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Golden Pennies
Sun 7th February 2010 by Steve Barnes Australian childrens serial
Contact
Sun 7th February 2010 by Steve Barnes Comunity programe with Tom Coyne
BSB News - Gerard Tubb
Sun 7th February 2010 by Hayden Walker Sky's Gerard Tubb with a full edition of BSB News from 1990. Includes a Galaxy continuity junction.
thanks to Chris Howles for the recording.
Combat
Tue 2nd February 2010 by Steve Barnes Army game show with Anneka Rice and Emlyn Hughes.
Starting Out
Mon 1st February 2010 by Steve Barnes Carol Chell from Play School moves in with Tosh Lines from The Bill etc...
TVS Childrens Programmes
Sun 31st January 2010 by Ben Hale 20 new clips from various childrens programmes made by TVS.
Workout
Thu 28th January 2010 by Steve Barnes Discussion programme about unemployment.
Tales Out of School
Thu 28th January 2010 by Steve Barnes Trevor is a violent skinhead with no regard for authority.
Tales From Fat Tulips Garden
Wed 27th January 2010 by Steve Barnes Tony Robinson romping through the garden...
Woof
Wed 27th January 2010 by Steve Barnes David Puttnam's successful children's series
Shine On Harvey Moon
Tue 26th January 2010 by Steve Barnes Marks & Gran's comedy drama.
Press Gang
Tue 26th January 2010 by Steve Barnes Excellent drama about the Junior Gazette
O.T.T.
Mon 25th January 2010 by Steve Barnes Chris Tarrant's ill fated adult Tiswas.
Orm And Cheep
Mon 25th January 2010 by Steve Barnes Pre school puppet series with Richard Briers.
Oi For England
Sun 24th January 2010 by Steve Barnes A group of skinheads form a band. One of a number of social unrest dramas made around 1982.
Hardwicke House
Sun 24th January 2010 by Steve Barnes Central thought a lot of this show... until it was broadcast...
No Excuses
Fri 22nd January 2010 by Steve Barnes Charlotte Cornwell as rock star Shelley Maze.
Grim Tales
Fri 22nd January 2010 by Steve Barnes Fairy stories wirh Rik Mayall.
Astronauts
Thu 21st January 2010 by Steve Barnes The second series of Grame Garden and Bill Oddie's sitcom
The $64000 Question
Thu 21st January 2010 by Steve Barnes Bob Monkhouse returned to Central withn this big money game...
The Saturday Show
Wed 20th January 2010 by Steve Barnes Join Isla St Clair and Tommy Boyd for more fun and surprises live from Birmingham.
Wrestler Big Daddy was due to star in this programme but pulled out with days to go. Hence Chris Wroe's hastily changed title sequence. To think Lewis Rudd (Central's head of children's) thought this was better than Tiswas!
Star Fleet
Tue 19th January 2010 by Steve Barnes Star Fleet is the UK dubbed version of the Japanese puppet show X-Bomber. Filmed using supermarionation techniques, the sci fi series continues its cult following today.
BBC Promotions
Sat 16th January 2010 by Hayden Walker Various BBCi and World Service promos added from 2003.
North News
Sat 16th January 2010 by Hayden Walker A full 2 minute bulletin with Wendy Gibson from 1993
Basic Maths
Tue 12th January 2010 by Steve Barnes The ATV update continues with Basic Maths.
Starting Science
Sun 10th January 2010 by Steve Barnes Today's ATV clip is their version of Starting Science. Dawn Perllman and Max Mason would perform demonstrations and sketches without any Catastrophes....
Just Good Friends - 1986
Sat 9th January 2010 by Steve Hackett Another superb comedy from John Sullivan about the on/off relationship of Vince Pinner and Penny Warrender. The series which ran from 1983 to 1986 starred Paul Nicholas, Jan Francis, Sylvia Kay, John Ringham, Ann Lynn and Shaun Curry.
UK Gold Presentation
Sat 9th January 2010 by Hayden Walker Nearly 2 minutes worth of classic UK Gold tv presentation.
Thanks to Richard Barnicoat for the recording.
BBC Interlude - London to Brighton in 3½ Minutes
Sat 9th January 2010 by Hayden Walker A train journey from London to Brighton, shot from the driver's cab using time-lapse photography, became a famous BBC 'intermission' film in 1953.
The Kids From 47A
Sat 9th January 2010 by Steve Barnes Social comedy drama about four children who are left to fend for themselves whilst their parents are away. Created by Charlotte Mitchell with scripts from Gail Renard and Phil Redmond.
Police Action - 1975
Fri 8th January 2010 by Steve Hackett An edition of Southern's Police Action with Peter Clark
TVS: Coast to Coast
Wed 6th January 2010 by Ben Hale In 1983 TVS updated the opening titles for Coast to Coast with several variations on the theme and we have them all!
BBC Weather
Wed 6th January 2010 by Hayden Walker 5 new classic BBC weather clips, including a Schools programme feature with Jim Bacon (thanks to Richard Barnicoat for the recording)
BBC Christmas
Wed 6th January 2010 by Hayden Walker Coverage of the BBC's christmas presentation for BBC One & BBC Two - idents and continuity pages, also check out idents on the BBC Wales, Scotland and NI pages.
CBS Coleco Vision Advert
Wed 6th January 2010 by Hayden Walker new advert added
BBC South East Today
Tue 5th January 2010 by Hayden Walker And the BBC News corporate look in the South East with remixed theme
BBC Reporting Scotland
Tue 5th January 2010 by Hayden Walker The BBC News corporate look from Scotland
North West Tonight Christmas Special
Tue 5th January 2010 by Hayden Walker Some special festive titles used for their last main programme of 2009
ATV Programmes update
Mon 4th January 2010 by Steve Barnes Mass ATV update including A Sharp Intake of Breath,Flickers, Format V,Hammer House of Horror,The Larkins,Leapfrog, Marty Feldman, Pilger, Salute to Sir Lew, Sapphire and Steel, The Strauss Family, A 1975 Tiswas, Tingha and Tucker, Thriller, Will Shakespare and William Tell.
Tyne Tees TV
Sun 3rd January 2010 by Hayden Walker 18 New continuity clips added
Updated Media Player
Sat 2nd January 2010 by Admin We have added the ability to now share media you like with others. On the player you'll notice "menu". Use that to email links to friends. The player also shows "currently playing" data.
Please note the added features are experimental (still beta) so it may change now and again for updates. This will last through January. Cookies and JavaScript MUST be enabled otherwise the system will not work on your browser!
Merry Christmas
Thu 24th December 2009 by Admin A bit of festive fun with TV Ark's very own 2009 Christmas ident. The TV Ark team would like to wish all visitors a very merry Christmas.
AA
Mon 14th December 2009 by Hayden Walker new AA ad from 1990 added
Tales of the Unexpected
Mon 14th December 2009 by Hayden Walker Higher quality clip and images added
TV-am Promo
Mon 14th December 2009 by Hayden Walker TV-am Promo
London Plus
Mon 14th December 2009 by Hayden Walker from 1986
Night and Day
Mon 14th December 2009 by Hayden Walker the short lived British soap
BBC 1 Midlands Continuity
Mon 14th December 2009 by Hayden Walker another cracking Midlands presentation clip from the late 1970s
BBC News
Mon 14th December 2009 by Hayden Walker a few new clips from the 10 O'Clock News in 2003, following the introduction of the new set
Peter Lewis
Mon 14th December 2009 by Hayden Walker A short continuity clip from 1985