There were also two series of Bob's Your Uncle on Saturday nights from Central. 1991/2 seem to ring true as dates.

Good effort 👌

You missed out Ray Lonnen was in Yellowthread Street. YTV filmed it in 1989, taking a prime spot on Saturday night in 1990. Despite the success, the cost was astronomical, and YTV canned series 2, paying the actors off.

World class TV from Thames

I watched one episode, once. It was truly awful

Calendar was, and still is, a fantastic regional news programme. Essentially magazine in production, it was a 30 minute slab of what was going on, and wasn't to be missed. This special was essentially a long form version Calendar interview. Marvellous.

Let's have a reboot with Hannah Fry

Ordered 👍

Still looks classy

Maybe its time for a fresh look at the network, with a commercial perspective. There's plainly lots of over provision in some areas, but a commercial mind would look at the overall costs and likelihood of gaining additional business. Cutting long established routes (11, 30 etc.)alienates your core.

Found during Covid. Recommended widely ever since. Look forward to seeing more.

That is terrible news

Ah, ha. That's excellent.

@doublearrow64.bsky.social I believe they repainted the bridge since, with sign insitu

The flying duck, as it was affectionately known. Reopened as part of the Penistone line diversion. Marvellous.

Calendar was always, and still is, a great programme. Always highly enjoyable and the presenters were household names.

No mention in the book, although it covers the period 1981 to 1985. I would have thought that permission would have to have been sought from a high level for such a change. I've seen pictures of the station with plain black on white. Presumably there would have been a supplementary sheet issued?

Brown (from a WYPTE book) 1985.

At its peak. Criminal they turned it all soapy.