1982 - 1986
Coast to Coast (South)January 1st 1982
Khalid Aziz presents the first ever edition of Coast to Coast for viewers in the South with the familiar faces of Trevor Baker and Fred Dinenage on hand to help.
The second clip shows a report on the launch of the new station by Christopher Peacock.
Coast to Coast (South East)January 1st 1982
Vyvyan Mackeson presents the first edition of Coast to Coast for viewers in the South East from the very small former Southern studio in Dover.
Coast to Coast (South East)1982 This edition is presented by Vyvyan Mackeson and Mike Fuller in the cramped Dover studio.
The orange sunset that appeared in the final scene of the titles had been shot by camera men who were playing about with filters at the end of a long days filming, it was never intended to be used in the titles.
Coast to Coast (South East)1982
Initially Coast to Coast ran as an hour long programme from 5.30pm which included the ITN News at 5.45 within it. These short titles were used to rejoin the programme at 6.00pm.
Note this South East edition is still presented from the cramped Dover studio but it appears to have been altered after only a few months on air. TVS moved into the Maidstone studios in November.
Coast to Coast (South)1983
Set changes too in Southampton. This edition of Coast to Coast comes from 1983 and is presented by Khalid Aziz. It wouldn't be long before he left the programme.
The headlines are read out over the titles by Chrissie Pollard and the top story is about some escaped convicts in Hampshire.
Coast to Coast Titles (Clean)1983
In 1983 the titles were refreshed and a whole set was created featuring even more scenes from the South and South East. The orange sunset at the end of the titles was also retired at this point.
Coast to Coast (South)1984 Fred Dinenage presents this edition of Coast to Coast from Monday 13th August 1984. Christopher Peacock is co-presenting although there is not much interaction between him and Fred - and of course good old Trevor Baker is there with the weather forecast.
Coast to Coast (South East)1984 Mike Debens hosts this South East edition of Coast to Coast from sometime after a bomb had been detonated in Brighton's famous Grand Hotel, where members of the Conservative party had been staying for their annual conference.
Coast to Coast (South East)1984
Mike Debens presents this edition of Coast to Coast form the Maidstone studios.
Coast to Coast (South)1984 Fred Dinenage presents this Southampton edition of Coast to Coast, once again with the assistance of Chris Peacock and Trevor Baker.
Coast to Coast (South)1985?
One of Fern Britton's earliest appearances on Coast to Coast alongside Fred Dinenage.1986 - 1987
In the first video below Clive Jones, then TVS' Deputy Director of Programmes gives a summary of the TVS news operation. The other clips show how the TVS News titles were different to match the different times of the day.
TVS News (South East)1986
Mike Debens presents a news update for viewers in the South East from the main Coast to Coast set. Usually news updates during this time would be presented from a set resembling the main continuity studio.
Coast to Coast1986
New titles and a new logo introduced for Coast to Coast in 1986. The theme tune sounds a lot more upbeat than the previous version too.
Coast to Coast Alternative Soundtrack1986
Two alternative versions of the new Coast to Coast sound track were also recorded. But does anybody know if they were actually used on air?
Coast to Coast (South East)1986
Mike Debens and Mike Fuller present this edition of Coast to Coast for viewers in the South East, in the days when you could still see an all male presenting team on regional news. Note the variety of visual effects and wipes used too.
Coast to Coast1986 Due to a technical problem the South East edition of Coast to Coast couldn't be broadcast so the whole region saw the programme with Fred and Fern from Southampton on this occassion. Pan regional editions would also be broadcast in the event of a really major news story.
This clip is of the closing moments of this edition. As well as Fred and Fern look out for David Bobin and Liz Wickham at the news desk.
1987 - 1989
TVS News1987 On September 28th 1987 TVS relaunched its on screen branding. The new TVS News titles were based on the same animation as the new station idents. At this point news updates were broadcast from a camera position in the newsrooms.
Coast to Coast (South East)1987 On 28th September 1987, TVS relaunched its news programmes. Here in the South East Mike Debens and Cheryl Armitidge present the programme from a brand new set. Meanwhile the programme in the South continued to use its old grey set.
This day also marks the first computer generated weather forecasts on TVS.
Coast to Coast (South)1987
While there was a new set for the programme in Maidstone, in Southampton the same studio was retained - with the minor modification of the new Coast to Coast logo. A new set was introduced the following year which lasted (with a couple of minor alterations) until TVS went off the air.
TVS News Service Promotion1988 The company becan to restructure in 1988. At this point the news department saw heavy investment and became known as the 'TVS News Service'.
This classy promotion was created to mark the advent of the News Service.
1990 - 1992
Coast to Coast1990
TVS refreshed its on screen branding for one final time in 1989. Coast to Coast was largely unchanged although the titles were amended slightly.
Fern Britton and Fred Dinenage have the Southampton edition of Coast to Coast on Thursday 29th March 1990.
TVS News1990
Jayne Wyatt presents the TVS late news on Thursday 29th March, 1990.
Top Story: Another oil spill near Fawley.
Coast to Coast1990
Fred Dinenage and Mai Davies are the hosts for this 1990 Southampton edition of Coast to Coast.
At the end of the programme there is just time to give Coast to Coast People a quick plug.
Coast to Coast1990
Fern Britton and Fred Dinenage present this Southampton edition from March 1990. David Bobin has the sports news and Carl Tyler has a mixed bag of weather. The sharp eyed (and very bored) among you might notice a few set alterations from the edition above - new desk and Carl has swapped sides!
Coast to Coast1990
Mike Debens presents a sombre South East edition of Coast to Coast on Monday July 30th 1990 on location in Hankham, East Sussex where earlier in the day the IRA detonated a bomb at the home of MP Ian Gow.
Coast to Coast1990
Fern Britton and Fred Dinenage present this Southampton edition in the early 1990s.
Coast to Coast Late1990
For one week in 1990 TVS trialed a late edition of Coast to Coast after News at Ten. Like most of the other ITV companies TVS were experimenting with new ideas that might favour their bid in the forthcoming franchise round.
Mike Debens explains the idea to viewers in the South East.
TVS Late News1991 Christopher Peacock has Wednesday's TVS Late News.
Top story: No plans to close any naval bases, at the moment.
TVS News1991
Debbie Middleton presents the first TVS news of the day from Southampton on on Friday 14th June 1991.
The top story: A violent prisioner has gone on the run.
TVS News1991
Debbie Middleton is back with the Midday news for the South on Friday June 14th 1991.
The top story has moved on: British Rail plead guilty.
Coast to Coast1991
Fred Dinenage and Fern Britton present Coast to Coast on December 13th 1991. Gareth Evans has the sport and trusty Carl Tyler has the weather forecast. The main story is about two sisters reunited after 50 years.
Coast to Coast - Regional Opt1990/1991
During the final years of Coast to Coast there was a short opt point in the Southampton edition where viewers in the northern part of the region (later to become the Thames Valley Meridian region) recieved different news to the southern half. These video clips show how the opt was handled.
Coast to Coast (South East)1991
Mike Debens and Liz Wickham present Coast to Coast on the 17th January 1991, the start of the first Gulf War. The outbreak of war dominated this edition and Mike has access to a computer terminal to bring up to the minute updates from the front line.
Coast to Coast (South East)1991
Again from the 17th January 1991 edition of Coast to Coast, with the Gulf War dominating there was only time for one other story about Job Cuts affecting people in the South East including those working for TVS.
Coast to Coast (South)1991
Fern Britton and Fred Dinenage present the news for the South in this 1991 edition. With David Bobin, Carl Tyler and slightly wonky sound. This programme leads on the news that cuts to the MoD budget could leave service men without homes.
Coast to Coast (South)1991
Fred and Fern with the news for the South of England once again. This edition features a live link-up with reporter Mary Green. At this point live outside broadcasts were not as prolific as they are today on TV. TVS' news helicopter was used to provide the link back to the studio.
TVS News1991
Jane Wyatt with the TVS Lunch News for the South on Saturday 14th December 1991.
Top story: Police seal off a house.
TVS News and Sport1991
Jane Wyatt returns for the Saturday teatime news and sport for the South on Saturday 14th December 1991.
Top story: A vicar has introduced too many young people into his congregation.
TVS News1991
Jane back again at teatime on Sunday December 15th 1991 with more news for the South.
Top story: a man has been killed after a collision with a stollen car.
TVS News1991
The legendary Chris Peacock with the first TVS news of the day from Southampton on Monday 16th December 1991.
Top story: Rail services in chaos.
TVS Late News1991
Keith Akehurst with the late news in the South on Monday 16th December 1991.
Top story: More on the rail chaos.
COAST TO COAST PEOPLE
Coast to Coast People was a spin off show airing weekly in the afternoons. Typically it focused on celebrities and local personalities.
Coast to Coast People1987
Coast to Coast People was launched in 1987 as a spin-off to the main programme. It was usually broadcast in a weekday lunchtime slot and focused on one long interview with a celebrity or local news maker. Each half of the region had its own edition presented usually by the secondary presenter - Fern Britton in the South and Mike Fuller/Liz Wickham in the South East.
Coast to Coast People1990 By 1990 Coast to Coast people were using new titles that were completley removed from the style of the main Coast to Coast. The programme was usually recorded in a studio although this edition was recorded on location, in a pub.
VIDEOS
Coast to Coast Years (VHS)1992
To mark the end of the regional news programme two special VHS releases were produced. Essentially the videos were a compilation of the special reports that run during the final days of TVS.