Crossroads stars favourite department store to close as 'Rackhams' pulls the shutters down forever - ATV Today Long before glossy shopping centres and online carts, Rackhams was the place to be in Birmingham and the Crossroads stars flocked to it...

Pop to Rackhams with Noele Gordon and Tony Adams in 1979 as the store is set to close for good later this year: www.atvtoday.co.uk/282135-rackh...

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Well that is January done with. #Cheers #QueenieWatts

Disney have done a wonderful job of recreating The Muppet Show theatre look from the ATV days for the 50th anniversary special... (Images courtesy of Disney UK Press Office)

Remembering Patsy King: the actress who ruled Prisoner - ATV Today Patsy King was one of those performers whose authority radiated long before she ever stepped into the role that made her famous.

Remembering Patsy King: the actress who ruled Prisoner | www.atvtoday.co.uk/276858-grundy/

Brighton Dome unveils star-packed Spring 2026 season - ATV Today Brighton Dome; one of its most ambitious seasons yet, with a programme spanning internationally renowned dance, major music acts, comedy heavyweights and thought-provoking spoken word...

Brighton Dome unveils star-packed Spring 2026 season | www.atvtoday.co.uk/274647-events/

I think my mother has been watching Threads again. This doesn't include all the M&S gubbins already in my freezer. (I've told her I have a milkman).

Gossip Boi: When businesses decide who deserves care - ATV Today Gossip Boi took himself north this week. A visit to friends. A change of air. A change of accent. Glasgow glittered in the distance, buzzing with Mad Friday energy...

When businesses decide who deserves care: www.atvtoday.co.uk/274685-gossip/

Mad Friday set to draw millions as Christmas party season hits peak - ATV Today Offices close early, Christmas jumpers come out, and city centres fill with end-of-year celebrations...

Mad Friday set to draw millions as Christmas party season hits peak | www.atvtoday.co.uk/274371-party/

The Holiday returns to cinemas – and this time it’s a pyjama party - ATV Today On Thursday 18 December, the nationwide cinema chain will host a special pyjama party screening of the 2006 favourite...

The Holiday returns to cinemas – and this time it’s a pyjama party | www.atvtoday.co.uk/274369-cinema/

#OnThisDay 16 December 1992
BOY OF THE ROVERS - Gay Justin joins his sweetheart Bet down t'pub in Coronation St. -
There is a new man in the life of #CoronationStreet star #JulieGoodyear. He is gay Justin Fashanu, the Torquay United footballer . . .

Looney Tunes set for big-screen return in UK cinemas - ATV Today The Looney Tunes franchise is heading back to UK cinemas, with a theatrical release for Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up.

Looney Tunes set for big-screen return in UK cinemas | www.atvtoday.co.uk/274286-film/

Are your Christmas tunes stressing out your houseplants? - ATV Today While Mariah and Michael might lift human spirits, scientists have found that plants appear to have rather more delicate tastes.

Are your Christmas tunes stressing out your houseplants? | www.atvtoday.co.uk/274296-plants/ ...your ficus might prefer Bach to Bublé, and it is absolutely judging your playlist.

Claudia Winkleman, chicken soup and the quiet politics of community care - ATV Today Claudia Winkleman visits Cook for Good a men's monthly food club for the over 60s.

Claudia Winkleman, chicken soup and the quiet politics of community care | www.atvtoday.co.uk/274318-uk/

Nostalgia pays: how the Great Network is growing while UK broadcast shrinks - ATV Today Actress Sherrie Hewson: “Viewers like me — and there are lots of us — want to be able to watch the quality shows that we remember so fondly.”

Nostalgia pays: how the Great Network is growing while UK broadcast shrinks | www.atvtoday.co.uk/274347-great...

When Santa goes electric: Paddy McGuinness, Sam Thompson and the Christmas delivery with a difference - ATV Today The pair bonded over the all-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 — promptly christened Evie.

When Santa goes electric: Paddy McGuinness, Sam Thompson and the Christmas delivery with a difference | www.atvtoday.co.uk/274337-chris...

A look at Meg and Hugh's decade long on/off romance and a reminder of the Crossroads wedding day 50 years ago... www.atvtoday.co.uk/254168-cross...

Today in 1975 episode 2300 of Crossroads was broadcast, Granada and Thames had special introductions before 2299 to bring them into 1975 - both jumping six months of episodes so that on April 3rd the whole UK could see the wedding of Meg and Hugh.

Golden Anniversary of the Meg and Hugh wedding episode of Crossroads this week.

Noele in the opening titles of an ATV Today from 1978.

#OnThisDay 9 February 1981
TOO RUDE TISWAS - A Royal Act Is Banned
The #Tiswas children's TV team had to re-write their act yesterday. They were told that a stage act they had rehearsed was too rude to set before Princess Margaret at the first Children's Royal Variety Performance.

I think Labour have proved there is no A or B when voting anymore its A blue or A red, so people are looking for a 'proper alternative' unfortunately, this appears for some reason to be it.

We never thought we'd be saying this but, 'Classic Gloria Hunniford music album to be released on CD'... Go go Glo... www.atvtoday.co.uk/251220-music/ Forword by Sir Cliff Richard of course. On Sale via Stage Door Pop later this month.

Inspector Morse heads to the stage with Tom Chambers in title role... www.atvtoday.co.uk/251113-theat...

Remembering Brian Murphy; www.atvtoday.co.uk/250965-rip/

Originally due to air in December the celebration of Lew Grade’s ITC, Prisoners, Saints and Persuaders: The World of ITC, will now be broadcast on Saturday, 1 February 2025 at 8pm on BBC Radio 4

Cheers! It's the weekend. Pictured ATV receptionists Ann-Marie Harris and Sylvia Garnett in 1979

#WhatWeWereWatching #OTD 39 years ago
📺TV Ratings for w.e. 19 January 1986
1. #EastEnders 21.20
2. #CoronationStreet 17.55
3. Duty Free 14.95
4. News 14.80
5. Wish You Were Here 14.45
6. This Is Your Life 14.10
7. Bullseye 14.00
8. Don't Wait Up 13.85
9. The Price is Right 13.80

#OnThisDay 19 January 1992
BASKING IN COSTA DEL SOAP - BBC Chiefs are Looking to Sunny Spain to Brighten Their Sinking Ratings -
About £10 million will go towards new soap Little England (#Eldorado) set and shot on the Costa del Sol . . .

Ten years ago today, we lost a very special person. Remembering the truly wonderful Anne Kirkbride who made Deirdre Barlow into one of the biggest icons ever seen on British television.

She is so so missed.