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Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992.
Television shows produced by Thames Television. This category is for pages detailing programmes commissioned by Thames Television for ITV or otherwise.
Watch videos from the Thames Television archive collection, spanning 50 years of factual programming and featuring exclusive interviews, historical events and cultural trends. Explore playlists of sunset/sunrise, 1960s UK, royal weddings, surfing, Christmas and more.
Thames Television (commonly simplified to just Thames) was the second ITV franchise holder serving London and its surrounding areas on weekdays. It was formed from a "shotgun marriage" between ABC Television and Rediffusion London, and started broadcasting on July 30, 1968.
This is a timeline of the history of the British broadcaster Thames Television and its predecessor Associated-Rediffusion. Between them, they provided the ITV weekday service for London from 1955 to 1992, after which Thames continued as an independent production company until 2003.
Watch a nostalgic montage of Thames TV's greatest hits, broadcast on 31/12/1992, the last day of the ITV franchise. See clips of famous actors, series and shows from the Thames region, with Annie Lennox and The Tourists' song.
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Learn about the history and legacy of Thames Television, one of the most popular ITV franchises. See the logo, endboards and print examples of Thames from 1968 to 1992.
