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While commercial viewers in other parts of the country have been
saddled over the past few weeks by a series of art talks by Sir
Kenneth Clark, we in the Tyne Tees area have not only had the
pleasure of seeing Highway Patrol instead,
we have enjoyed the privilege of seeing it for the second time.
Darlington Northern Echo, 28 January 1963.
Now on Tyne Tees ...
...
Tyne Tees Programmes
Tyne Tees has not as would be expected made a major contribution to
the network at any one time, but over the years there have been a number of
significant programmes.
Below is a small subjective list of programmes. If your favourite Tyne Tees
programme is missing let me know, and I will add it.
Comedy
- Sunshine Street
- The One O'Clock Show
Light Entertainment
- Those wonderful TV Times
- On the Light Side
- Make Me Laugh
- Cross Wits
News / Documentary
- North East Roundabout
- Northern Life
- Friday Live
- Stars in Their Eyes
Drama
- Barriers
- Catherine Cookson
Children / Young People
- The Paper Lads
- Nobody's House
- Oscar
- Razzmatazz
- Supergran
- How Dare You
- Lookout
- The Tube (for Channel 4)
Sport
- Champions
- Shoot
Religion
- Tell Me Why
- Three's Company
First Day
- 17:00 Three Rivers Fantasy - opening by the Duke of Northumberland.
- 17:02 Robin Hood
- 17:32 Popeye
- 17:45 ITN News
- 17:55 Local News
- 18:30 Highway Patrol
- 19:00 The Big Show, starring Dickie Henderson
- 20:00 Double Your Money
- 20:30 This Week
- 21:00 Wagon Train
- 22:00 ITN News
- 22:15 Murder Bag
- 22:45 I Love Lucy
- 23:15 Epilogue read by the Bishop of Durham
The music behind the recording was not on the original transmission
- or at least so I thought. It seems there was a
choir there, so it might be untouched after all, but I still
have doubts.
