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Sun, Sea and Scoops: 50 Years of South West TV
Hugh Scully, Angela Rippon and Fern Britton help mark half a century of achievement as they reflect on the highs and lows of 50 years of TV-making in the South West.
April 1961 saw the launch by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ of the first dedicated TV news service for viewers in the South West. Programmes like Spotlight soon attracted big audiences and helped launch the careers of screen luminaries like Hugh Scully, Angela Rippon and Fern Britton, who here help mark half a century of achievement as they reflect on the highs and lows of 50 years of TV-making in the region.
Last on
Mon 9 May 2011
19:30
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One South West & Channel Islands only
Clips
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Archive: Sue Lawley
Duration: 00:25
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Archive: Fern Britton
Duration: 00:18
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Preview: Sun, Sea and Scoops
Duration: 01:20
Broadcast
- Mon 9 May 2011 19:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One South West & Channel Islands only