ITV Thames | closedown and transmitter shutdown | 27th June 1983

© FREMANTLE MEDIA/THAMES TELEVISION 1983
End of The Fiend Without A Face
Adverts
Sit Up & Listen
Thames slide: weather forecast
Thames IVC (Tom Edwards): closing announcement
Thames slide: Tuesday Evening with "Baby Jane" by Rod Stewart
Thames clock (12:51am)
Fade to black with "switch off your TV" announcement
Black and silence
Loss of sync at 34:50
Transmitter shutdown at 35:10 (my capture card went really weird with this!)
Adverts:
JVC electronic goods (yes, I think that's Dawn French)
Digital computers
Renault

[@kengeorgejones6855]

Thanks. Enjoy seeing these various Sit Up & Listen segments.

[@wmbrown6]

Would you know what the opening music was?
I remember Benny Hill's parody of such sermonette. I'm surprised they didn't use his clip (where he played "Rev. John McFudpucker") to close down Thames one night.

[@dylaninpieces2]

I just realized that the clock shown during the sign-off/closedown at 5:35 is almost ticking to the beat of the background music.

[@JoeScaramanga]

'Sit Up & Listen'. It's not like you have a lot of choice when it's Brian Blessed.

[@garyhunt8067]

Can't believe that's Dawn French. I remember the ad then. Anyway, I was young when I saw these JVC ads.

[@Debsy25]

Early hours of Tuesday 28th June 1983

[@Glamking1]

Well to recall ‘Baby Jane’ was at the first of its three weeks at the top after it was announced on a Tuesday lunchtime on BBC R1 and kicked Sting and The Police with ‘Every Breath You Take’ from the number one position.

[@bobrew461]

I think some editing is required here.
I was abroad at this time.

[@stickytapenrust6869]

I don’t edit these clips now (unless the Copyright ID calls for it), everything is complete and uncut.

[@markofsaltburn]

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