Thames TV Archive
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The official archive of Thames Television and part of the Fremantle Archive. Images & videos © Fremantle. To licence email [email protected]
How good was Thames Television? In my Opinion it produced Quality Television which has been rarely replicated.
Happy birthday to @MickJagger who is 82 today. Image from our This Week documentary episode 'Stones on the Road' from 1976.
British actress Dame Helen Mirren is 80 today. Helen was interviewed by Mavis Nicholson on Afternoon Plus in 1979. youtu.be/M5E5AjIHpxg?si… via @YouTube
Sad news that wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has died aged 71. Real name Terry Bollea, he appeared on Des O’Connor Tonight in 1991. #RIPHulkHogan
The American actress and singer @RealLyndaCarter, famous for her portrayal of Wonder Woman, is 74 today. Image with Dick Emery from 1980 The Dick Emery Hour. #LyndaCarter #BornOnThisDay
Singer, songwriter and actor David Essex OBE is 78 today. Behind the scenes image from the Kenny Everett Video Show transmitted in 1980. #DavidEssex #BornOnThisDay
Happy birthday to @bonnie_langford who is 61 today. Image from the Morecambe and Wise show, 1982. #bonnielangford #BornOnThisDay
#BOTD in 1951 the late American actor and comedian Robin Williams. He appeared on Des O'Connor Tonight in 1994 and as always made a great impression. #RobinWilliams
#onthisday in 1969 Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin formed the American crew that landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle. Aldrin talked to the This Week crew in 1973 about his experience. #manonthemoon #moondaylanding youtu.be/opgX3W1pihg?si…
Sir Richard Branson, the English business magnate is 75 today. Image from an appearance on Des O’Connor Tonight transmitted 15/01/1992. @richardbranson #RichardBranson #BornOnThisDay
British dancer, director and actor Wayne Sleep OBE is 77 today. Image from an appearance on the Morecambe & Wise show, transmitted in 1982. @Wayne_Sleep #WayneSleep #BornOnThisDay
Happy birthday to the American actor and singer David Hasselhoff, most famous for Baywatch and Knight Rider, who is 73 today. @DavidHasselhoff #DavidHasselhoff #Baywatch #botd
Musician Stewart Copeland is 73 today. The drummer from the rock band the Police, is pictured here from an appearance on The Kenny Everett Video Show, transmitted 1980. @copelandmusic #StewartCopeland #bornonthisday
Could you live on £7 a week? That was the average UK state pension in the 1970's. Although supplementary benefit was available, many pensioners felt too proud to ask for it. Thames TVs Hard Times documentary highlights this issue. youtu.be/8OAvu_CySWo?si… via @YouTube
New article takes a look inside the very first Rainbow comic from 1987: curiousbritishtelly.substack.com/p/rainbow-spec…
#bringbackneighbours
Today marks the final day of production on our beloved Neighbours. As sad as this day may be, we can't wait for you to see the amazing storylines that are about to unfold over the coming six months. Together we have been, and always will be, the perfect blend 💔
Actress Caroline Quentin who appears alongside Leslie Ash from the hugely popular 1990’s sitcom Men Behaving Badly is 65 today. @quentyquestions #bornonthisday #carolinequentin #menbehavingbadly
Singer-songwriter Neil Tennant, one half of pop duo the Pet Shop Boys is 71 today. Here's a behind the scenes image from the set of Neighbours following a cameo appearance by Chris Lowe in an episode. @neighbours #neighbours #petshopboys #NeilTennant #chrislowe #BornOnThisDay
A fascinating interview with the late author Dame Barbara Cartland who was #botd in 1901. Mavis Nicholson chatted to Barbara in 1977 about her busy writing life and how attitudes towards sex and love have changed over the years. youtu.be/oNNfZ0xeU-g?si… via @YouTube
Famous for her role as Sharon in Birds of a Feather, retired actress Pauline Quirke, who began her career as a child actor in TV at eight years old is 66 today. Image from a Magpie documentary Kids About Town transmitted in 1972.
