started transmissions on September 1st 1961.
Local newspaper chiefs represented the main rival bidder. Michael Eden, a farmer at Scaleby Castle headed the group, with Robin Fox, theatre producer as vice chairman. A third more optimistic application came from a Mr Eric Jones, proprietor of the Tuscan Villa Hotel in Workington, who did admit, "we realise our plans have not much chance in face of the opposition of the two big groups!" How nice that such mere mortals were trying to get in on the telly bandwagon.
The winners of course were Border TV, a group that included chairman John L Burgess (Cumberland Newspapers) and George Outram (Glasgow Herald etc). Film legend Sir Michael Balcon was the big name behind the scenes. Other initial directors were Viscount Dalrymple of Stranraer, Sir Hector Hetherington (Glasgow University), NH Leyland, GLS Lightfoot, Earl of Lonsdale of Askam Hall, GS Marr, Scott Elliott (Glencaple), JIM Smail (Scremerston), WS Trimble (Carlisle) and John C Wade (Whitehaven). Main Shareholders included Glasgow University, Brasenose College Oxford, Cumberland Newspapers, George Outram & Co, Tweedale Press Ltd and the British Cotton & Wool Dyers Association. Among other local shareholders were JD Hood (Midlem), Sir Percy Hope (Keswick) and Frank Schon (St Bees).
Border TV's Carlisle studios were at the Harraby Estate and were built by Cussins of Newcastle.
The first programme they announced was a 30 minute weekly farming magazine! Of course their most famous contribution, their only significant contribution, to the network was the quiz Mr and Mrs with host Derek Batey. No Star On The Way Back (Border TV 29th Dec 1963 7pm)
Script: Norman Nicholson. Director: Janice Willett. Producer: Maurice Lindsay.
Cast: Wolf Morris, Ronald Hines and Mark Heath played the wise men. John Gabriel was Herod. Ballads sung by Kevin Miller.
The story of the Wise Men in modern idiom, a ballad singer fills in the gaps in their journey. An allegory told in verse, music and narration, designed to convey the feelings of contemporary man when brought face to face with the Biblical story
Some Border programmes.
Border schedules:
Fri 1st Sept 1961,
Sun 12th Nov 1961,
Fri Dec 15th 1961,
Mon 19th Mar 1962,
Wed 16th May 1962,
Thur 10th May 1962, Wed 16th May 1962,
Thur Sept 5th 1963,
Fri 29th May 1964, Sat 13th March 1965,
Mon 21st Feb 1966,
Thur 8th Sept 1966
Fri 29th Sept 1967,
Wed July 17th 1968,
Tues 24th Sept 1968.
Some TAM ratings
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Border TV schedule for opening night Friday September 1st 19615.45pm Opening Ceremony- John Burgess chairman, and Robin Gill, managing director
5.55 ITN News; Border Television News and Weather Forecast
6.10 Focus- Maurice Lindsay and guests The Gaunt Brothers, John Laurie, Valerie Masters, Ena Mitchell
7.00 Criss Cross Quiz
7.30 Emergency - Ward Ten
8,00 The Flintstones - The Prowler
8.30 Top Secret - Merchant of Death
9.25 ITN News
9.35 Wagon Train - Wagon To Fort Anderson
10.30 Borderline - Maurice Lindsay talks to Very Rev Dr George F MacLeod
11.00 ITN News Headlines
11.02 On Trial - The Trial of Governor Wall
11.59 The Epilogue - Rt Rev Dr Thomas Bloomer, Bishop of Carlisle
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Border TV schedule for Sunday 12th November 196110.45am Service of Remembrance -11.50am
2.55pm Border Farming Bulletin - with a weekly round-up from the farming industry
3.05 Fireside Hour Substitute Soldier - with Jonathan White and Lloyd Bochner
4.00 Sir Francis Drake - The Prisoner
4.30 Huckleberry Hound
5.00 Tempo - introduced by the Earl of Harewood with The Modern Jazz Quartet, plus John Huston in Vienna
5.50 You Asked For It! - with Michael Cooper: Birthday Spot and Puzzle Corner- children test their musical knowledge
6.05 News from ITN
6.15 Land of Song
7.00 About Religion - Door To Somewhere with Frederick Bartman and William Devlin
7.25 News from ITN
7.30 The Royal Variety Performance- Shirley Bassey, Jack Benny, George Burns, Max Bygraves, Maurice Chevalier
10.25 News from ITN
10.35 Danger Man - The Key
11.05 The First Day of the Week - Allan Cartner reads from the works of Joseph Conrad
11.09 Close-down
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Border TV schedule for Friday December 15th 1961
12.55 Farming Prices (Border TV)
1.00 The One O'Clock Gang - script: HJ Waters. Director: Ian Dalgleish (STV) -1.40
5.00 In Search of Adventure - Treasure Trove with John Mitchell
5.25 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot - Ruby of Radnor
5.55 News from ITN; 6.06 Border Television News and Area Weather Forecast
6.15 Time Out Of Doors- introduced by Derek Batey, including Sports News with Alick Cleaver
6.30 Courting - advertising magazine presented by Joy Beverley and Billy Wright (TTTV)
6.35 A Breath of Fresh Air with Hugh Falkus. Director: David Main (Border TV)
6.45 Here and Now introduced by Huw Thomas
7.00 Have Gun- Will Travel - Hunt The Man Down
7.30 Rendezvous- Cotch's Catch with Dora Bryan and Paul Massie
8.00 This Week
8.30 Take Your Pick
8.55 Bootsie and Snudge - The Second Second World War
9.25 News from ITN
9.35 Playdate - In the Good Time starring Ann Morrish
10.35 Appointment With Rt Hon Dame Patricia Hornsby-Smith
11.00 News Headlines; 11.04 The Man From Interpol - Multi-Murder
11.33 Close-down
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Border TV schedule for Monday 19th March 1962
11am Morning Repeat- Danger Man (previously screened Mar 13th)- 11.30
12.55pm Farming Prices (Border TV)
1.00 The One O'Clock Gang - with Larry Marshall (Scottish TV)
1.30 Pets Corner- Sydney Jennings and George S Clydesdale talk about Dogs and The Law
1.40 Clever on Mondays -admag with Marguerite Patten
1.45 Racing From Plumpton (Southern TV) (with a break from 2.15 to 3.45) -4.45
5.00 Seeing Sport - Judo
5.25 Mighty Mouse Playhouse
5.55 News from ITN; Border Television News and Area Weather Forecast
6.15 Time Out of Doors - introduced by Derek Batey, with John More of Carlisle Golf Club, plus Alick Cleaver and Alister Marshall. Hugh Falkus interviews E Wrangham
6.45 Here and Now
7.00 All Our Yesterdays
7.30 Coronation Street
8.00 Playdate - All Correct, Sir (1956 A-R production)
9.00 News from ITN
9.15 Bonanza - Day of the Dragon
10.10 Find the Singer
10.35 Animal Story - Strange Ones with Desmond Morris
11.05 News Headlines; 11.07 Close-down
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Border TV schedule for Thursday 10th May 196212.55 Farming Prices (Border TV)
1.00 The One O'Clock Show - with guest Eden Kane (Tyne Tees TV) - 1.45
3.40 The Royal Windsor Horse Show
5.00 Junior Criss Cross Quiz - with Gordon Luck
5.25 Just Dennis - The Fishing Trip
5.55 News from ITN
6.06 Border Television News and Area Weather Forecast
6.15 Focus - introduced by Maurice Lindsay, with Lister Stott, Marian McNeill and Michael Rudd
6.45 Here and Now
7.00 Double Your Money - with Hughie Green and the £1,000 Treasure Trail
7.30 A Matter of Murder - a 1949 film starring Charles Clapham
8.30 Bootsie and Snudge
9.00 News from ITN
9.15 This Week - introduced by Brian Connell
9.45 Naked City - Bridge Party
10.40 Celebrity Golf - What is Your Handicap? with Jerry Lewis
11.05 Find the Singer £1,000 Contest - with Jim Dale, introduced by Lou Praeger
11.30 News Headlines
11.32 Close-down
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Border TV schedule for Wednesday 16th May 196212.55 Farming Prices (Border TV)
1.00 The One O'Clock Gang with Larry Marshall (Scottish TV) - 1.30
3.45 Racing from York
4.45 Small Time -The Musical Box
5.00 Zoo Time - with Desmond Morris plus Chi-Chi
5.25 Huckleberry Hound
5.55 News from ITN
6.06 Border Television News and Area Weather Forecast
6.15 Beat in the Border - Rodney Warr introduces from Dumfries Nan Gibson and Carol Frazer, and from Carlisle's Jazz Workshop Minton's Minions. Guest singer Brian Davies
6.45 Here and Now (A-R)
7.00 Take a Letter - with Robert Holness
7.30 Coronation Street - Feelings rise at the possibility of action from the Town Hall
8.00 Top Secret - The Man from Caratax
9.00 News from ITN
9.15 Survival - The Only Pretty Ring Time
9.45 Startime (ATV)
10.45 Danger Man - Deadline
11.10 News Headlines
11.12 Close down.
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Border TV Programmes on Thursday Sept 5th 1963
3.55 For Border
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4.00 Children's Art Exhibition
4.45 Small Time
5.00 Criss Cross Quiz
5.25 Supercar
5.55 ITN News
6.05 Border News and Weather
6.15 The Greatest Drama
6.30 Borderline
7.00 Don't Say a Word
7.30 Best of Bootsie and Snudge The Importance of Being Jumbo
8.00 Alfred Hitchcock Hour
8.55 Talkabout
9.00 ITN News
9.15 This Week
9.45 Television Playhouse The Night of Reckoning
10.45 What the Papers Say
11.00 News Headlines
11.02 The Cheaters
11.27 Border News Summary and Weather
11.30 Close
4.35 Anniversary
4.45 Small Time
5.00 Five O'Clock Club
5.25 Robin Hood
5.55 News from ITN
6.06 Border News and Weather
6.15 Lookaround
6.30 Ready, Steady, Go
7.00 Take Your Pick
7.30 Emergency- Ward 10
8.00 Burke's Law
8.55 News from ITN
9.10 The Odd Man
10.10 Putting On the Donegan
10.40 News
10.42 Roving Report
11.07 Road Across The Tamar
11.19 Border News and Weather
11.22 Close
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Border TV schedule for Saturday 13th March 196512.40 News from ITN
12.50 World of Sport introduced by Eamonn Andrews, with
International Gymnastics from Cardiff (TWW),
Amateur Boxing from Stanmore (ATV), Racing from Hereford (ABC), Basketball from Crystal Palace with Joe Jagger (ATV),
and Wrestling from Barnsley (ABC). Sports Results Service
5.15 The Forest Rangers - Pitfall
5.40 Border Sports Results
5.45 News from ITN and
Border Weekend Weather
5.50 Thank Your Lucky Stars- introduced by Brian Matthew, with guest disc jockey Keith Skues. Tonight: The Bachelors, Joe Brown, The Moody Blues
6.35 The Adventures of Francie and Josie - Rikki Fulton and Jack Milroy in The Volunteers
7.00 A Town Like Alice - a film starring Virginia McKenna and Peter Finch
9.00 News from ITN
9.10 Peyton Place
9.40 Gideon's Way - Big Fish, Little Fish
10.35 Let's Sing Out - with Oscar Brand. This week: Huron College
11.05 On the Braden Beat
11.30 Rugby Union - Championship Final Durham v Warwickshire from Hartlepool (TTTV)
12.1 Border Weekend Weather Forecast and Goodnight.
Note: At 6.35 Border screened an episode from the last series of STV's The Adventures of Francie and Josie. Rikki Fulton as Josie and Jack Milroy as Francie starred. This episode also featured Ethel Scott, Glen Michael and Clem Ashby, with Maud Risdon, Ros Drinkwater, Carol Page, Brian Carey, Paul Johnson, and David McKall. The script was by Stan Mars. Producer: Liam Hood. Director: James Sutherland
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Border TV schedule for Monday 21st February 19664.40 Anniversary
4.45 Small Time
5.00 Action
5.25 Secret Squirrel
5.55 ITN News and
Border News and Lookaround
6.35 Crossroads
7.00 All Our Yesterdays
7.30 Coronation Street
8.00 The Power Game
8.55 News from ITN
9.10 Peyton Place
9.40 Stories of DH Lawrence
10.40 The Levin Interview
11.09 Border News and Weather
11.13 ITN Headlines
11.15 Night Club Night
11.41 Dateline
11.51 Close
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Border TV schedule for Thursday 8th September 19662.00 TUC Congress
3.10 Racing from Doncaster
4.30 TUC Congress
4.40 Anniversary
4.45 Small Time
5.00 Junior Criss Cross Quiz
5.25 The Forest Rangers
5.55 ITN News
6.06 Border News and Lookaround
6.35 Crossroads
7.00 Weavers Green
7.30 Passport to Pimlico film
8.55 News from ITN
9.10 This Week
9.40 Peyton Place
10.10 Court Martial
11.05 ITN Headlines
11.07 Father of the Bride
11.34 Border News and Weather
11.37 Dateline
11.47 Close
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Border TV schedule for Friday 29th September 1967By this stage, Border were producing considerably less of their own programmes.
2.05 For Schools - The Land and the People/Evolution -3pm
4.40 Anniversary - Border birthday greetings
4.45 The Tingha and Tucker Club
5.00 The Adventures of Robin Hood - Six Strings to His Bow rpt
5.25 Come Here Often
5.55 News from ITN
6.05 Border News and Lookaround with Regional Weather Forecast
6.35 Crossroads - Mrs Wragg: Oh, thank goodness you're here at last Mr Rafael
7.00 Sportsweek - with Tony Maylam (ATV)
7.30 Take Your Pick - a special edition from HMS Queen Mary
9.00 Inheritance - Murder with James Bolam, John Thaw
10.00 News from ITN
10.29 Border Weather Forecast
10.30 The Frost Programme
11.15 The Phyllis Diller Show - Phyllis the Milkmaid
11.45 Border News Summary
11.48 Goodnight
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Border TV schedule for Wednesday 17th July 19684.40 Anniversary - Border birthday greetings
4.45 The Tingha and Tucker Club
5.00 Survival
5.25 Sexton Blake
5.55 News from ITN
6.05 Border News and Lookaround
6.35 Crossroads
7.00 Double Your Money
7.30 Coronation Street
8.00 Danger Man
9.00 Half Hour Story
9.30 Cinema
10.00 News from ITN and Border Weather
10.30 University Challenge
11.00 Professional Wrestling
11.45 Border News Summary and Weather
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Border TV schedule for Tuesday 24th September 19682.00 For Schools - Your Money Your Life/ I am An Engineer -2.45pm
4.35 Anniversary - Border birthday greetings
4.40 The Sooty Show
5.10 Magpie
5.50 News from ITN
6.00 Border News and Lookaround
6.35 Crossroads
7.00 The Tuesday Film - We're No Angels starring Humphrey Bogart
8.45 Miss ITV - heat number 4
9.15 The Three Happiest Years- study of students at the University of Warwick
10.00 News from ITN
10.29 Border Weather
10.30 The System - Them Down There with Patricia Haines, Bernard Lee, Jon Ronane, Martin Shaw
Singing for Your Supper - Suddenly Everyone Burst Out Singing
11.40 Border News
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Border TV initially refused to cooperate with TAM, on the grounds that it was too expensive.TAM ratings for Border TV area w/e 29 Dec 1962
1 Christmas Night with the Stars (BBC) 62%
2= Take Your Pick 60%
2= Emergency- Ward 10 (Dec 28)
4= Coronation Street (Dec 24) 56%
4= Double Your Money
6= Billy Smart's Circus (BBC) 54%
6= Z Cars (BBC)
8= Coronation Street (Dec 26) 53%
8= Black and White Minstrels (BBC)
8= Perry Mason (BBC)
TAM ratings for Border TV area w/e 17th February 1963
1 Take Your Pick 71%
2 Double Your Money 69%
3 Coronation Street Feb 13th 67%
4 Take a Letter 64%
5= Coronation Street Feb 11th 62%
5= Emergency Ward 10 Feb 15th
7 Here and Now (STV) 59%
8 Country Style (Border TV) 58%
9 Dixon of Dock Green (BBC) 56%
10= Steptoe and Son (BBC) 55%
10= Focus About the Home (Border).
TAM ratings for Border TV area w/e 30th June 1963
1 Coronation Street June 24th 62%
2 Labour Party Political (Border 26%) 56%
3 Coronation Street June 26th 55%
4 Discs a Go-go 54%
5 Cock o' the Border (Border) 53%
6 The Good Old Days (BBC) 49%
7= Wimbledon Tennis (via ATV June 24th 6.45pm) 46%
7= Steptoe and Son (BBC)
7= Laramie (BBC)
10= Love Story 45%
10= Ward 10 (June 28th)
10= Lorna Doone (BBC)
TAM ratings for Border TV area w/e 7 July 1963
1 Coronation Street (July 1) 62%
2 Coronation Street (July 3) 55%
3 No Hiding Place 50%
4 Emergency- Ward 10 (July 2) 49%
5 Cock o' the Border (Border) 47%
6 Password 46%
7= The Lucy Show (BBC) 45%
7= Summer Spectacular
9= Discs a Go-go 44%
9= Focus (Border)
9= Z Cars (BBC)
9= Steptoe and Son (BBC)
TAM ratings for Border TV area w/e 8 Sept 1963
1 Coronation Street (Sept 2) 62%
2 Coronation Street (Sept 4) 58%
3 The Odd Man 51%
4 Emergency- Ward 10 (Sept 6) 49%
5= Ben Casey 47%
5= Take a Letter
7 Ready Steady Go! 46%
8= Password 45%
8= Emergency- Ward 10 (Sept 3)
10= Discs a Go-Go 44%
10= Love Story
Top BBC: Dr Finlay's Casebook (40%)
TAM ratings for Border TV area w/e 19 Oct 1963
1 Double Your Money 69%
2 Take Your Pick 68%
3 Coronation Street (Oct 16) 67%
4 Coronation Street (Oct 14) 65%
5 Emergency- Ward 10 (Oct 18) 62%
6= Take a Letter 60%
6= Dickie Henderson Show
8= Emergency- Ward 10 (Oct 15) 57%
8= Lookaround (Border- Oct 18)
10= Beat in the Border (Border) 55%
10= Our Man at St Marks
10= About the Home (Border)
Top BBC: Z Cars/ Dr Finlay (47%)
TAM ratings for Border TV area w/e 8 Dec 1963
1 Take Your Pick 74%
2 Coronation Street (Dec 4) 69%
3 Double Your Money 68%
4 Coronation Street (Dec 2) 67%
5 Juke Box Jury (BBC) 64%
6 Take a Letter 61%
7 Dickie Henderson Show 60%
8 Dixon of Dock Green (BBC) 58%
9 It's The Beatles (BBC) 56%
10= Lookaround (Border- Dec 6)
10= About the Home (Border)
TAM ratings for Border TV area w/e 22nd March 1964
1 Coronation Street (Mar 18th) 71%
2= Coronation Street (Mar 16th) 70%
2= Take Your Pick
4 Double Your Money 68%
5 Crane 63%
6 Discs A Go-Go 62%
7 Sykes an a Poisoning (BBC) 60%
8= The Beverly Hillbillies 59%
8= Take A Letter
8= Conservative Party Political
TAM ratings for Border TV area w/e May 23rd 1965
1 Coronation Street (May 17) 66%
2 No Hiding Place 60%
3 Take Your Pick 59%
4 Crossroads (May 21) 56%
5 Crossroads (May 17) 55%
6 Criss Cross Quiz 53%
7 Lookaround (Border- May 21) 52%
8 Crossroads (May 19) 51%
9 Crossroads (May 18) 50%
10= Lookaround (Border- May 18) 49%
10= Coronation Street (May 19)
10= Ward 10 (May 21)
Top BBC: Z Cars/ Dr Finlay (48%)
TAM ratings for Border TV area w/e 19th February 1966
1 Crossroads (Feb 15th) 70%
2 Crossroads (Feb 16th) 66%
3 Double Your Money 65%
4= Lookaround (Border- Feb 15th) 64%
4= Crossroads (Feb 17th)
6= Lookaround (Feb 14th) 63%
6= Crossroads (Feb 14th)
6= Coronation Street (Feb 16th)
9 Lookaround (Feb 16th) 61%
10= Coronation Street (Feb 14th) 59%
Top BBC was The Western (Passion) with 53%
TAM ratings for Border TV area w/e 25th September 1966
1 Coronation Street (Sept 21) 61%
2 Film: The Rainbow Jacket 58%
3 Crossroads (Sept 22) 55%
4= Coronation Street (Sept 19) 53%
4= Crossroads (Sept 23)
6= Criss Cross Quiz 52%
6= Ward Ten (Sept 23)
8 Crossroads (Sept 20) 50%
9 London Palladium Show 49%
10= Crossroads (Sept 19) 48%
10= University Challenge
10= Lookaround (Border Sept 22)
10= Weavers Green (Sept 22)
Top BBC was Till Death Us Do Part 46%
TAM ratings for Border TV area w/e 22nd October 1967
1 Harry Worth (BBC) 65%
2 Z Cars (BBC) 61%
3 Coronation Street (Oct 16th) 59%
4 Lookaround (Border- Oct 16th) 58%
5 Lookaround (Border- Oct 18th) 56%
6 Tarzan 55%
7 Take Your Pick 54%
8= News at Ten (Oct 16th) 52%
8= News Magazine (BBC1 Oct 17th)
8= Talkback (BBC1)
8= The Troubleshooters (BBC1)
TAM ratings for Border TV area w/e 1st December 1968
1 University Challenge 52%
2= Border News/ Look Around Nov 25th 49%
2= Crossroads Mon Nov 25th
2= Crossroads Tues Nov 26th
2= Coronation Street Nov 27th
2= Crossroads Nov 29th
2= Val Doonican Show (BBC)
8= Border News/ Look Around Nov 26th 48%
8= Border News/ Look Around Nov 28th
8= Sportsnight with Coleman (BBC)
8= Songs of Scotland (BBC)
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1961Focus was Border's local news magazine, initially lasting twenty minutes. First presenter was Border's programme Controller Maurice Lindsay. The interviewing team consisted of Derek Batey and Fiona Cummings. In charge of the five minute local news bulletin was News Editor was Alick Cleaver. Newsreaders were station announcers Michael Cooper, John Cargill-Thompson, and Mary Marquis. Time Out Of Doors was a weekly variant of Focus, shown each Friday, and included news and personalities from Farming and Sport.
Borderline interviewed distinguished people, who revealed how they started out in their careers.
December 1961: a Cockermouth baker, Robert Liddell, so enjoyed the company's offerings that he sent a large cake to Maurice Lindsay, programme controller, and his staff. It weighed a magnificent 16lbs and was elaborately iced, with a picture of a lakeside church. It was decided to donate the cake to the children's ward of the Cumberland Infirmary, so in a Focus programme, it was presented to Nurses Jane Guthrie and Norman Ruddick.
On Thurs Dec 21st Border presented Focus in Pantoland, with regulars Maurice Lindsay, Derek Batey, Fiona Cumming and Alick Cleaver, plus announcers Allan Cartner and Mary Marquis in strange guise. Studio supervisor Norman Fraser also showed up as well as Hugh Falkus, and chef Stoppani. The picture shows Good Fairy (Mary Marquis) between Derek Batey and Fiona Cumming
1962
Beat In The Border
was a 1962 pop show aimed at teenagers, who "get the chance to let their hair down in the studio," and featuring local beat bands. Introduced by Rodney Warr and produced by David Main.
It began on March 7th 1962 and ran through the summer. Guests on March 21st were May Wood and Jimmy Justice, and on May 16th Brian Davies.
Other guests who appeared included Clilla Black, The Springfields, Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich, and The Fortunes.
A Mummers' Tale (Border TV Sun Dec 16th 1962 7pm)
All eleven regional ITV companies (but not ATV and the other big stations) screened this retelling of the Christmas story in dance, mime, and song.
Principle dancers: Alex McAvoy and Maryllyn Gray. Producer: Maurice Lindsay. Director: Janice Willett.
It was presented as a live production
1963
Cock o' the Border
"Singing... Dancing... Cooking... Darts... School Quiz... Tall Stories." A contest to determine which town wins the title of the show. Compere: Len Marten. Music: George Young Quartet. Director: Norman Fraser. Producer: Derek Batey. Judges for the competitions included Peter Evans (music), Tony Stoppani (cooking), Ernest Smith (a headmaster). It began April 21st 1963 in a peak time Sunday slot, 57 minutes length, including on April 28th Berwick v Carlisle. The final was held in July. A second series began at 7.28pm on Sunday October 25th 1964. Thereafter weekly, the Nov 29th programme featured Windermere v Ramsey. The final was held on February 21st 1965.
The series returned, only lasting 35 minutes starting at 7.50pm on Sunday October 2nd 1965, continuing after a Christmas break into 1966, ending on January 30th with an hour long final.
A team from Douglas won one of the finals.
Robin, Jimmie and Steve starred folk singers Robin Hall and Jimmie MacGregor, with Steve Benbow in a half hour Border tv show shown on July 30th 1963. It was set in a basement coffee club, and directed by Philip Bray, who said, "we are trying to recreate the popular cellar atmosphere in the studio, so that we can catch musicians in a completely relaxed and natural surrounding"
1964
Make Mine Country Style (Border TV) - On Wed Jan 8th 1964 the first in this new edition of the series included Bert Weedon, The Border Folk Four, The Country Dancers, and George McQueen. Resident host: Michael Rodd
1965
Vegetable Village (Border 1965)
- First of five shows was on Whit Saturday June 5th 1965 at 1.15pm. Script: Rita Allen. Puppets manipulated by her and Roger Pope and James Sport. Director: Bryan Izzard.
It was described as "a really different kind of series for children." It ran until July 3rd.
Kaleidoscope, a celebration of the arts outside London. Maurice Lindsay was in charge, and four regional companies collaborated on this series. The companies were TWW, Ulster, Grampian, and more surprisingly ATV. Eight fortnightly programmes were planned. Patrick Campbell stated, "our aim is to have a programme on the arts which is not influenced by London, but is influenced by thought in the regions."
About the House - introduced by Alick Cleaver, directed by Norman Fraser.
Moira Anderson Entertains produced by Maurice Lindsay and directed by Pat Lumsden.
Songs That Sold A Million starred Sheila Southern and Eric Delaney, directed by Tig Roe. Thursdays duting the autumn at 8.25pm.
Border TV Swedish Fortnight
(November 22nd - December 4th 1965)
Swedish announcer Ivonne Christensson was in the Carlisle studio to talk about herself and her country in the nightly News and Lookaround.
On Friday November 26th 10.52-11.19pm Lookaround in Stockholm was screened, followed on Sunday November 28th 2.10-3.20pm with Look Around the World-Sweden.
As part of the exchange, Border's documentary on the arts, The Expressive Society was shown in Sweden.
About the House introduced by Alick Cleaver was directed by Norman Fraser.
First Time Here introduced Border folk new to tv, varying from musicians to writers and "good talkers."
1966
Farm 66 not merely another Farming series, but one with examination results at the end. A few regions showed this.
What Say They? (Border TV Nov 8th 1966)
- a half hour reflection on events of the day hosted by Maurice Lindsay, with John Treasure, Eirly Roberts, and Brian Inglis. Directed by Norman Fraser.
1967
Brass in Church (Sun Feb 12th 1967, 6.35-6.55pm) - Maurice Lindsay narrated a programme of music fror brass and voices with The London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble, David Bruce and The Abbey Singers. Director: William Cartner.
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