Breakfast Television

[stockportyears]

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Yorkshire TV launched a trial of Breakfast TV in 1977!

[darren]

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yes must say always thought anne diamond was a bit patronising.
she would think she is netter than other people.

nick was a decent fella though.

that tv am clip brings back memories.

[stockportyears]

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Good Morning with Anne and Nick was a terrible programme, they were always trying to be funny and it was all very twee.
In later years, in the days before the Big Breakfast on Channel 4, they had the Breakfast Programme (I think that's what it was called). It was basically a news programme similar to the BBC news channel now but less heavy going. I seem to remember having a crush on one of the presenters, Caroline Wrighton....

Nearly became a Tory MP a few months ago, sorry, I find her a bit patronising. She tried to take over a debate with other candidates from her constituency from Bill Turnbull on BBC Brekky during the election campaign. I was glad she didn't win after that.

[clive1968uk]

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I remember the early days of TVAM with Ann and Nick.

Here a link to the opening ident

clive

[Megawitch]

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I'm old enough to remember the start of breakfast television in the UK. What was on before it? Did they show other programmes or did the telly just not start until later?

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Sadly I can remember when TV didn't start till 5pm for "Children's Hour" and went off at 10pm. It was all black and white too.

A great show I remember when my kids were young was Swap Shop on saturday mornings. Noel Edmunds, Maggie Philbin and Kieth Chegwin were presenters. It was originally called "Noel Edmund's Multicoloured Swap Shop"!

[ratboy]

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Good Morning with Anne and Nick was a terrible programme, they were always trying to be funny and it was all very twee.
In later years, in the days before the Big Breakfast on Channel 4, they had the Breakfast Programme (I think that's what it was called). It was basically a news programme similar to the BBC news channel now but less heavy going. I seem to remember having a crush on one of the presenters, Caroline Wrighton....

[Austin Maxi]

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One thing about 'TV-am' I recall was the egg-in-cup (1983) logo/motif at the end. In '84 it was joined by a second, then a third the following year, and by the late '80s there was a sort of triangular arrangement of eggs in cups. Then there was the very distinctive 'Good Morning Britian' theme tune (nothing to do with the Aztec Camera / Mick Jones song), which was none-more-'80s.

[Trickyvee]

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I'm going to have a go at using the @ sign the way the youngsters have started doing. Lets see if I can pull it off...

@ Ann22, The Nick was Nick Owen, who now does the Midlands today evening show.
@ Jacqueline, It wasn't Chris Steele. I don't know who he was but he never appeared on TV again!
@ JingBang, I saw Rusty on a show the other week. Looks exactly the same and with the same hearty laugh.

Hmm, I don't like the @ business. What is wrong with 'to'?

[darren]

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Wasnt Rustie Lee on TV AM too doing her cooking? if i remember rightly it was always about 8.30 in the morning just before Roland Rat, i met her in Redditch a few weeks back and she was a r lovley woman.

here you go mate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVXfHJf8L2U

[darren]

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I remember TVam starting with Ann Diamond and Nick something. Gordon Honeycomb used to read the news, they used to tease him for saying 'Hello, good morning' in the same tone, day after day. Remember Lloyd Grossman had a slot once a week where he'd go through the keyhole? Wasn't Hilary Jones, the resident doctor or was it Mark Porter?

it might have been nick ross your thinking of ann.

lloyd grossman and david frost did through the keyhole ann.
lasted a half hour.
it was on bbc 1.

here is the one your thinking of Ann.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6v9w63rqKs

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Wasnt Rustie Lee on TV AM too doing her cooking? if i remember rightly it was always about 8.30 in the morning just before Roland Rat, i met her in Redditch a few weeks back and she was a r lovley woman.

[Jacqueline]

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I remember they used to have a doctor with glasses and dark hair in the early days of TVam

Are you thinking of Doctor Chris Steele?

[Palazzo]

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Mr Motivator did some sort of promotional tour many years back in conjunction with some sort of healthy yoghurt. I say 'tour', he actually just went around shopping centres giving out autographs and T-Shirts. My nan met him at one of these shopping centres and picked me up some freebies.

The T-Shirt was about 3 sizes too big and the autograph was a postcard with him posing and 'Love Derek' Scrawled in the corner. I binned it shortly after.

Still, I thought it was a masterstroke getting Mr Motivator (Derek to his mates) to introduce Power Rangers in the summer holidays!

[ann22]

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'shmoozing' Hahaha! What a great word, yup he sure is a shmoozer

[Trickyvee]

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I remember they used to have a doctor with glasses and dark hair in the early days of TVam then he went on holiday and Hilary Jones came shmoozing in to cover for him and that was it! Poor Mr glasses was never seen again. I think Mark Porter came in after Hilary (or was he on the other side?) anyway he was more dishy than Hilary. Can't believe Hilary is STILL going with the new Daybreak. High time he was put out to pasture!