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London Weekend Television

Based in	London
Broadcast area	London (ITV London)
Launched	2 August 1968
Former LWT logos
Closed	lost on-air identity October 27, 2002 (verbally known as ITV1 London before regional programming only - no visual local identity)
Replaced	ATV London on Saturdays and Sundays Rediffusion, London on Friday evenings
Replaced by	ITV London
Website	itvlocal.com/london
Owned by	ITV plc

London Weekend Television (LWT) was from 1968 the British ITV television network franchise holder for London and the South East at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5:15pm (prior to 1982 at 7:00pm) to Monday mornings at 5:59am. Formally this is still the case, although following changes of ownership it has now lost its separate on-screen identity. Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft & Technologie (Food science and technology in , usually abbreviated as ) is a Swiss-based peer-reviewed scientific journal, published by Elsevier in Amsterdam. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links London_TV.gif Summary It came from ITV.com Licensing This is a logo of a television station, network, corporation, or other organization, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... ITV London is the collective brand name and identity used by ITV plc for the ITV1 television channel in the London region. ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... London Weekend Television logo (1978-1996) This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Image File history File links Lwt2002. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Associated TeleVision Limited, later ATV Network and best known simply as ATV, was a British ITV company from 1955 until 1981. ... Associated-Rediffusion, later Rediffusion, London, was the British ITV contractor for London, on weekdays between 1954 (transmissions started on September 22, 1955) and July 29, 1968. ... ITV London is the collective brand name and identity used by ITV plc for the ITV1 television channel in the London region. ... ITV plc (LSE: ITV) is the British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The phrase Home Counties is used to designate the group of English counties which border or surround London. ...

The station took over from ATV on 2 August 1968 (although ATV continued broadcasting to the Midlands until 1981). ATV's weekend franchise had covered Saturdays and Sundays only; when LWT came on air, it was also extended to Friday nights from 7.00pm, which meant there was an on-screen handover from Thames Television shortly beforehand. In 1982, LWT's hours were extended to begin at 5:15pm. When Carlton Television took over from Thames in 1993, the times were retained, but since Carlton hired its broadcast facilities from LWT, the on-screen handover no longer involved switching between different studios. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Carlton Television is the United Kingdom Channel 3 (ITV) licensee for London and the surrounding areas from 9:25am every Monday to 5. ...

Early years

In its original application, the London Television Consortium (LTC; who went on to name the franchise London Weekend Television) promised a variety of high-brow arts and drama productions, which caught the attention of the Independent Television Authority (ITA) who had been worried by criticism of the network's programming, which at the time was seen as downmarket. The LTC plans were seen by the ITA as serious contenders to the quality educational programming of the BBC; so keen were the ITA that they were quoted, at the time, as saying the LTC had to have its chance, whatever the repercussions. The Independent Television Authority (ITA) was a body created by the Television Act 1954 to supervise the creation of Independent Television (ITV), the first commercial television network in the United Kingdom. ... Downmarket products are goods targeted at lower-income consumers. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ...

The changes within ITV in the 1968 franchise round meant a surplus of studio facilities in London. The LTC had planned on buying the superior Teddington Studios of ABC, but following their merger with Rediffusion to become Thames Television, the LTC were forced by the ITA to purchase Rediffusion's site at Wembley. Teddington Studios in London. ... Associated British Corporation (otherwise known as ABC Television or ABC Weekend TV) was one of a number of commercial television companies set up in the 1950s by cinema chains in an attempt to safeguard their business by getting involved in television which was taking away their cinema audiences. ... Associated-Rediffusion was the British Independent Television (commercial television) contractor for London, on weekdays between 1954 (transmissions started on September 22, 1955) and 1968. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Wembley, until 1965 a borough in its own right, forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent. ...

Wembley employed a bigger workforce than Teddington, and legally LWT were obliged to employ them all. In addition, the studios required far more upgrading for colour production as Teddington had been a test centre for ITV's colour research and was almost converted to colour production. Having previously worked weekdays for Rediffusion, transmission staff now had to work weekends, and as such wanted extra pay for the inconvenience. This led to threats of industrial action, and fifteen seconds into their opening night technicians went on strike and the screens went blank. An emergency service was provided by management from the transmission centre of ATV at Foley Street, London. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Upon resolving the dispute, LWT suffered poor rating figures, as viewers deserted their primetime offerings of opera and Hamlet in favour of the more traditional Saturday night viewing on the BBC. Other ITV stations refused to show LWT shows because of poor ratings. ATV, still smarting at losing their London contract to LWT, refused to take any LWT shows; elsewhere, the powerful sales department at rivals/neighbours Thames took advantage of LWT's ratings disaster, encouraging advertisers to use them during the week by heavily discounting airtime. (This caused great animosity, even decades later, with both Thames and LWT refusing to promote each others' programmes). For other uses, see Opera (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ...

The crisis at LWT deepened so much that the ITA started to make emergency plans in the event of the station collapsing. At the same time, Thames started making enquiries about a seven-day contract in such an event, an offer quickly rebuffed by the ITA. LWT's saviour came in an unlikely form and in unlikely circumstances.

Rupert Murdoch

Between 1969 and 1970, Australian media owner Rupert Murdoch purchased a controlling interest in LWT, following an altercation on a live LWT show presented by David Frost (coincidentally the first live colour programme shown on ITV). Immediately, he set about dismissing existing board members, and changing schedules and programme ideas. Although it made him unpopular within sections of LWT, audience share began to grow and, albeit slowly, so did income and profits. Keith Rupert Murdoch AC, KCSG (born 11 March 1931) is an Australian born United States citizen who is a global media executive and is the controlling shareholder, chairman and managing director of News Corporation, based in New York. ... David Frost during an interview with Donald Rumsfeld. ...

However, Murdoch's presence rang alarm bells at the ITA, who expressed concern that a foreign national, and owner of significant British newspaper interests, could own a British television station. A discreet but effective ultimatum was given: Murdoch had to sell up, or LWT would have its licence revoked. The ITA won, and in 1971, Murdoch left. The Independent Television Authority (ITA) was a body created by the Television Act 1954 to supervise the creation of Independent Television (ITV), the first commercial television network in the United Kingdom. ...

Better fortunes

LWT's original programming was considered high-brow but by 1972 it was more populist with comedies such as Please Sir! and On The Buses being the mainstay of its productions. In the same year, the new South Bank Television Centre (also called Kent House) was opened on the south bank of the Thames, at Upper Ground. These facilities at the time were considered the best colour studios in Europe, which allowed LWT to produce shows with the 'gloss' that it became famous for. The problems of 1968-1971 were soon forgotten; audience share grew, and in 1975 the company won seven BAFTA awards, more than the rest of ITV put together. Although programming changed from their original remit LWT still produced shows which were considered more upmarket, notably the dramas Upstairs Downstairs and Bouquet of Barbed Wire: Unlike earlier offerings however these were both critically acclaimed and attracted high audiences. LWT continued to show arts preogramming, notably Aquarius and its' successor The South Bank Show. Please Sir! was a London Weekend Television situation comedy created by writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featuring the actors John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Joan Sanderson, Noel Howlett, Erik Chitty, Richard Davies, David Barry, Peter Cleall and Malcolm McFee. ... On The Buses was a British situation comedy created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney. ... On screen caption used by LWT showing the London Studios The London Studios is a television studio complex on Londons South Bank next to the Royal National Theatre. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... Upstairs, Downstairs was a 1970s British television series set in a grand Edwardian town house in London and depicting the events of the early twentieth century as they affected the servants (downstairs) and masters (upstairs). The concept of the series was created by Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins as a... Bouquet of Barbed Wire was a British television mini-series made by LWT for ITV in 1976. ... The South Bank Show is a British television arts magazine show, presented by Melvyn Bragg and seen in over 60 countries — including Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden and the USA. Its stated aim is to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience. ...

Despite this, LWT was more vulnerable to economic downturn than the rest of ITV. Other network companies had between five and seven days of transmission, whereas LWT had two days and Friday evenings (even these were not particularly attractive to advertisers, as shops were closed on a Sunday and people returned to work on a Monday). It also had competition for advertising with another company (Thames), something which affected no other company outside of London.

The battles with Thames' sales force were fierce. Thames had massive and wealthy shareholders (unlike the independent LWT), a far longer pedigree, bigger facilities, and made the most programmes. It also had an international reputation. LWT's response to this was to reinvent itself as possibly ITV's first 'brand': the on-screen identity changed from the cumbersome 'London Weekend Television' to 'LWT', the 'river ident' was modified to three letters, the strapline 'The weekend starts here' was introduced, and greater use of the distinct black-and-white-layered tower block (Kent House, later becoming The London Television Centre) that was its studios, was used in continuity. A well-known London landmark, this cemented LWT's role in the life of the people of London, and helped to distinguish it from its rival across the river.

Airtime expansion and de-regulation

The 1982 franchise round was the first time LWT had to re-apply for its licence. The original 1968 contract ran only to 1974 (like the rest of ITV), but the ITA elected to extend all contracts to 1981 because of the enormous costs of introducing colour television. It is debatable that if LWT had had to have applied for its licence in 1973, as to whether it would have been renewed. 1982 saw the company in good health, and it easily beat off weak competition to secure a second contract (although it lost the Bluebell Hill transmitter near Maidstone to TVS as part of a re-organisation of the new South and South East dual-region). By now, LWT had a reputation in many fields, and co-ordinated the network's sport production and presentation. The station was credited with bringing reality television to the UK with the audience participation show Game For A Laugh. Elsewhere, shows such as Play Your Cards Right and Blind Date drew audiences of millions, and ran for many years. Game For A Laugh was a popular British TV light entertainment show between 1981 and 1985, made by London Weekend Television. ... Play Your Cards Right was a British television game show based on the American show known as Card Sharks. ... Blind Date was a British dating game show produced by ITV contractor London Weekend Television. ...

However many changes were scheuled to hit ITV in this decade. Industrial action at breakfast station TV-am had seen it dismiss striking staff, and replace them with non-unionised labour. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had commented on the excess over-manning within the network, and plans were afoot to deregulate ITV. LWT were receptive to this and began to streamline operations, and by the end of the decade, the number of employees had fallen from 1200 to around 700; however this became an advantage to LWT as the 1993 franchise round was no longer the traditional "beauty contest", but was now an auction. TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1992. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (née Roberts; born 13 October 1925) served as British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 until 1990, being the first and only woman to hold either post. ...

Changes and takeover

The Broadcasting Act 1990 changed the way ITV contracts were awarded. No longer the 'beauty-contest', the rounds were conducted on the basis of cash being handed to the Exchequer. Incumbents and applicants had to bid a sum to the Treasury for what they thought the contract was worth each year, in a blind auction; the winner was to be the applicant who bid the most. This led to fears that applicants would bankrupt themselves, or offer cheaper programming so as to be able to pay the fees. Opposition led to the introduction of a 'quality threshold' which allowed that, in exceptional circumstances, a bid could be rejected if it were deemed excessive, or that an incumbent could be chosen against a higher- bidding applicant, if it were felt that incumbent's programming was 'exceptional'; it was this that saved LWT. The Broadcasting Act 1990 is a law of the British parliament, often regarded by both its supporters and its critics as a quintessential example of Thatcherism. ... The Exchequer was (and in some cases still is) a part of the governments of England (latterly to include Wales, Scotland and Ireland) that was responsible for the management and collection of revenues. ... The term treasury was first used in classical times to describe the votive buildings erected to house gifts to the gods, such as the Siphnian Treasury in Delphi or the many buildings put up in Olympia, Greece by competing city-states, to impress each other during the Ancient Olympic Games. ...

Despite the streamlining and the successful battle with trade unions, LWT knew that if it were to keep on making quality programmes, it could not over-bid. It had to rely on the quality of its programmes and submit the best offer it could, knowing it could be far less than a rival bid; the strategy worked, and LWT won a third contract with an annual bid of £7.5m, against a rival who bid £36m but whose plans were deemed not good enough.

The round brought many changes around the network and caused much confusion. TVS bid £59m and lost, Yorkshire Television bid £43m and won, and Central succeeded with a bid of £2,000, knowing it had no rival bidders. LWT even had a stake in Sunrise Television, who outbid TV-am. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... GMTV (Good Morning Television) is a national British breakfast television station owned by ITV plc (75%) and The Walt Disney Company (25%). It has held the license for the breakfast Channel 3 franchise since 1993, when it outbid the previous 6am-9. ... TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1992. ...

Significantly, LWT's weekday rival, Thames, lost its licence - outbid by Carlton. It was told it could not fall back on its long history of programme-making. After 24 years living in its shadow, LWT now outlived the station that was its fiercest enemy. LWT had a far better relationship with Carlton, and shared many operations including playout and studio space, but most notably creating a joint news service, London News Network. Carlton Television is the United Kingdom Channel 3 (ITV) licensee for London and the surrounding areas from 9:25am every Monday to 5. ... London News Network (or LNN) was a television news and facilities organisation in London. ...

The South Bank Television Centre was renamed the London Television Centre in 1992 (a name which still officially remains, despite signage bearing the name having been removed from outside the building), with the studios re-branded as The London Studios to avoid confusion with BBC Television Centre (although the name 'The London Studios' has been in use since the early 1990s as the trading name of LWT's studio operations). Today, it is the chief production centre for ITV plc. The reception entrance. ... On screen caption used by LWT showing the London Studios The London Studios is a television studio complex on Londons South Bank next to the Royal National Theatre. ... On screen caption used by LWT showing the London Studios The London Studios is a television studio complex on Londons South Bank next to the Royal National Theatre. ... BBC Television Centre (sometimes abbreviated TVC or TC) in London is home to much of the BBCs television output and, since 1998, almost all of the corporations national TV and radio news output by BBC News. ... ITV plc (LSE: ITV) is the British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ...

Shot of the London Studio (ITV's London HQ, and known for being the home to LWT)

From 1993, LWT's low bid made it attractive to others wishing to take it over. The Broadcasting Act allowed for some consolidation in the network, and in 1994, the North West franchise holder, Granada launched a hostile takeover for the company. Eventually, a deal was agreed, valuing LWT at over £650m. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (950x713, 188 KB) Summary Shot of the London Television Centre (ITVs London HQ, and known for being the home to LWT) from Upper Ground, facing the reception area. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (950x713, 188 KB) Summary Shot of the London Television Centre (ITVs London HQ, and known for being the home to LWT) from Upper Ground, facing the reception area. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hostile takeover can refer to: For the business usage see takeover. ...

ITV London

By 2001, Carlton and Granada owned all of the franchises in England and Wales, and in 2002 took the decision to unify the playout and branding of all of the companies to become ITV1, with regional references used only in accordance with regional programming. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ...

LWT marked its final day on air with a series of tributes to LWT's past, beginning with an authentic startup routine leading into the ITN Morning News. All elements of the startup were recreated in Macromedia Flash and in the 16:9 aspect ratio. Later that day, a recreation of LWT's famous River ident would lead into The South Bank Show, which would be the last programme broadcast under the LWT name. The show was followed by a final signoff featuring continuity announcers Glen Thompsett and Trish Bertram appearing 'in-vision' to toast the departing station, and a celebratory montage of LWT presentation across the years, assembled by senior ITV presentation producer Gareth Randall. // == Macromedia Flash == ==]] Using Macromedia Flash 8 (bundled in Studio 8) in Windows XP. Maintainer: Adobe Systems (formerly Macromedia) Latest release: 8 / September 30th, 2005 OS: Windows (no native Windows XP Professional x64 Edition support), Mac OS X, Linux (i386 only, via wine [1]) Use: Multimedia Content Creator License: Proprietary Website... The 16:9 aspect ratio (also known as widescreen) is an aspect ratio that is 16/9 or 1. ... The aspect ratio of a two-dimensional shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. ... The South Bank Show is a British television arts magazine show, presented by Melvyn Bragg and seen in over 60 countries — including Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden and the USA. Its stated aim is to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Glen Thompsett is a British television presenter, radio presenter, voiceover artist and continuity announcer. ... Trish Bertram is a British television continuity announcer. ...

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The operations of LWT and Carlton Television were merged to become ITV London, a 7-day service. Unlike the other English and Welsh franchises, ITV London did not receive a regional ident featuring the London name, only known verbally as "ITV1 London" prior to regional programmes only. In February 2004 Granada and Carlton completed their merger to become ITV plc, owning eleven of the fifteen ITV regional franchises. ITV London is the collective brand name and identity used by ITV plc for the ITV1 television channel in the London region. ... The phrase mergers and acquisitions or M&A refers to the aspect of corporate finance strategy and management dealing with the merging and acquiring of different companies as well as assets. ... ITV plc (LSE: ITV) is the British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ...

The LWT logo continued to appear at the end of its programmes until 31 October 2004. However from 1 November, it was replaced by a Granada endcap, with programmes either credited as "A Granada London Production", or simply "A Granada Production" instead. Since January 2006, all network productions produced by any ITV plc-owned company carry an "ITV Productions" endcap. is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Granada is the network production business of ITV plc, created on 2nd February 2004. ...

LWT people

The station's output was limited, producing an average of 50 hours of programming a week. However, LWT had a disproportionate effect on post-war British television, as a number of high-flying media personalities including John Birt, Michael Grade and Greg Dyke were all 'LWT Boys'. British television broadcasting has a range of different broadcasters, broadcasting multiple channels over a variety of distribution media. ... John Birt, Baron Birt (born 10 December 1944), served as the Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from 1992 to 2000, having previously been deputy director-general since 1987. ... Michael Ian Grade CBE (born March 8, 1943) is a British businessman and a distinguished figure in the field of broadcasting. ... Gregory Dyke (born 20 May 1947) is a journalist and broadcaster. ...

David Frost was an original director of LWT, and he presented a late-night chat show in the station's early years; another chat show host who made his debut on LWT was Russell Harty. Sir David Paradine Frost, OBE (born April 7, 1939) is an English television presenter. ... Frederic Russell Harty (5 September 1934 – 8 June 1988) was an English television presenter with a distinctly camp turn of phrase; his name has been used as Cockney rhyming slang for party. ...

Other notable early shows included We Have Ways of Making You Laugh (a sketch show starring Frank Muir which was due to be the first programme scheduled to be aired on LWT, but industrial action blacked it out early in the first show); the children's fantasy Catweazle; and several sitcoms, including On the Buses, Please Sir!, Me and My Girl and Mind Your Language. The channel also created the comedy-clips format with It'll Be Alright on the Night and the much-derided Game for a Laugh that spawned Beadle's About and You've Been Framed!. Frank Muir (5 February 1920 - 2 January 1998) was an English comedy writer, radio and television personality, and raconteur. ...  Geoffrey Bayldon on the cover of one of Richard Carpenters Catweazle books Catweazle was a British television series in 1970, created and written by Richard Carpenter and produced by London Weekend Television under the LWI (London Weekend International) banner, and screened in the UK on ITV. There were two... On The Buses was a British situation comedy created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney. ... Please Sir! was a London Weekend Television situation comedy created by writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featuring the actors John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Joan Sanderson, Noel Howlett, Erik Chitty, Richard Davies, David Barry, Peter Cleall and Malcolm McFee. ... Me and My Girl was made by London Weekend Television for ITV from 1984 to 1988. ... Mind Your Language is a British comedy television series originally shown on ITV between 1977 and 1979. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Game For A Laugh was a popular British TV light entertainment show between 1981 and 1985, made by London Weekend Television. ... Beadles About was a British television programme hosted by Jeremy Beadle, where members of the public became victims of practical jokes behind hidden cameras. ... Youve Been Framed (or New Youve Been Framed) is the name of a British television show, produced by ITV Productions for ITV1 where viewers send in humorous home videos (often with somebody suffering pain, e. ...

Because of its short time on air, LWT's output tended to concentrate on more lightweight material than Thames and Carlton, but it did produce a number of successful drama shows. Within These Walls, a prison drama starring veteran actress Googie Withers, seems to have inspired the later Australian soap opera Prisoner Cell Block H. Lillie was based on the real-life story of Lillie Langtry, and saw Francesca Annis reprising the role from ATV's Edward the Seventh, but by far the station's most successful drama was Upstairs, Downstairs, a successful attempt to produce a costume drama comparable in scale to the BBC's The Forsyte Saga. Neither did it neglect other responsibilities: It established the long-running Sunday lunchtime political series Weekend World and ITV's most famous arts programmes Aquarius, and its replacement The South Bank Show. Within These Walls is a British television drama series made by London Weekend Television for ITV and shown between 1974 and 1978. ... Googie Withers (born March 12, 1917 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a British actress. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... For the 1967 British fantasy-drama television series starring Patrick McGoohan, see The Prisoner. ... Lillie is a British television serial made by London Weekend Television for ITV and broadcast in 1978. ... This article refers to Langtry, Lillie. ... Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth in Roman Polanskis Macbeth (1971). ... The ATV colour logo, used from the start of the colour standard in 1969 until the companys demise in 1981. ... Edward the Seventh was a TV drama series, made by Granada in 13 one-hour episodes. ... Upstairs, Downstairs was a BAFTA and Emmy award-winning British drama set in a large townhouse in Edwardian London that depicted the lives of the servants downstairs and their masters upstairs. It ran on ITV for five series from 1971 to 1975. ... A costume drama is a period piece in which elaborate costumes, sets and properties are featured in order to capture the ambience of a particular era. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... The Forsyte Saga is the collective title of a series of novels by John Galsworthy. ... Weekend World was a British television political series, made by London Weekend Television (LWT) and broadcast from 1972 to 1988. ... The South Bank Show is a British television arts magazine show, presented by Melvyn Bragg and seen in over 60 countries — including Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden and the USA. Its stated aim is to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience. ...

Major programmes on LWT included most of the ITV Weekend line-up, which included gameshows like Friday night favourite Play Your Cards Right, Saturday night favourites Punchlines, Blind Date, and Gladiators, long-running and successful Sunday night drama series London's Burning, and their famous arts strand The South Bank Show. Nigel Lythgoe, who won infamy as a judge on ITV's pop talent show Popstars, is a former controller of entertainment at the company, working as an executive producer on the likes of Gladiators, Michael Barrymore's gameshow My Kind of Music and Popstars. LWT also owned 50% of London News Network Limited, producers until February 2004 of the news programmes London Today and London Tonight; regional news for London is now produced by ITN. Play Your Cards Right was a British television game show based on the American show known as Card Sharks. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Blind Date was a British dating game show. ... For other uses, see Gladiator (disambiguation). ... Londons Burning was a television drama programme produced by London Weekend Television. ... The South Bank Show is a British television arts magazine show, presented by Melvyn Bragg and seen in over 60 countries — including Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden and the USA. Its stated aim is to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience. ... So You Think You Can Dance judging panel, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty Nigel Lythgoe (born July 9, 1949 in the Wirral) is an English television and film director and producer. ... Countries which had a version of Popstars Popstars is an international reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series. ... For other uses, see Gladiator (disambiguation). ... Michael Ciaran Parker (born May 4, 1952 in Bermondsey, London), is an English comedian better known by his stage name Michael Barrymore. ... My Kind of Music, abbreviated to Michael Barrymores My Kind of Music was a game show in the United Kingdom, produced by LWT for ITV from 1998 to 2002. ... Countries which had a version of Popstars Popstars is an international reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series. ... London News Network (or LNN) was a television news and facilities organisation in London. ... Independent Television News (ITN) is the main supplier of news broadcasts to two British television groups: ITV and Channel 4. ...

See also

• Carlton Television
• The London Studios
• Rutland Weekend Television
• Thames Television

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External links

• ITV London at itvlocal.com
• The Ultimate LWT Website (unofficial) History of London Weekend Television and downloadable video clips.
• ScreenOnline: London Weekend Television A history from the British Film Institute
• LWT at TV Ark
• LWT's animated black and white logo, 1969 (Requires Macromedia Flash version 4 or later).
• LWT's first animated colour logo, 1970 (Requires Macromedia Flash version 6 or later).
• Animated LWT "River" logo of 1971 (Requires Macromedia Flash version 6 or later).
• Animated LWT logo of 1978 (Requires Macromedia Flash version 4 or later).