9.30 – Bring In The New
Welcome 1982 and the start of TVS programmes with a ‘Coast to Coast’ special, presenting the personalities of the region and of Independent Television’s newest company, together with news from the south and the south-east.
9.55 – FILM: Digby – The Biggest Dog In The World
A dog named Digby accidentally swallows a powder being developed by a scientific research team and begins to grow and grow.
11.30 – Clapperboard
Chris Kelly looks back at some of the films reviewed over the past year. Among them are Chariots of Fire, Coalminer’s Daughter, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Escape to Victory. Chris also talks to some of their stars including Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov and Goldie Hawn.
12.15 – Razzmatazz
Switch on for the biggest New Year pop party ever with a spectacular star line-up guaranteed to start 1982 with a bang in this fast moving show presented by Alastair Pirrie and Lyn Spencer. Zany pop band Bad Manners explode into action with a medley of hits and dance troupe Shock take off into the future with performing androids. Super group Abba add their own distinctive sparkle in a special Swedish link up and Shakin’ Stevens keeps the scene rocking with his latest single.
12.45 – ITN News
The latest news from at home and abroad.
12.50 – The Talking Whale
This film records a unique and fascinating experiment – to try to teach a killer whale, or Orca, to communitcate with man. The whale, named Gudrun, is a beautiful young female whose gentle nature and extraordinary intelligence persuaded a Dutch zoologist to attempt the ambitious project.
1.50 – FILM: Flash Gordon
This feature-length cartoon of the famous comic character begins in the autumn of 1978. A message has been received from an alien civilisation on a distant plant encircling the sun. It reads: “Earthmen: We have found your deep space probe. Welcome to the Universe. Please convey our greetings to our brother Flash Gordon. Barin, Emperor of Mongo.” Who is – or who was – Flash Gordon? The answer comes…
3.35 – Mysterious Tales
The Coffin Stone, written by Malcolm Lynch, is the first in a series of stories and legends. The narrator this week is Keith Barron.
3.45 – Bruce Forsyth’s Play Your Cards Right
Bruce Forsyth deals out more quick wit and questions in this week’s game show.
4.15 – Doug Henning’s World of Magic
A television special starring master magician Doug Henning. It features five illusions that have never been performed before.
5.15 – Coast to Coast Special
Tonight and every night, the ‘Coast to Coast’ teams in the south and south-east report the news and probe the stories behind the headlines, plus the latest sport. The presenters are Khalid Aziz in Southampton and Vyvyan Mackeson in Dover. Friday’s regular guest with his predictions for 1982 is stargazer Russell Grant.
5.45 – News at 5.45
6.00 – FILM: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Roy Neary, a repair man for an electricity supply company, witnessed unidentified flying objects near his home in Indiana. This encounter sets in motion a startling chain of dramatic events.
8.30 – Birth of a Station
In just a year and three days TVS has grown from 14 people with a dream to a major television company serving the south and south-east. This film charts the company’s breathless growth, looks behind the cameras, eavesdrops on the auditions, and takes a peep at the rehearsals.
9.00 – The Gentle Touch
Some young tearaways invade a student meeting and a riot breaks out.
10.00 – News at Ten
10.15 – Wood and Walters
Sketches, songs and dancing from the talented Victoria Wood and Julie Walters.
10.45 – The Making of 81
ITN’s 12 month review features some unforgettable stories and pictures as Martyn Lewis puts the year’s news in context.
12.00 – A New Kind of Family
Hilary (Lauri Hendler) plans to audition for the role of Cyrano de Bergerac in the school play.
12.30 – Company
Stay up and meet the TVS team who will be here to keep you company for the last few minutes of the day from now on.
1.05 – Closedown
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