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LWT LOCAL PROGRAMMES
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| The flagship local magazine through the 80s was The Six O Clock Show, with Michael Aspel, Danny Baker, Janet Street-Porter, and later, Samantha Fox. Incorporating serious local news from Thames TV, the show was intended to be a light-hearted introduction to the weekend. It was succeeded by 6 O' Clock Live, hosted by Nick Owen and then Frank Bough, which ran until the end of 1992. |   |
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| Until the late 80s, LWT's local news coverage had been lacking, resulting in a ticking-off from the Independent Broadcasting Authority. It responded by hiring Screen News to produce daily weekend LWT News bulletins. Hosts included Anna Maria-Ashe, Pam Royle, and Lindsay Charlton. |
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| The London Programme built up a reputation for hard-hitting investigations into serious London issues during its long run in the 70s and 80s. |  |
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| LWT came of age in 1989 and to celebrate its 21st birthday produced some special programmes fronted by Gloria Hunniford. Here, we present 21 Live, the main event of the birthday weekend, and also the titles to a special anniversary edition of The South Bank Show. |  |
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| Shaw Taylor urged capital viewers to keep their eyes peeled for crime in Police Five until the mid-1980s when the programme was replaced by Crime Monthly with Paul Ross. |
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| The lighter side of London life was explored by the youth-orientated Weekend Show in the 1990s (right). In the 1970s, The London Weekend Show, presented by Janet Street-Porter fulfilled a similar role. |
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| Gloria Hunniford's Sunday, Sunday chatshow and magazine provided a showcase for entertainment in the capital during the 80s. |
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| The London Community Unit gave airtime to local community groups and also provided an 'action desk' information service for Londoners. LWT Area Information was the ideal way to find out what was happening at the weekend, and Night Thoughts was the epilogue which preceded closedown. |
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| From 1 January 1993, local news for both Carlton and LWT was produced by London News Network. London Tonight is the main daily news programme, and it is supplemented by regular London Today bulletins. |
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