Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until the night
Thames "London Skyline" ident, featuring London landmarks
Thames's main studio complex at Teddington
A Thames TV camera (a Marconi Mark 3) at the National Science and Media Museum, Bradford
The start of Thames ITV generic ident
London Weekend Television was the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the home counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5:15 pm to Monday mornings at 6:00. From 1968 until 19
Thames Television
…Thames Television broadcast from 09:25 Monday morning to 17:15 Friday afternoon (19:00 Friday night until 1982) at which time it would hand over to London Weekend Television (LWT). Formed as a joint company, it merged the television interests of British Electric Traction (trading as Associated-Rediffusion) owning 49%, and…
The London Studios (LWT's HQ, later went to ITV before closure in April 2018)
The London Studios, seen from across the River Thames