The ITV Telethons were three charity telethons organised and televised in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. They took place in 1988, 1990 and 1992. Each lasted for 27 hours (28 in 1992) and all were hosted by Michael Aspel.
The ITV Telethon originated from the 10-hour Thames Telethon, which ran in the Thames/London ITV region only, on 2 October 1980 and raised over £1million,[1] one month before the BBC's Children in Need appeal the same year
Thames broadcast another Telethon on 29–30 October 1985 which raised over £2.50 million[2]
ITV Telethon (1988–1992)edit
Thames Telethon was considered such a success that a 27-hour marathon was broadcast across the entire network over 29 and 30 May 1988 (a Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday), involving participation and input from all of the regional broadcasters around the country. It had the aim of raising money for disability charities across the United Kingdom.
Telethon helped thousands of charities in the UK. Many local ITV companies like Tyne Tees Television and Television South West contributed from company profits. In the TVS region alone, TVS donated £1 million from its own charity, the TVS Trust in late May 1990. Like the telethons in the US, the ITV Telethons also offered regional cut-ins by ITV companies all over the country, featuring personalities and local celebrities from that region such as Richard Whiteley for Yorkshire Television or Ruth Madoc for HTV Wales.
One regional cut-in for the 1992 Telethon took place in the grounds outside Granada TV, Quay Street studio, and a non-stop 27-hour live stage presentation 'The Blackpool Roadshow' was gifted and coordinated by brother and sister Shirley Pearson and Johnnie Doolan. Amongst the many stage appearances was reportedly the first ever live set from the later famous band Oasis with guest appearances from chart topping artists, and choreographed sets from Blackpool show - Mystique.
1988: Held across Sunday 29 May and Monday 30 May 1988, and raised £20million on the night, raised over £23million overall[3]
1990: Held across Sunday 27 May and Monday 28 May 1990, and raised £24,127,917 on the night.[4]
1992: Held across Saturday 18 July and Sunday 19 July 1992 and raised £15,012,989.
Protests and closureedit
The 1990 [5]and 1992 ITV Telethons were subject to protests organised by Block Telethon, an informal protest group of disabled people that believed that the telethons reinforced negative stereotypes of disabled people.[6][7] The 1990 protest was modestly attended, whereas the 1992 protest with over 1000 disabled people outside the LWT studios on the South Bank was credited with ending the Telethon series, and indirectly leading to developments such as Comic Relief. This protest group Block Telethon formally became the Disabled People's Direct Action Network in 1993, which campaigned with other organisations against discrimination and for civil rights, leading up to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
In June 1993 ITV decided to scrap the 1994 Telethon saying "viewers have grown tired of being asked to donate money to Television charity Appeals" and the "telethon format is Tired and people no longer respond well to things that are old".[8]
Referencesedit
^ Telethon' raises more than £1m for charity Author: Kenneth Gosling Saturday 4 Oct 1980 P2
^News in Brief Date: Thursday, Oct. 31, 1985 The Times P4
^ Telethon pledges rush past £3m Jenny Knight Monday, May 28, 1990 P3: "The last Telethon held in 1988 raised over £23million."
^ Telethon record Tuesday, May 29, 1990 The times. P1.
^"Telethon raises more than £24m for local charities". The Herald (Scotland). 29 May 1990.
^"Another Telethon? What help is that if you're disabled?". The Independent. London. 7 July 1992. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
^Rose, Damon (7 November 2015). "When disabled people took to the streets to change the law". BBC News. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
^ TV charity fatigue kills oft Telethon Author: Alexandra Frean Wednesday, June 16, 1993 The Time newspaper: P3
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources ITV Telethon news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The ITV Telethons were three charity telethons organised and televised in the United Kingdom by the ITV network They took place in 1988 1990 and 1992 Each lasted for 27 hours 28 in 1992 and all were hosted by Michael Aspel ITV TelethonLogo for the 1990 event Also known asThames TelethonPresented byMichael AspelCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of episodes5 telethonsProductionRunning time10 hours 1980 24 hours 1985 27 hours 1988 amp 1990 28 hours 1992 Production companyITV StudiosOriginal releaseNetworkThames Television 1980 1985 ITV Network 1988 1990 amp 1992 Release2 October 1980 1980 10 02 19 July 1992 1992 07 19 RelatedText Santa From the Heart STV Children s Appeal Contents 1 Thames Telethon 1980 amp 1985 2 ITV Telethon 1988 1992 2 1 Protests and closure 3 References 4 External linksThames Telethon 1980 amp 1985 editThe ITV Telethon originated from the 10 hour Thames Telethon which ran in the Thames London ITV region only on 2 October 1980 and raised over 1million 1 one month before the BBC s Children in Need appeal the same yearThames broadcast another Telethon on 29 30 October 1985 which raised over 2 50 million 2 ITV Telethon 1988 1992 editThames Telethon was considered such a success that a 27 hour marathon was broadcast across the entire network over 29 and 30 May 1988 a Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday involving participation and input from all of the regional broadcasters around the country It had the aim of raising money for disability charities across the United Kingdom Telethon helped thousands of charities in the UK Many local ITV companies like Tyne Tees Television and Television South West contributed from company profits In the TVS region alone TVS donated 1 million from its own charity the TVS Trust in late May 1990 Like the telethons in the US the ITV Telethons also offered regional cut ins by ITV companies all over the country featuring personalities and local celebrities from that region such as Richard Whiteley for Yorkshire Television or Ruth Madoc for HTV Wales One regional cut in for the 1992 Telethon took place in the grounds outside Granada TV Quay Street studio and a non stop 27 hour live stage presentation The Blackpool Roadshow was gifted and coordinated by brother and sister Shirley Pearson and Johnnie Doolan Amongst the many stage appearances was reportedly the first ever live set from the later famous band Oasis with guest appearances from chart topping artists and choreographed sets from Blackpool show Mystique 1988 Held across Sunday 29 May and Monday 30 May 1988 and raised 20million on the night raised over 23million overall 3 1990 Held across Sunday 27 May and Monday 28 May 1990 and raised 24 127 917 on the night 4 1992 Held across Saturday 18 July and Sunday 19 July 1992 and raised 15 012 989 Protests and closure edit The 1990 5 and 1992 ITV Telethons were subject to protests organised by Block Telethon an informal protest group of disabled people that believed that the telethons reinforced negative stereotypes of disabled people 6 7 The 1990 protest was modestly attended whereas the 1992 protest with over 1000 disabled people outside the LWT studios on the South Bank was credited with ending the Telethon series and indirectly leading to developments such as Comic Relief This protest group Block Telethon formally became the Disabled People s Direct Action Network in 1993 which campaigned with other organisations against discrimination and for civil rights leading up to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 In June 1993 ITV decided to scrap the 1994 Telethon saying viewers have grown tired of being asked to donate money to Television charity Appeals and the telethon format is Tired and people no longer respond well to things that are old 8 References edit Telethon raises more than 1m for charity Author Kenneth Gosling Saturday 4 Oct 1980 P2 News in Brief Date Thursday Oct 31 1985 The Times P4 Telethon pledges rush past 3m Jenny Knight Monday May 28 1990 P3 The last Telethon held in 1988 raised over 23million Telethon record Tuesday May 29 1990 The times P1 Telethon raises more than 24m for local charities The Herald Scotland 29 May 1990 Another Telethon What help is that if you re disabled The Independent London 7 July 1992 Retrieved 22 March 2018 Rose Damon 7 November 2015 When disabled people took to the streets to change the law BBC News Retrieved 22 March 2018 TV charity fatigue kills oft Telethon Author Alexandra Frean Wednesday June 16 1993 The Time newspaper P3External links editITV Telethon at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ITV Telethon amp oldid 1187989281, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
