WINNER!! FOCAL INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2013 Best Use of Footage in a Home Entertainment Release How to Buy: Purchase online at: MACE's Webshop: http://www.macearchive.org/mace-shop/dvds/product/from-headlines-to-tight-lines-the-story-of-atv-today.html Purchase by Debit/Credit Card on the telephone. Call 01522 837750. DESCRIPTION: Here is a 16 minute montage of interviews from the Media Archive for Central England (MACE)'s highly successful DVD, From Headlines to 'Tight-Lines' - The Story of ATV Today. (To see an extract with archive clips go to https://vimeo.com/52698111) The two disc DVD tells the story of ATV Today, the regional news and magazine show which ran from 1964 until 1981 and broadcast to over 3 million viewers in the East and West Midlands. Regional and National news magazine programmes are familiar to us in the 21st century but back in 1964 the concept was still a new one. At 6.15pm on 5th October that year ATV Midlands launched ATV Today, a regional news & current affairs programme that broadcast to the region each weekday, and viewers were introduced to a fresh new style that balanced the serious events of the day with light-hearted reports and special features. ATV Today was for the viewer and about the viewer and everyday life was celebrated, especially many of the wonderful characters of the region. ATV Reporters frequently asked the public for their opinion (vox-pops) on far ranging issues from politics and race relations to football and fashion. The reporters became household names through the 1960s, 1970s and beyond: Reg Harcourt, who took an ATV camera team to film Enoch Powell’s Rivers of Blood Speech – the only crew to film that day; Wolverhampton locals John Swallow and Sue Jay who reported with warmth and humour on the people and places of the communities they were passionate about; Anne Diamond and Nick Owen who became famous as 'Anne and Nick' on morning television through the 80s and 90s; Derek Hobson, who went onto be the host of New Faces; Chris Tarrant, who started his highly successful TV career on ATV Today; Gary Newbon, who has interviewed a whole host of sporting legends; Terry Thomas, who coined the phrase, “TIGHT-LINES” which we have honoured in the DVD title; and Bob Warman, who is still the face of the Midlands on ITV today. This two disc DVD in four parts chronicles the story of ATV Today from its beginning in 1964 to the last programme on 31st December 1981 and looks back at some of the big news stories in the region that made the headlines through the 60s and 70s through new exclusive interviews and a wealth of archive films, many of which haven’t been seen since broadcast. With contributions from former ATV Reporters Bob Hall, Reg Harcourt, Sue Jay, Wendy Nelson, Gary Newbon, Nick Owen, Chris Tarrant & Bob Warman and a peek behind the scenes with memories from ATV Cameraman Gary Hughes and Production Assistant, Barbara Bradbury, the DVD is packed with both poignant and humourous memories of a regional programme that often peaked to over 3 million viewers. Among many events remembered here are John Swallow interviewing Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise in 1966, Gary Newbon recalling his first meetings with a young Nigel Mansell, Chris Tarrant nervously climbing to the top of Peterchurch Steeple to kiss the golden cockerel while the film crew went off for lunch, and Nick Owen’s remembers reporting on Trevor Francis’ million pound signing to Nottingham Forest. Part 1: The 1960's (92 mins) Part 2: The Early 1970's (94 mins) Part 3: The Golden Era (94 mins) Part 4: The Final Chapter (91 mins) From Headlines to 'Tight-Lines' - The Story of ATV Today was produced by ATVLAND.productions for the Media Archive for Central England. For more information about MACE visit www.macearchive.org

• published: 22 Feb 2013
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