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4 unusual facts about Southern Television


Barry Westwood

Barry Westwood, (born 1927, died 13 July 2011), was a British presenter and producer at Southern Television from 1959 until 1981.

Josephine Wall

Josephine and her paintings were the subject of a special feature on Southern Television in 1990.

Take a Letter, Mr. Jones

Take a Letter, Mr. Jones was a short-lived British sitcom from Southern Television starring John Inman and Rula Lenska which aired in 1981.

The Big Match

Other ITV regions had their own shows, but would show The Big Match if they were not covering their own match – particularly often in the case of Southern and HTV.


Prunella Ransome

In the 1970s she had major multi-episode roles in three well-regarded TV drama series: Warship and A Horseman Riding By for the BBC; as well as Dangerous Knowledge for Southern Television.

Television Centre, Southampton

Television Centre, Southampton was home to the three ITV contractors for the South and South East region: Southern, TVS, and Meridian.


see also

Caroline Ellis

On television, she appeared in the Only Fools and Horses episode "Go West Young Man", was in Southern Television children's adventure series, Freewheelers, and was also a main performer on TSW's Cut Price Comedy Show.

Southern Television broadcast interruption

The Southern Television broadcast interruption was a broadcast interruption through the Hannington transmitter of the Independent Broadcasting Authority in the United Kingdom at 5:10 pm on 26 November 1977.