very entertaining, most popular breakfast TV show according to viewers, but the advertisers, backroom staff and network controllers HATED it. I dont think a single year went by when TVAM was not at war with itself or the regulators.
I wish there was time machine around to go back to the 1980s I miss the 1980s so much still do to this day and always will much much better now I hate today life
OH MY GOD!!! i could have happily sat and watched the whole episode of this if it still existed, makes you forget what a great team Anne & Nick actually where, im just sorry it was not Rusty Lee in the kitchen with the mince pies. and if this makes me a TV geek i'll happily wear that badge 5 star tv viewing
This is certainly from Christmas Day 1985, I checked the TV Times from Christmas 1985, and from the line up Anne and Nick state here is what is printed for Christmas Day 1985 in the TV Times. They do however say TV-am came on the air at 6.15am for Cartoon Time, wall to wall cartoons until the proper programme started at 7.00am.
Pretty sure I watched this, or one of the christmases - Paul McCartney was there; and Philpott-Smith who usually did the weather was playing piano and they all sang Carols. It was pretty cheerful - for a bunch of people who should have been at home with their families In the lead-up to XMAS, Anne and Nick (I used to actually like them) kept on showing us excerpts from "The Snowman" - perhaps on the year it came out. A much classier time...although I'm not sure I thought so by 1986
This is from Christmas Day 1985 because the peach coloured sofa arrived in around September 1985 and replaced the old grey one (which was given away in a competition which can also be seen on here). Nick Owen left TV-am at the end of July or start of August 1986, so by implication, this is from 1985. The Christmas Eve 1987 clip on here is also good (despite one of the guests being "in disgrace" these days). A 1980s Christmas - I used to love them as a kid.
Yes, this is certainly from Christmas Day 1985, I checked the TV Times from Christmas 1985, and from the line up Anne and Nick state here is what is printed for Christmas Day 1985 in the TV Times. They do however say TV-am came on the air at 6.15am for Cartoon Time, wall to wall cartoons until the proper programme started at 7.00am.
Was live really live, or simply pre-recorded on Christmas Eve. I can't imagine TV AM would waste money on a full production on Christmas morning in 1985.
This seems to me to have been pre-recorded probably in the afternoon of probably 23rd December and then played out by TV AM on Christmas morning. There would have been a handful of staff in the TV AM centre, with news presenter and technical staff, but the Anne and Nick parts, interviews etc were all pre-recorded. None of them would want to spend Christmas morning in Camden dock.
Has to be definitely 1985, as the salmon coloured sofa was introduced that year and Nick Owen had left the show by Christmas 1986. Yeah, the description brought out the TV geek in me.
I wonder how many people watch the intro and dont realise thats not cgi, or a film set, its two real sky divers 20,000ft up, falling to earth holding a flag. legends just for doing that, and the producers of the day were legends for asking them!
cant believe this is on here..you've got to laugh..dosnt nick owen remind of alan partridge the way he lets the brass band in then looks round the door..early crimbo day with tv am was a good start while waiting for everyone to else to get up.
Was this the year TV-AM used their own short sample of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" to go into the adverts? Ann & Nick - the best couple on the TV-AM sofa. Nobody ever got close to replicating the warmth and friendliness of the pair....even if Nick loved taking the mickey out of Wincey Willis!!
It does take ya back
Reminds me of getting ready for secondary school
On Christmas Day?!
The TV-AM theme tune
Couldn't agree more.... I miss the 80's so much - especially the Christmasses - they were so different to today!
@mat mells love it bro im moving in with you lol
this is sooooooooooo nostalgic this wouldn't happen nowadays .......bring back the innocence of the 80's.... love it xx
At its height, TV-AM was actually very entertaining - I was addicted to their Australian Bicentennial coverage
very entertaining, most popular breakfast TV show according to viewers, but the advertisers, backroom staff and network controllers HATED it. I dont think a single year went by when TVAM was not at war with itself or the regulators.
A British station that broadcast from Australia in order to avoid strike action
I wish there was time machine around to go back to the 1980s I miss the 1980s so much still do to this day and always will much much better now I hate today life
This used the same music as the BBC Christmas idents of 1985 - I can remember it as though it was yesterday! Lovely to hear it again.
0:49 is epic.
That was lovely. Takes me back! Thanks.
OH MY GOD!!! i could have happily sat and watched the whole episode of this if it still existed, makes you forget what a great team Anne & Nick actually where, im just sorry it was not Rusty Lee in the kitchen with the mince pies.
and if this makes me a TV geek i'll happily wear that badge 5 star tv viewing
love the way annes surprised that shes suddenly on tv infront of millions of people
This is certainly from Christmas Day 1985, I checked the TV Times from Christmas 1985, and from the line up Anne and Nick state here is what is printed for Christmas Day 1985 in the TV Times. They do however say TV-am came on the air at 6.15am for Cartoon Time, wall to wall cartoons until the proper programme started at 7.00am.
Pretty sure I watched this, or one of the christmases - Paul McCartney was there; and Philpott-Smith who usually did the weather was playing piano and they all sang Carols. It was pretty cheerful - for a bunch of people who should have been at home with their families
In the lead-up to XMAS, Anne and Nick (I used to actually like them) kept on showing us excerpts from "The Snowman" - perhaps on the year it came out. A much classier time...although I'm not sure I thought so by 1986
This is from Christmas Day 1985 because the peach coloured sofa arrived in around September 1985 and replaced the old grey one (which was given away in a competition which can also be seen on here). Nick Owen left TV-am at the end of July or start of August 1986, so by implication, this is from 1985. The Christmas Eve 1987 clip on here is also good (despite one of the guests being "in disgrace" these days). A 1980s Christmas - I used to love them as a kid.
Yes, this is certainly from Christmas Day 1985, I checked the TV Times from Christmas 1985, and from the line up Anne and Nick state here is what is printed for Christmas Day 1985 in the TV Times. They do however say TV-am came on the air at 6.15am for Cartoon Time, wall to wall cartoons until the proper programme started at 7.00am.
Your powers of deduction surpass those of the great Holmes himself!"
That has got to be Pre Recorded no presenter would do the show LIVE Christmas Day
Nice to see Nick in his Christmas jumper!
Why on EARTH would anyone think that was a good idea?
Jeff Wayne of War of the Worlds fame
he composed this
80s the best how the years have flowing past...
Was live really live, or simply pre-recorded on Christmas Eve. I can't imagine TV AM would waste money on a full production on Christmas morning in 1985.
oh no it was live, they always were.
@@TheMadmagik Even on Christmas morning??
Eighties Christmas!
This seems to me to have been pre-recorded probably in the afternoon of probably 23rd December and then played out by TV AM on Christmas morning. There would have been a handful of staff in the TV AM centre, with news presenter and technical staff, but the Anne and Nick parts, interviews etc were all pre-recorded. None of them would want to spend Christmas morning in Camden dock.
Has to be definitely 1985, as the salmon coloured sofa was introduced that year and Nick Owen had left the show by Christmas 1986. Yeah, the description brought out the TV geek in me.
GREAT UPLOAD.
Glorious 80s christmas, before UK went down the shitter
Nice to know TV subtefuge is nothing new... there's no way that was live!
And huge props to Nick's jumper
I wonder how many people watch the intro and dont realise thats not cgi, or a film set, its two real sky divers 20,000ft up, falling to earth holding a flag. legends just for doing that, and the producers of the day were legends for asking them!
im loving that bananna themed jumper lol
So do I. The way they are peeled back is so suggestive!!! I wonder if Anne Diamond had a word with him after the show.
The mince pie banter was 7 on 10
Nick Owen has a Partridgesque moment at 2:58 🤣
I want to go back :-( x
Nick is Partridge!!!
Description updated accordingly. Thanks.
@Jamiep84 Jeff Wayne, he composed the theme tune to this show, he's best known for his WAR OF THE WORLDS album
surely there was NEVER a time when that jumper looked good!
I bet this was not live!
YES....LOL.... where jumpers never went before.
Are you sure? yes he did the TVAM music but this piece was also used by ITV all the time! there clips of being used else where
Nick Owen works for BBC West Midlands now he now a parents Midlands Today
Still think it was a lot better than GMTV!
Nick left TV-am, and Anne left TV-am, and they had a show on the BBC...
@Jamiep84 Jeff Wayne...you know, "WAR OF THE WORLDS"!
cant believe this is on here..you've got to laugh..dosnt nick owen remind of alan partridge the way he lets the brass band in then looks round the door..early crimbo day with tv am was a good start while waiting for everyone to else to get up.
Is that the door?
BTW.....is it just me or did Annie always contradict any openion her ever had????
you should add a tag .....Jeff Wayne
I mean Nick???
1985?
TSW and TVS put in bigger bid and lost
Jeff who?
Was this the year TV-AM used their own short sample of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" to go into the adverts? Ann & Nick - the best couple on the TV-AM sofa. Nobody ever got close to replicating the warmth and friendliness of the pair....even if Nick loved taking the mickey out of Wincey Willis!!
Yeah now we have gobby, rude arrogant keep interrupting talking over guests piers morgan.
I want to go back to 1980s and stay there
@@forresg500 I agree with you 100% on that
Composed what? music before tvam? He didn't!
the TVAM music then yes.
THIS IS AS BAD AS X FACTOR