After Noon Plus1979
After Noon Plus was an intelligent afternoon chat show aimed at women. Originally called After Noon it was renamed After Noon Plus in 1982. The programme later moved from ITV to Channel Four in 1982 presented by Mavis Nicholson and Elaine Grand.
The programme was produced by Thames Television.
Ask Dr. Ruth1987
Channel Four showed the talk show hosted by German psychosexual therapist Dr. Ruth. She answered questions on marriage, relationships and gave advice for the family, plus phone-in and questions from a studio audience.
Aspel & Company1987
Michael Aspel presented his own primetime Saturday night chat show on ITV, considered the rival to the BBC's Parkinson of the time.
The series ran from 1984 to 1993.
Aspel & Company1989
Another very 80's sequence here using the latest computer graphics effects.
Aspel had signed a big deal with LWT which included the whimsical 'Child's Play', the regional '6 o'Clock Show' and this glitzy platform for those with a book, film or show to promote.
The Pamela Armstrong Show1987
After leaving ITN in 1986 Pamela Armstrong joined the BBC’s national daytime schedules presenting her own show which went out live five days a week.
The Frank Bough Interview1989
One of the big names Sky TV signed up for it's launch programmes, was Frank Bough. He was given his own chat show, which was shown live each weekday evening on Sky News.
Day to Day1987
Daytime audience based chatshow hosted by Robert Kilroy Silk. The series was renamed Kilroy in 1988.
Daytime1987
Sarah Kennedy fronted this twice-weekly afternoon discussion from Thames Television. Most of the topics were dull, and the shows were only livened up when Kennedy neurotically clambered about the set. Things got particularly worse when children were involved. The show morphed into the daily 'The Time...The Place' in September 1987 (when Mike Scott replaced Kennedy).
Daytime Live1987
Just when you think Pebble Mill at One is no more, it's back to Birmingham again for a new daily magazine series Daytime Live. Featuring chat, live music and comedy. The series ran from 1987 - 1990
Dee Time1968
Former BBC Radio DJ Simon Dee was given his own, twice weekly, chat show. The series ran from 1967 to 1969 and was transmitted on a Tuesday and Thursday.
Donahue1980s
Thames continuity into the opening titles for US talk show "Donahue", one of Americas longest running chat/talk shows, running from 1971 to 1996. Viewers may or may not remember Donahue being shown on late-night ITV in the late 80's/early 90's.
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2006
BBC One's prime time chat show with Jonathan Ross. In October 2008, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross was pulled off the air, after Jonathan Ross was suspended by the BBC for 12 weeks over prank phone calls to actor Andrew Sachs made on Radio 2's Russell Brand Show. Ross was also suspended from all radio services for this period.
Gas St.1988
A one series wonder from Central (Gas Street being round the corner from Central's Birmingham HQ) broadcast at lunchtimes and fronted by the well-known duo of Suzi Quattro and Vince Hill.
Russell Harty1983
After several series with LWT during the 1970s, popular chat show host Russell Harty moved to the BBC in 1980.
Jameson Tonight1989
Back in 1989, when Sky first launched, Derek Jameson had a nightly chatshow on Sky One, we don't have the opening, but here's a trailer for the programme instead.
Judi1980s
Originally produced for local transmission in the south-west, this early-evening TSW series found its way onto some of the other ITV stations during the afternoon. While hostess Judi Spiers was well known to TSW viewers as a continuity announcer, to those outside the region she was a complete non-entity. The usual mid-80s repetoire of guests were dragged down to Plymouth to appear, while the show also featured a slot where the eponymous Judi would have a go at some kind of complicated skill - such as marking pasta
Kilroy1988
By 1988 Daytime had been renamed Kilroy after its host Robert Kilroy Silk. These titles from 1988 bear a very strong resemblance to Day To Day.
Lily Allen and Friends2008
From humble beginnings on MySpace, Lily Allen a British pop singer is given her own chat show on BBC Three to appeal to the kids... a new generation of cross-media viewers
Live From Two1990
Live from Two was a live, twice weekly, networked chat show. The programme was hosted by the late Shelley Rohde who was also a director, writer and reporter for Granada Reports.
Live Talk2000
Presented by Kaye Adams and Nadia Sawalha. For a short period, the women's daytime chat show "Loose Women" moved it's production to Granada TV and became "Live Talk" live from Manchester . After just one series, the programme returned to it's original format "Loose Women" and base in London.
Look Who's Talking1986
Look Who's Talking, introduced by Derek Batey, started life in 1972 as a local programme in the Border area. Introduced to bring theatre personalities into the homes of viewers. It was deemed so successful that it was soon networked across ITV. The first guest in 1972 was Ken Dodd by the way.
Open Doors1978
"Open Dors" was Diana Dors first late night chat show with Southern. "The Diana Dors Show" followed in 1979.
Open Air1987
Open Air formed part of the BBC daytime programming that was introduced in 1986. Presenters included Eamonn Holmes, former Nationwide host Bob Wellings, Pattie Coldwell and Janice Long. The series ran until 1990.
Open Air1988
An updated more up-tempo theme tune in '88. Now with a pre-titles countdown with 'techy tv' images including Manchester's Studio B gallery and Quantel Graphics Paintbox
Open Air1990
The tv set titles are gone, now replaced by a telephone box and a more mellow theme tune. Jane Irving now joins the presenting team.
This title sequence was desiged by Peter Phillips
The Oprah Winfrey Show1989
Oprah made her British tv debut on Channel Four afternoons, here's some titles from 1989.
Parkinson1971
Michael Parkinson is undoubtedly considered by many to be the king of chat show hosts. Parkinson ran from 1971 to 1982 and then returned to our screens in 1998. This programme was originally transmitted in 1971. This recording is a repeat from 1983 shown as a tribute shortly after David Niven's death on 29th July 1983.
Parkinson One to One1987
So what could Michael do following his departure fro TVam?
Yorkshire TV came to the rescue with what I must say was an original idea, a chat show. Well fancy that!
Parkinson2007
Parky bows out of chat shows in 2007. These are the last set of titles to accompany the series. Designed by Sarah Rees at 3Sixtymedia in Manchester
The Paul O'Grady Show2007
Since giving up Lily Savage, Paul has gone on from strength to strength with his daytime chatshow, the mixture of celebs and real people have proved a winning formula.
Pebble Mill at One1970s
Pebble Mill at One was a 45 minute lunchtime chat show presented from the foyer of the BBC's Pebble Mill studios in Birmingham. The original theme was called "Down at the Mill" and was by the Pebble Mill Band. These are (we think) the original set of titles used when the show launched in 1972.
Pebble Mill at One1977
From 1974 to 1979 the programme was known simply as Pebble Mill. During the February 1974 election campaign, the lunchtime news was extended from five minutes to 15. However the bulletin still began at 12.55pm. The result, of course, was that Pebble Mill at One actually went on air at 1.10pm. The programme's name was temporarily amended in Radio Times. From September 1974 the programme's regular title was actually changed. However the normal transmission time never varied.
Pebble Mill at One1981
In September 1979 the name changed back to Pebble Mill at One and at the same time a new signature tune, "Millers Tune" was introduced.
This set of titles are from 1981.
Pebble Mill at One1982
This set of titles comprises of shots taken from a camera rotating the Pebble Mill building. Very effective!
Pebble Mill at One1983
Another set of titles here in 1983 with yet another theme tune, which was only used for one series.
Presenters over the years included Marion Foster, Bob Langley, Donny MacLeod, Magnus Magnusson, Josephine Buchan, Paul Coia, Sarah Greene, Ross King, Jan Leeming, David Seymour, Alan Titchmarsh, Judi Spiers and Ross Kelly.
Pebble Mill at One1985
Another theme tune was intoduced in Autumn 1984 and was used until the programme ended in 1986.
Left clip - Magnus Magnusson welcomes viewers from SSVC in Germany for the first time.
Right clip - The same set of titles with a holly surround here at Christmas.
Pebble Mill at One - Last Edition1986
The very last edition of Pebble at One or so we thought!
Its original run was from 1972 to 1986 but it was resurrected in 1991 and ran for a further 5 years until 1996.
Straight Talk1988
From Tyne Tees Television, Straight Talk was a late night talk show show presented by Joanna Kaye covering subjects aimed at young people.
The Time The Place1987
Launched as a cornerstone to ITV's new morning schedule in 1987 and fronted by former Granada man Mike Scott, this daily discussion series aimed to be a competitor to the BBC's Kilroy, but with a difference: it intended to criss-cross the UK, coming from a different ITV studio centre each day, thus giving a wider breadth of audience opinion.
The Time The Place1991
After a while it settled down to do most of its programmes from London, Nottingham and Southampton - reserving just one day a week for other locations. To be fair, it even managed to get out to St Helier from time to time.
Wogan1985
The BBC introduces a new line up for week day evenings which includes Eastenders and a brand new chat show; Wogan.