Happy New Year, from . . .

From New Year's Eve 1981, Neville Wanless & Richard Baker raise a glass to wish you a Happy New Year, Plus, Merry Christmas from Cadbury's. Also Guinness wish you all the best for 1982. Followed by Look North titles & Omnibus titles (with Barry Norman) And various other slides (including the five Doctors) and stills etc.

[@anthonyperkins7556]

Parts of Southern Cumberland and South West Cumbria picked up nearby Granada Television from Winter Hill transmitter near Bolton (this was officially part of the old palatine county of Lancashire until 1974 when local boundary changes saw an end to this), and in 1977, an extra relay transmitter was set up at Millom Park to serve viewers who received marginal signals from Winter Hill in Lancashire although some homes stuck with Winter Hill and still receive it today.

[@CaptainSiCo]

I remember Neville's announcement and his assurance he was just drinking Coke! Wow, 35 years ago!

[@siddn]

It doesn't seem that long ago, until you say it was 35 years ago, then I feel I'm getting on a bit. Cheers.

[@joannegray5138]

Happy New Year, Sid (that clip of Richard Baker in the BBC News studio looked suspiciously like he was toasting the viewers with a sherry glass of water). Thanks for the videos and the memories xx

[@siddn]

Joanne, Happy New Year to you too. I see what you mean about the sherry glass you are probably right. You are most Welcome. x

[@arthurvasey]

Can’t be seen to be drinking alcohol on telly - nothing worse than an announcer talking complete gibberish because they have been drinking sherry all day - or a newsreader who normally is able to say the unusual name of a political leader easily, but, due to drinking port all day, struggles to even speak anything sounding remotely like English!

[@daverhodes362]

The Colin Berry caption (3.11) seems to have an older Radio 2 branding than his T-shirt;-)