FROM 1982, a priceless glimpse of Christmas television past, as legendary announcer MARGARET “MAGGIE CHIPS” PRITCHARD closes down HTV Wales for the night.
Before putting the cat out, Margaret reflects on the confusion between Boxing Day and Christmas Sunday (“you know, I’m an old-fashioned girl”), recounts a memorable Christmas chez Pritchard (“we had a very good family day yesterday”) and revels in the heady atmosphere down at Culverhouse Cross. Lovely.
And before all that, MICHAEL ASPEL pitches up to guide us through some forthcoming attractions (“at 6.30, the British television premiere of a film with bite!”), and the inevitable ‘sale now on’ ads for Courts and Currys, with some tempting reductions on twin-tubs.
For more festivities from HTV, click here to see Dilwyn Young-Jones delivering some Christmas night dedications (“Mr Alf Ellis, the message is get well soon, from Margaret, Austin and family!”).
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Where can I find her in my christmas stocking! At least she made the effort, plus Asp’s fruity tones as well…
Posted on December 13th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
I watched that premier of Moonraker. It was the first time I ate Chicken crisps. I built a den around an old ironing board in the front room and saw Roger and Jaws through fuzzy reception on a bacolite black and white portable and probably from ITV Wales because that’s all you could pick up on said portable in Liverpool.
Posted on December 13th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Well, I do have the 1982 Christmas TV Times (HTV edition, too) so I can confirm that Stainless Steel and the Star Spies was, natch, a Thames kids drama, written by Gray “Wicked Willie” Jolliffe and produced by Verity Lambert, whose cast list begins with the six greatest words in the English language – “Vicar – Deryck Guyler, Mum – Anna Karen”.
This closedown is just after Rod Stewart – Tonight He’s Yours. No throttling Russell Harty in this one, though.
Posted on December 16th, 2009 at 8:30 am
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