Prelaunch PromoDecember 1981 Prelaunch Promo
December 1981 Prelaunch Promo
December 1981 Prelaunch Promo
December 1981
Malcolm Brown (in vision) Announcement1982 Malcolm Brown seen here with one of the very first in-vision announcements on TVS from the first day of broadcasting, January 1st 1982.
The ITN news has just finished and now a programme from one of the other new ITV names of 1982, Central.
Not For Women Only Promo1982 A quick promo from the first day of transmissions - note how Malcolm Brown quickly speeds up at the promo finishes.
Gordon Radley Announcement1982
Gordon Radley here with a couple of announcements from the first day of broadcasting.
Note the emphasis on 'TVS in the South' - for a while seperate continuity was provided for the South and South East halves of the region.
Promotion1982
From April 1982 come these two promotions trailing some of the programmes coming up in the second quarter of TVS' first year on air.
For the South and South East1982
From May 1982 TVS began to use the slogan 'For the South and South East' these two promotions show some footage of the South and South East of England.
Vinters Park Promo1982 Malcolm Brown voices this promotion for the newly completed Maidstone studios in late 1982. Once again the tagline 'For the South and South East' is in use.
Coming Soon From TVS1982 A couple of very early TVS programme promotion showing some of the programmes coming up in the first few months.
Gordon Radley Announcement1982
For some reason, still unclear whilst a lot of other ITV companies were showing the film The Sweeny, TVS were showing Sweeny II. The result is that TVS ended up joining that evening's O.T.T. later than planned and instead crashed into the programme. There was no mention of this happening however in the announcement from Gordon Radley.
Gordon Radley (in vision) Announcement1983 The brown colouring on the TVS continuity set was quickly made warmer and here we can see it sporting a pink glow as Gordon Radley smoothly links us out of a trail for DJ and into Radio.
Malcolm Brown (in vision) Announcement1983 Malcolm Brown gives us a quick hello and an introduction into our Bank Holiday film.
Cats Eyes Promotion1984 This promotion for the first series of C.A.T.S. Eyes was produced by TVS for use by all ITV stations.
Voiced by Malcolm Brown.
Saturday Night Trail1985 Some primitive 3D treatment to the TVS symbol for this saturday night line up. Quiet a cheesy voice-over though.
Sssh... All Star Secrets.
Malcolm Brown (in-vision) Announcement1985 Malcolm Brown here in 1985 from a modified continuity set. The row of TVS symbols has been replaced by a nice rainbow coloured strip. In this lunchtime link Malcolm lets younger viewers know what they can watch on TVS and proves that he can name all of the rainbow gang.
Brian Nissan (in vision) Announcement1985 The ever-friendly face of Brain Nissan with a short, sweet and simple introduction into Sons and Daughters.
Brian Nissan Announcement1985
Brian Nissan tells us of the Friday Night Fright film and then hands us over to the studios of ITN for News at Ten.
Gordon Radley (in vision) Announcement1985
Gordon Radley invites us to get into the bitch and relishes the chance the chance to do so. The continuity set is seen fully dressed for late evening links with its mustard curtain drawn.
Brian Nissan (in vision) AnnouncementChristmas 1985 For Christmas 1985 the usual TVS continuity set was disposed of and replaced with cosy window and some christmas cards. Look closely and you'll notice one card bares a greeting from TVS to its viewers.
Here Brian Nissan introduces a programme celebrating 25 years of Coronation Street.
Promo Graphics198?
A rare chance to see some promo graphics used by TVS without any other text. Generally TVS rotated the style of graphics used for promotions on a seasonal basis.
Thursday Comedy Promo1986?
A promotion for two comedy series with the TVS symbol being created from some dancers.
Catchphrase Promo1986
A quick promotion for the first ever series of Catchphrase. For a short period between 1986 and the relaunch in 1987 TVS was always reffered to as Television South on announcments as this promotion shows.
After Midnight1986
In the days before 24 hour television, programmes after midnight were still a rare thing. In 1986 TVS started using After Midnight branding for the final programme of the evening.
Christopher Robbie (in vision) Announcement1986 Christopher Robbie was a well known face to viewers in the South, having been an announcer at Southern. Here he provides continuity for the junction leading into the last Albion Market.
Announcement1986
A quick cross-promotion for a programme on Channel 4 and then an announcement into We Love TV.
Tuesday Line Up1986?
A very simple animationed menu for this rundown of TVS' tuesday night programmes, no clips of the programmes so we'll just have to rely on the announcer to make us want to watch.
Brian Nissan (in vision) AnnouncementChristmas 1986 A festive continuity set for Christmas 1986 - the last to feature in vision announcements, but not quite as grand as the one from the previous year.
Brian Nissan introduces the little match girl.
Monday Line Up1987
Party style animations still in use for the new year, but notice that the background colour is blue this time around. Malcolm Brown guides us through Monday's programmes.
Sunday Promo1987 A (slightly curtailed) simple promotion for the two main programmes for this Sunday Night. The station was still reffering to itself as Television South at this point, the practice continued until the new look was revealed in September 1987.
Tuesday Line-Up1987
Good use of the TVS symbol is made here by mixing it with water, some people say that the symbol looked like a fountain so perhaps thats where the inspiration came from for this promotion. The station still insisted on calling itself 'Television South' at this point, but not for much longer.
TVS Promotion1987
"Say Yes to TVS!" - This promotion style was used from Septembr 1987 at the same point as TVS introuduced its computer-animated ident. This example also features a music track, unmistakably compossed by Ed Welch, which was known as 'TVS Symphony'. Ed also compossed the main station identity tune for this period and also the music TSW's Today programme which sounds very similar to this track.
Christmas Start Up1987
A special filmed start-up sequence for Christmas in 1987, what's interesting to note is whilst most areas of christmas presentation had lavish 3D computer generated animations it appears by the time this sequence was made the money had run out and they had to resort to writing the christmas greeting in a teletext-style typeface.
New Year Promotion1988
A look at things you can watch on New Year's Eve on TVS and a quick announcement from Malcolm Brown.
This promotion style was later recycled (along with a couple of others) in 1992.
Corporate Promotion1988 An excellent promotion from mid-1988 highlighting some of the many programmes the company was making throughout the year. This came during the busiest period of production for TVS.
24 Hours Promo1988
"From Next Monday you can watch TVS 24 Hours a day" - a simple but nice promotion making the most of the ident graphics to advertise the fact that TVS was entering the world of 24 hour broadcasting. Although, ironically the overnight service did not use the TVS brand but was called Late Night Late instead.
Olympics Promo1988
TVS adapted its year old identity package to incorporate the Olympic rings for a special promotional package to promote both the games and the standard programming that was sandwiched around them.
'Kaliedescope' Autumn Season Promo1988
After the Olympic Games TVS used this psychadelic campaign to promote the new Autumn season. Johnnie Walker voices these two generic promotions.
During this campaign it was also common for announcements to be made over the graphics, the spinning TVS logo ran for an extended duration to allow for this.
New Drama Promo1988 Another example from the Autumn 1988 campaign highlighting some of the new drama's coming soon.
Christmas Promo1988 There was an unusual star for Christmas 1988 on TVS, a sheep. After the impressive christmas graphics in use in 1987 and those that had just been use as part of the Autumn season promotions it looks a little less flashy. A sheep is probably not the first thing you would think of at christmas however this promotion manages to retain that warm Christmas feeling.
Spring on TVS1989 Quite a classy promotion to preview some of the spring highlights for 1989 on TVS.
Making It Here in the South!1989
There was a brief trend for sung 'jingles' in the late 1980s several ITV companies including TV-am and Tyne Tees adopted them. TVS also briefly ran a campagin in the summer of 1989. A warning to viewers of a nervous disposition - this promotion is pure 1980s cheese.
Thursday Programmes Trail1989 Just when you thought the computers had taken over TVS unleashed this style of promotion for the Autumn 1989 season featuring a big 3D, real life, metalic, TVS logo.
The question is: did they make the logo just for this promotion or did they nick one of the signs from the building?
Winter New Season Promotion1990
A nicely designed winter-themed promotion for the new year season on TVS.
Christmas Start-Up1990
A jolly Malcolm Brown wishes us a good morning, good morning, good morning for Christmas Eve in 1990 and let's us know that TVS' aim is for us to have fun.
A nice example of the festive presentation in use in 1990.
Christmas Day Trail1990
A couple examples showing the style of presentation for Christmas 1990. "There's something for everybody on Christmas Day..." does that include the cat? Note the individual logos for each genre such as "Disney on TVS", "TVS Entertains" and "Movies on TVS".
New Season Movies Promo1991
In 1991 TVS adaptaded a generic style of promotions which were used across the ITV network featuring bright colours and music by Enigma. This particular promotion highlights some of the big movies coming soon on TVS. The voice is that of Bruce Hammal.
Comedy Promo1991
Another example of the adapted network style of promotions from 1991. This one highlighting two big comedy programmes.
Making Watching Worthwhile1991
In 1991 as TVS prepared to submit their bid for the franchise they launched several classy promotions and a new slogan 'Making Watching Worthwhile'. This one highlights some of the regional programmes produced by TVS, with a slight South East flavour.
Making Watching Worthwhile1991
Another in the Series of 'Making Watching Worthwhile' promotions. This time highlighting The Ruth Rendell Mysteries. The music featured on this promo sounds as though it is loosely based on the TVS signature tune.
Making Watching Worthwhile1991
Another of those 'Making Watching Worthwhile' promotions, this time for regional programming, notably Country Ways.
Making Watching Worthwhile1990 A corporate promtion carries on the Making Watching Worthwhile theme.
Davro/Motormouth Promos1991
A couple of ITV branded promotions for the TVS produced networked series Davro and Motormouth.
Autumn Preview1992
An extended five minute long promotion to show off the highlights of the Autumn 1992 season on TVS starts with a big face welcoming us to a shape of things to come. Lets see... Meridian logo... Big face... co-incidence? Probably. But in all seriousness its nice to see that the TVS promotion team made a real effort for one last time.
Continuity Junction1992
A quick example of how a typical junction would be handled in the Autumn of 1989. With a slide promoting next Saturday's evening film, a promotion for the film Working Girl and then another slide for the next programme - Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch.
Keith Butler provides the announcements.
Red Heat Promo1992
Another example of the Autumn 1992 style of trailers. That big face is still present in this promotion for the movie Red Heat.
Also included is a quick continuity link into Dame Edna's... Neighbourhood Watch.
Trailers1992
In 1992 as opperations at TVS were winding down some promotions began to recycle old styles. These two examples reuse a style from the start of 1988.
Christmas Day Trail1992 Now where have we seen that sheep before? The TVS sheep from 1988 was revived for TVS' last festive season. Not because they ran out of ideas though - they brought back a few old campaigns in 1992 in order to save money before leaving the ITV network. Although some of the other festive presentation has been visually more impressive you can't blame them for bringing back this continuity classic.