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ITV leaves the South Bank - bluecortina2 - 06-06-2021
VMPhil post_id=17067 time=1622979097 user_id=1043 Wrote:bluecortina2 post_id=17065 time=1622978811 user_id=1578 Wrote:Was there a blue Cortina?Londoner post_id=16969 time=1622923132 user_id=952 Wrote:Took the photo yesterday and meant to post it here because I knew it would be appreciated on this forum
If you had popped along a bit earlier or later you would have seen a number of ‘vintage’ cars of the Sex Pistols era outside the front of the building - for filming purposes I would presume.
It never made it to the South Bank!
ITV leaves the South Bank - James Martin - 06-06-2021
Inspector Sands post_id=17042 time=1622969798 user_id=1003 Wrote:And of course it should have been Queen appearing that night, they couldn't make it so EMI (who were co-owners of Thames of course) got another one of their groups to appear instead. Eammon Andrews and Freddie Mercury probably wouldn't quite have had the same notoriety!
The interview did good business for Thames though, that clip one of their most sold and licensed bit of footage. It didn't go so well for EMI though
Legend has it they rang up Branson the next day and virtually begged him to take them on instead.
Legend also has it one member of the public was so offended by the fruity language that he kicked in his television set. That must have hurt.
ITV leaves the South Bank - Fluffy Bunny Feet - 06-06-2021
TVNerd post_id=16948 time=1622920081 user_id=1105 Wrote:From tvstudiohistory.co.uk
Quote:One last show at TLS!I guess they are recreating the infamous Bill Grundy interview for this
In January 2021 a press release revealed that a Danny Boyle-directed 6 episode drama series about the Sex Pistols was in pre-production. The show is called Pistol and is being made by FX, a subsidiary of Disney. Although FX is a US TV channel, shows made for them are often shown in the UK on other networks and streaming services.
My understanding is that the drama is based at TLS - with the first 7 floors of Kent House being occupied by production offices. I am informed that all 5 studios in the building will be used as shooting stages, with Studio 3 being made to resemble the old Riverside Studios during the 1970s for one particular scene. Filming is due to commence in March 2021. At least the empty studios are being used for something productive before being torn down, which is a small gem of good news.
I remember seeing it at the time. IMHO the 'outrage' was ramped up by the press - so nothing's changed there, though it was pretty cringe-worthy even at the time.
Location-wise, I thought it was at Euston Road where the Thames TV was based for news? The building had Capital Radio there too later on.
ITV leaves the South Bank - James2001 - 06-06-2021
Fluffy Bunny Feet post_id=17166 time=1623018998 user_id=1311 Wrote:Location-wise, I thought it was at Euston Road where the Thames TV was based for news? The building had Capital Radio there too later on.
It was, but they'd have trouble filming there seeing as it's been demolished for a quarter of a century.
ITV leaves the South Bank - Fluffy Bunny Feet - 06-06-2021
James2001 post_id=17167 time=1623019077 user_id=956 Wrote:Fluffy Bunny Feet post_id=17166 time=1623018998 user_id=1311 Wrote:Location-wise, I thought it was at Euston Road where the Thames TV was based for news? The building had Capital Radio there too later on.
It was, but they'd have trouble filming there seeing as it's been demolished for a quarter of a century.
Thought so, bit odd using the old LWT site though. As a viewer I always considered them very different companies and the fact that the 'Pistols interview was so entrenched in Thames' history kind of niggles me a bit and it's not that close either.
ITV leaves the South Bank - James2001 - 06-06-2021
It is doubling as the Thames studios though, as you can see by the signage they put on the front.
ITV leaves the South Bank - James Martin - 07-06-2021
Fluffy Bunny Feet post_id=17171 time=1623019985 user_id=1311 Wrote:James2001 post_id=17167 time=1623019077 user_id=956 Wrote:Fluffy Bunny Feet post_id=17166 time=1623018998 user_id=1311 Wrote:Location-wise, I thought it was at Euston Road where the Thames TV was based for news? The building had Capital Radio there too later on.
It was, but they'd have trouble filming there seeing as it's been demolished for a quarter of a century.
Thought so, bit odd using the old LWT site though. As a viewer I always considered them very different companies and the fact that the 'Pistols interview was so entrenched in Thames' history kind of niggles me a bit and it's not that close either.
I think the point is it's a very era-appropriate mockup.
ITV leaves the South Bank - TTW-TV - 07-06-2021
"Legend has it they rang up Branson the next day and virtually begged him to take them on instead."
Nope I don't think so as they signed to A&M records after EMI and before they went to Bransons Virgin.
ITV leaves the South Bank - Inspector Sands - 07-06-2021
Fluffy Bunny Feet post_id=17171 time=1623019985 user_id=1311 Wrote:Thought so, bit odd using the old LWT site though. As a viewer I always considered them very different companies and the fact that the 'Pistols interview was so entrenched in Thames' history kind of niggles me a bit and it's not that close either.As it says in the article quoted on page 1, the production company are using the old TLS studios and offices. So why not use the frint of the building as a location, especially as it looks fairly similar.
It's not a bad likeness, both buildings were built at a similar time. Its certainly better than the building The Crown used for the outside of ITN... but then do these locations have to be that accurate?
ITV leaves the South Bank - Markymark - 07-06-2021
Inspector Sands post_id=17191 time=1623043946 user_id=1003 Wrote:Fluffy Bunny Feet post_id=17171 time=1623019985 user_id=1311 Wrote:Thought so, bit odd using the old LWT site though. As a viewer I always considered them very different companies and the fact that the 'Pistols interview was so entrenched in Thames' history kind of niggles me a bit and it's not that close either.As it says in the article quoted on page 1, the production company are using the old TLS studios and offices. So why not use the frint of the building as a location, especially as it looks fairly similar.
It's not a bad likeness, both buildings were built at a similar time. Its certainly better than the building The Crown used for the outside of ITN... but then do these locations have to be that accurate?
The ITN scenes used in The Crown were from the 60s when ITN were in Television House in Kingsway (the same building Redifusion were in)
That building still exists (bang opposite Bush House) They could have used it in the series, but didn't. Perhaps because the ground floor is now a large Herman Miller posh chair showroom.
Anyway, they also referred to ITN as 'International Television News', so hey!
The Euston Centre where Thames was (having moved from the building mentioned above in 1969) as said, has gone. Capital Radio were next door in Euston Tower, that's very much still there.
Some people thought Capital occupied the whole tower, and their transmitter was on the roof, neither was true of course
And finally, here's a pic of Thames Euston
https://twitter.com/time_nw/status/1396511143980584961?s=19
I can't find them, but Transdiffusion also tweeted more pictures a couple of weeks ago. The resemblance of the Kent House mock up is excellent
ITV leaves the South Bank - Upperground - 15-06-2021
If anyone was wondering what happened to the 'On air/Rehearsal' signs above Studios 1 and 2 at TLS, it seems Ant and Dec have them... https://www.instagram.com/p/CNnfl8PAZsn/
ITV leaves the South Bank - James2001 - 15-06-2021
I guess you can't be surprised, their career over the last 20-odd years was basically made in those two studios.
ITV leaves the South Bank - Inspector Sands - 15-06-2021
Markymark post_id=17193 time= user_id=1078 Wrote:The Euston Centre where Thames was (having moved from the building mentioned above in 1969) as said, has gone. Capital Radio were next door in Euston Tower, that's very much still there.Not a flattering photo, it looks dirty already! As you say the only thing left of The Euston Centre is the tower itself, the bit where Capital was was stripped back to the bare structure and rebuilt
Some people thought Capital occupied the whole tower, and their transmitter was on the roof, neither was true of course
And finally, here's a pic of Thames Euston
https://twitter.com/time_nw/status/1396511143980584961?s=19
I used to pass the site quite often about 20 years ago and there was still some of it left around the back of the tower, they'd tried to make it look a bit nice by having a big mural of multicoloured electric fan on the side.
There were a couple of other media companies there - Satellite Media Services across the courtyard from Capital, they distributed material for ILR such as IRN and the Network Chart. The last remaining section with the fan mural was home to The Community Channel. One of the replacement buildings was the offices of Fox Kids.... and a block of flats around the back, now demolished was Kenneth William's flat
ITV leaves the South Bank - harshy - 15-06-2021
I thought they demolished TLS, nice to see it still in use though.
ITV leaves the South Bank - Markymark - 15-06-2021
harshy post_id=20690 time= user_id=970 Wrote:I thought they demolished TLS, nice to see it still in use though.
It was still there when I walked across Waterloo Bridge this afternoon 8-)