Carlton Television News 06/09/99 - PRESENT [ Main | News | Programmes | Continuity | ITV South West Index ]

Westcountry Live (1999) Miraculously, Westcountry Live remained when Carlton took over. There were no on-screen changes to the programme, which continued to use titles introduced two years earlier.

Westcountry Lunchtime Live (2000) The shifting of ITV's evening news to 6:30pm posed a major problem for Westcountry; they could no longer show an hour-long evening news programme. So Westcountry Lunchtime Live was born. This sequence is from April 2000.

Westcountry Weekend (2001) Launched in 1999, this what's-on and leisure guide followed a similar format to Westcountry Live. Presenters Lorna Dunkley and Kurt Parry anchored from a different location each week. The show fell casualty to network scheduling in 2001.

Westcountry Sunday Edition (2002) Presented by Graham Smith and Dulcie Gallagher. A new Sunday teatime magazine offering a Newsnight-style analysis of the week's top talking points. Graham Smith, Westcountry's chief political editor, presents. The programme also incorporates the evening news bulletin.

Westcountry Live (2002) Presented by Lorna Dunkley and Richard Bath. After almost five years Westcountry Live received a bold new makeover. Enter a modern Sky-like logo and the catchy theme is dropped in favour of - synthesisers. Presenters now sit on a sofa (has someone been watching Central News?) but still no sign of widescreen, sadly.

Westcountry Live (2002) Presented by Alison Johns and Richard Bath. Things are slightly different for the 6pm edition - the headlines are incorporated into the titles. The flagship "insight" feature has been dropped after nine years.

Westcountry News (2002) And to complete the new look, here's the late news with Alexis Bowater.

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