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From ATVLand In Colour

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radleys

knowlegable brummie
Hi, I don't know whether this has been mentioned before (I used the search engine and couldn't find anything) but there's a really good 6 part documentary available on 2 dvds called 'From ATVLand In Colour'. It covers the history of the ATV centre in Birmingham from its opening to demise. There are clips from loads of old programmes (Tiswas, Angling Today, ATV Today etc. ) and interviews with the likes of Chris Tarrant, Bob Warman, Wendy Nelson, Reg Harcourt, Jane Rossington and of course, Jim Bowen. There's also some great pictures of Birimngham City Centre during the ATV Centre consruction. It's made by fans of TV for fans of TV, and is available from the Media Archive for Central England, or Amazon if you prefer.

Well worth a watch...although there's hardly anything on sports broadcasts- I was hoping for a clip from 'Star Soccer' from the 70s- remember Star Soccer on Sunday afternoons? They always had the Davenport's 'Beer at Home' ad during the break, as well as the West Midlands Safari Park ad with the music from Van der Valk. Memories!
jerry.
 
Hi Radleys. This might also be of interest too - well it stirred many memories for me as did Robs ATV's Star Soccer tune.Viv.

https://www.transdiffusion.org/tv/studioone/a_is_for_alpha
 
Sorry don't seem to be able to get the link to go blue, if you get my drift! But well worth a look. Viv.
 
Thanks Rob and Viv- listening to the Star Soccer theme really brought back some memories of happy Sunday afternoons, rushing Sunday dinner to get in to watch the football. From what I remember, a typical Sunday Viewing would be 'Weekend World' at about midday (ish), followed by 'The Invaders' (with Roy Thinnes), and then Star Soccer. I'd love to see that 'beer at home means Davenports' advert again- the one with the little bottle dancing along the top of the words...well, it looked like a very little bottle on our 20 inch TV set!

Viv, the Transdiffusion website looks really interesting. I think my evening's reading has just been sorted out!!
regards, jerry
 
hi radley
I do not think this as been on before now ;not at least your shows
it certainly brought back memorys for me seeing steven tin tin duffy ;as i knew him and his parents very well indeed
i used to go to his parents house very often ; they was very nice people including steven/ i recal him when he was young and started to sing and pratice
with his mates howling in the back bed room ; and eventualy he got into the right harony and he got his first break on the tea time childrens programes singing ; and regarding his bed he was always in that dammed bed no matter what time of day ;
also i can recall when they first cut there demo disc ; and they had them piled high on the front room table
and they was putting them into the pagages ; to be sent out to whom they could like the radio andtv presenters and eventualy he got the reconision he deserved i always wondered what ever happenend to him ;
at the time he lived in st johns rd avenue ; amongest all BBC actors and producers and presenters some still live around there even thou the BBC as gone
best wishes astonian;
 
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