All credit to #CosgroveHall and #ThamesTelevision who, in 1984, adapted the pagan fever dream #ThePiperAtTheGatesOfDawn as part of their brilliant stop motion #TheWindInTheWillows children’s TV series.

#PeterSallis (later Wallace in Wallace and Gromit) plays Rat and #RichardPearson plays Mole.

https://youtu.be/GgZUe3qdvW4

My good friend @ompaul in a recent post mentioned the TV series Van der Valk (in its classic format), in this TV series we were not only treated to Barry Foster portraying one on TVs greatest detectives but what is quite possibly one of the most fabulous TV theme tunes to grace the small screen

https://youtu.be/OV8t3jA-krc

#ThamesTelevision #VanDerValk #EyeLevel #YouTube

To celebrate St. George's Day, here is the oldest surviving episode of Rainbow where George first appeared, an episode about "Cars" (original tx 27/4/1973).
Note that it seems he was introduced as a "regular guest" character. He was originally voiced by John Leeson, and it shows here.

#ThamesTelevision

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuf0rHSgsfQ

To celebrate St. George's Day, here is the oldest surviving episode of Rainbow where George first appeared, an episode about "Cars" (original tx 27/4/1973).
Note that it seems he was introduced as a "regular guest" character. He was originally voiced by John Leeson, and it shows here.

#ThamesTelevision

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuf0rHSgsfQ

To celebrate St. George's Day, here is the oldest surviving episode of Rainbow where George first appeared.
Note that it seems he was introduced as a "regular guest" character. He was originally voiced by John Leeson, and it shows here.

#ThamesTelevision

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuf0rHSgsfQ

A kid's show I used to watch when I was very young.
Most people can't remember it.

Anita Harris in Jumbleland.

I've heard that most of it was wiped.

#ITV #Television #70s #British #ChildrensTelevision #TV #thamestelevision

Thames Production for Sky endcap (1995).

[Note how it still uses the Palatino Lynotype font, i.e. the "ITV 1989" font.]

#TVCaptionTime
#ThamesTelevision
#SkyTV

Thames Production for Sky endcap (1995).

[Note how it still uses the Palatino Lynotype font, i.e. the "ITV 1989" font.]

#TVCaptionTime
#ThamesTelevision
#SkyTV :sky:

Thames logo/endcap, used from 1997 onwards on both new programmes and repeats of older programmes.

#TVCaptionTime
#ThamesTelevision

From Thames endcap from an early colour programme from 1969.

#TVCaptionTime
#ThamesTelevision

Thames Television Production endcap with Pearson Television (nowadays known as Fremantle) byline.

#TVCaptionTime
#ThamesTelevision

Thames International endcap (c. 1993 onwards).
Mainly used for export purposes.

#TVCaptionTime
#ThamesTelevision

#OTD 1993 - ITV Friday night trailer and Carlton continuity into Mr. Bean.

(The video proves that Thames didn't really die.)

#CarltonTelevision
#ThamesTelevision

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq0OQwR01j0

Philip Elsmore wakes Thames for the day in 1968 to the strains of Perpetuum Mobile by Michael Roberts and Salute to Thames by Johnny Hawksworth

#ThamesTelevision
#ThamesDay

https://soundcloud.com/transdiffusion/perpetuum-mobile-and-salute-to-thames

A very hip promo for Thames Television, on Rediffusion London just before launch.

#ThamesTelevision
#ThamesDay

https://soundcloud.com/transdiffusion/thames-pre-launch-promo-on-rediffusion-london

THESE DAYS, YOU’VE JUST GOT TO LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE

5 January 1982

#ThamesTelevision
#ThamesDay

https://thames.today/

EVERY NIGHT AROUND THE WORLD, THEY’RE WATCHING THAMES TELEVISION. WHY?

7 July 1977

#ThamesTelevision
#ThamesDay

https://thames.today/

TUESDAY NIGHT IN ZANZIBAR. THEY’RE WATCHING THAMES TELEVISION.

20 July 1977

#ThamesTelevision
#ThamesDay

https://thames.today/

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

22 September 1976

#ThamesTelevision
#ThamesDay

https://thames.today/

THAMES TELEVISION ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF ITS BRITISH TELEVISION SERVICE IN AMERICA

6 September 1976

#ThamesTelevision
#ThamesDay

https://thames.today/