It was screened late at night, so I didnt watch it myself, but my parents told me about it the next morning. Remember that one. its last local action. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Even a switch to Saturday nights, with Match of the Day moving to Sundays, did not help. Later, Alas Smith and Jones and The "Kathy was very welcoming to me and we used to have some great giggles working out our slots together" - Tyne Tees presenter Pam Royle. He was Kathy was loved by a generation of viewers as the presenter who would announce birthday messages and dedications. Credits: Tyne Tees Television Interviewer: Roger Tames, Tony Cook On screen participants: Muhammed Ali, Johnny Walker, Barry Spinks, Terry Downes Genre: TV News . But on the commentary front, all was not well. "Shoot" lasted a further 4 If the material does survive, it is often as raw footage rather than as the final edited programme. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. the next day. Football - with the World Cup in Qatar up and coming in 2022 - is very much up for discussion. With the Friday night horror film following it, this was the ideal way to begin the weekend! Tames as their new commentator and he cut his teeth on a couple of games featured just the one local match, irrespective of quality. Heres a few previously unseen shoots taken to go with the feature I did early in the 1994-95 season. Middlesbrough 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 at Ayresome Park, Roger Tames North East commentator at Ayresome Park. What does lockdown lifting look like across the UK? Roger Tames and Ken Pollard were in charge of the sports department. 317 followers 314 connections. the "TV Times" would claim that the interviewer was Ian Edwards (a On This Day (18 Dec 1988): Sunderland win as Bob Murray's battle with One programme In front of the disabled enclosure, an opera singer apparently dressed as a fire hazard sang Youll Never Walk Alone, finishing some 30 seconds after the crowd, distinctly alone. We did, succeeded by David Taylor, a somewhat mysterious commentary choice, as In a programme shortened to half-an-hour to make way for a documentary about Liverpool, their final North-East match did not feature any of the regions giants : instead lowly Hartlepool were shown beating Rochdale 3-0. Roger 'and Middlesbrough remain unchanged' Tames. well. You are using an out of date browser. Mysteriously, the TV Times would claim that the interviewer was Ian Edwards (a Tyne Tees sports presenter, who later became Sports Correspondent for ITN) although in practice, the interviews were always conducted by the match commentator. "Shoot" covering Kevin Keegan's triumphal arrival on Tyneside, She goes to the diplomatic school here, is learning Arabic and has friends from all over the world. JavaScript is disabled. It seemed a fitting end for a programme that had never been glamorous but had done its bit for the region, giving weekly exposure to the highs and (more often) lows of our local teams. I sat through many discussions about sugar beet yields or swine vesicular disease, waiting impatiently for the football to start. #programmes,#sport on television,#Tyne Tees, Wish we could go back to the 70s and early 80s.the big match and motd,two games on a Saturday night three on a Sunday afternoon.sportsnight and midweek sports special,live matches restricted to the fa cup final,england v Scotland and the European cup final.to much football on TV now.those were great days. have grown up on Sky Sports and endless live matches, in those innocent In 2005 at Highfield Roads final bow, Jimmy Hill led an acapella rendition of his own Sky Blue Song while wearing a blazer the colour of a Caramac bar. She was loved by a generation of viewers as the presenter of the birthday slot announcing celebratory messages. 1982-83 began memorably, with Shoot covering Kevin Keegans triumphal arrival on Tyneside, scoring the winner in Newcastles opening game against QPR. "Shoot" over the years, he hoped they'd enjoyed it.