BBC North East and Cumbria became a region in its own right in 1962. It's regional news magazine was Home at Six presented by Frank Bough. Frank's move to BBC Sport heralded the appearance in 1964 of MIke Neville (from Tyne Tees Television), complete with a new name Look North. Not to be confused with Look North (Leeds)
The biggest shake up in the region came in 1996 when Mike moved back to Tyne Tees, 32 years later! He was replaced by Carol Malia and John Lawrence
Home at Six1963
Where it all began. Home at Six introduced the news service for the North East and Cumbria in 1962. Frank Bough was the presenter. It was renamed Look North in 1964 to be presented by a young MIke Neville from Tyne Tees TV
Late Look North1980 This is a sound only file (mp3) of Late Look North from 1980.
Thanks to John Lewis for the recording and for the sketch of the slide he made at the time.
Does anyone have video footage of this sequence?
Look North & Late Look North1980
Here are two more examples of this theme in use. The announcer in both cases is Tom Kilgour. The presenter of the main Look North programme is of course Mike Neville.
Thanks again to John Lewis for the recordings. John's sketch is pretty accurate as we can see here from these stills taken from a cinefilm recording made by Dave Baldwin in 1976
Look North1983
Look North - with Mike Neville.
It's Look North with Mike Neville! Hmm, not too sure about those titles though!
Look North1983
A short clip with Mike Neville from 1983...
As well as reading the news Mike seems to think he can produce the programme at the same time, perhaps if he left the producing to the producers he would have known if Newcastle were playing at home or Cardiff were playing away...
Look North Sixty Minutes1984
Look North.
Look North - Sixty Minutes style, complete with it's map of the North East and Cumbria.
Look North1984
Look North - with Mike Neville.
Mike Neville, bringing all the days news to the North East and Cumbria. (Sorry about the quality of the clip by the way.)
Look North1987 Look North.
Every region has it's strange set of titles. Look North (Newcastle) is no different. What's this one all about?
1988 - 1991
Look North - Last Programme Broadcasting House1988 BBC North East moved from its studios at Broadcasting House on New Bridge Street in Central Newcastle to a new purpose built Broadcasting Centre on Barrack Road in Fenham, Newcastle. It was quicky nicknamed 'The Pink Palace' due to is exterior and interior colour schemes!
BBC NE & Cumbria served 3.2 million people in 1991 and the highest viewing figures recorded between 1991 - 1992 for Look North was 0.8million people.
Look North - 1st Programme1988
Look North with Mike Neville and Tom Kilgour. The first programme from the new Studio A at Broadcasting Centre on Monday January 18th 1988.
The new logo was apparently refered to by BBC Newcastle employees as the 'bacon on a plate logo'
Look North - Moving House Feature1988
Here's Tony Baker explaining how they made the move from Brodcasting House to The Pink Palace.
(Lots of behind the scenes footage here)
This is a 5 minute item. (6MB) Apologies for the poor recording
Look North Trail / Look North1988
(Left Clip) Tom Kilgour here with the first trail for Look North on Monday 18th January 1988
(Right Clip) Wendy Gibson with a compact but perfectly formed Good Friday edition of Look North (Newcastle) from 1988. No headlines just straight to the news.
Look North1988
Look North - with Mike Neville and Simon Willis.
Look, no Cumbria (it's moved to BBC North West). A shortened version of the last titles.
Look NorthMid 1980s
Look North.
A splendid set of titles from Newcastle highlighting the North East and Cumbria along with a splendid piece of music.
Late Look North1990
A late Look North with Mike Neville from 1990...
Even Martin Lewis throws his arms up in dispair as it's time for the news and travel in your area...
1991 - 1995
Look North1991 / 1992 Look North with was presented by Mike Neville and Wendy Gibson. A very upbeat piece of music in 1991 for Look North. Note the BBC North "N" logo in the top left hand corner of the titles. The titles now reflect images from the region in a camera lens.
Right clip - Look North from 1992
Look North1993
Look North - with Beverley Thompson.
The well travelled Beverley Thompson bringing the news to the North East and Cumbria. Beverley had previously worked for BBC Wales Today and BBC Points West, next was BBC South Today!
1995 - 1997
Look North1995
Look North - with Mike Neville. A variation on a theme - now with a harder news theme The BBC North "N" was no longer in the titles. Cumbria had now re-joined the North East.
Amanda Goodman still from a bulletin (right) shows regional newsrooms in the background
1997 - 1999
Look North1997 & 1999
Look North - with Carol Malia and John Lawrence.
No Mike Neville, he was now with Tyne Tees. These titles come complete with another re-working of the theme music, this time more noticeable!
Look North (Lunchtime)1999
Look North - with Anne Leuchars.
The lunchtime bulletin from Look North, presented by Anne Leuchars, formally with ITN.
1999 - 2002
Look North (Lunchtime)2000
Look North - with Anne Leuchars.
The corporate look from BBC North East & Cumbria, complete with a window overlooking the Tyne bridges in Newcastle.
2002 - 2005
Look North2002
Look North - with Carol Malia from 16th September 2002
A new variation of the familiar corporate look was introduced across the BBC English Regions on Monday 16th September 2002. This is how it looked in the North East and Cumbria.
Look North2004 plently of camera angles here from BBC NE in 2004, making the most of their big studio.
right clip - close
2005 - 2008
Look North2006
Here's a special set of Christmas Look North titles for December 2006 presented by Sharon Barbour
Look North2007 Carol Malia here with Look North from January 2007.
Carol worked initally as a radio producer for Radio Cumbria then left the BBC in 1993 for Border Television
2008 - Present
Look North2008 Here's the first edition of the new look for April 2008 in a lunchtime Look North.
Sadly no new updates to the set, it remains as it was.
