19-09-2023, 01:45 PM
(19-09-2023, 12:54 PM)Stooky Bill Wrote: Of course with some closedowns in the old days it might be that mistakes were more likely when it was a late one and the end of a long shift for the crew and announcer.
Especially if they'd had a tipple during the late film, in fact wasn't there something about Ian Stirling of TSW being known to pop out to a local bar during his shift?
There was a Tyne Tees closedown that was on YouTube but it’s gone now of them closing down at 5:25am because of the delay of a Torvill and Dean event in Ottawa, which also coincided with the night the clocks went forward. The clip was literally an announcement by Bill Steel closing down the channel and advising that TV-am was on air next, there was no epilogue nor national anthem. Whilst not a technical problem of the likes, certainly you couldn’t blame them for wanting to dash home.
I’m not sure whether Iain Stirling rumour came from, but there is a closedown somewhere where’s just laughing throughout because of the preceding film.