Yorkshire Television

Yorkshire Television Limited is the ITV contractor for Yorkshire, England, and the surrounding areas. It went on air on 29 July 1968. The main studios are in Leeds and a smaller studio in Sheffield.

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ITV - Yorkshire, England - 29 July - 1968 - Leeds - Sheffield

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Yorkshire Television is often known on air as YTV. Its logo since 1968 has been a chevron and the identification theme was based on the traditional Yorkshire song 'On Ilkla Moor Baht'at'. YTV's first startup tune was the striking Yorkshire Television March, written by Derek New and arranged by Ron Goodwin; this was changed in 1982 for the Yorkshire Theme written by Chris Gunning.

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On Ilkla Moor Baht'at - Ron Goodwin - 1982

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Major Yorkshire Television programmes include the soap opera Emmerdale (originally Emmerdale Farm) and drama Heartbeat, as well as the quiz shows 3-2-1 and Countdown for Channel 4. Local programmes include the news service Calendar. In 1975 Yorkshire produced one of ITV's few critically-acclaimed sitcoms: Rising Damp, starring Leonard Rossiter.

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Emmerdale - Heartbeat - 3-2-1 - Countdown - Channel 4 - 1975 - Sitcom - Rising Damp - Leonard Rossiter

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