Thames into LWT handover 1988

Every Friday at 5:15 Thames would be switched to LWT (whether they liked it or not) by the IBA. So a tradition began of saying goodbye and hello. There was no love lost between the two franchisees so they rarely cross-promoted each other during their airtime. 1988 marked LWT’s first move into producing (or commissioning) its own LWT News. Strangely, previous to this, Thames had made local injects for LWT on a Friday night under the brand ‘Thames Weekend News’.
Also promoted in this clip by Sally McLaren is Thames’ new nighttime service which saw a ‘regular 2 AM movie’… which is now called ‘Jackpot 247’.
The LWT News presenter is Pam Royle. Following this quick 90 second update, LWT chose to play their own 5:15 show (different from the Monday-Friday offering of the time, Winner Takes All) and it was one of their classic comedies, Doctor In The House.