Launch

Sunday Telegraph magazine

The launch of breakfast television in the UK often made front page news and features in 1983

Here are some highlights of the first day courtesy of Transdiffusion and You Tube:

TV-am staff newsletter

Front cover of the very first TV-am staff newsletter, featuring the TV-am building in sketch form

Good Morning Britain script

The TV-am archive holds many documents. Here’s the script and running order for the very first Good Morning Britain. We asked Sir Michael Parkinson to sign it.

Sir Michael Parkinson with the TV Times

Famous Five presenter and TV-am shareholder Sir Michael Parkinson reads through the TV-am launch edition of TV Times on a visit to the TV-am archive. He kindly signed this copy, too. He features on the front cover in cartoon form.

Inside the TV-am launch issue of TV Times

TV Times highlights what viewers will be served up if they tune into TV-am, ITV’s new breakfast service

TV Times TV-am Launch issue, January 1983

TV Times celebrates the arrival of breakfast television on ITV with a wonderful illustration featuring The Famous Five presenters who’ll launch the station on 1st February 1983. This copy, for the Anglia TV region, is signed by Sir Michael Parkinson.