girl and several other appearances including the 1st and 5th anniversary Midland ATV shows.

[Stephen La Rivière @la_riviere]

As some have asked to hear for themselves, here’s one of the current restored optical soundtracks vs an unrestored magnetic source. I’ve not said which is which. You can decide.

[Crossroads Fan Club @motelcrossroads]

Things unseen online - that TTTV Sport logo beautifully seen behind Duncan Wood in 1994 had an ident (like TTTV Weather of the era which is online); started like the usual sliver TTTV animation but then changed to TTTV Sport.

It was commercially released on a TTTV NUFC VHS.

[ATV Network @ATVNetworkLTD]

Happy 80th Birthday to Bob Warman best known to midland viewers as one of the lead anchors of ATV Today, Central News/at Six/Tonight, ITV News Central & other shows including as a narrator on Format V, host of ITV Telethon Central, The Price Is Right (Sky) & regional specials.