Northern Life (TV programme)
Regional news for North East England
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Northern Life is a regional news programme on Tyne Tees Television, which aired from 6 September 1976 to 2 October 1992.[1] The programme was aired at 6pm on weekday evenings, for some years at 6.25pm, and ran for 30, 35 or 60 minutes at various points in its run.
| Northern Life | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Regional News |
| Presented by | See below |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Producer | Tyne Tees Television |
| Running time | 30, 35 or 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Tyne Tees Television |
| Release | 6 September 1976 – 2 October 1992 |
| Related | |
| North East Tonight | |
The programme was the successor to Today at Six, and was replaced by Tyne Tees Today in 1992 following the takeover by Yorkshire Television. The programme had a light-hearted approach and was notable for Paul Frost's monologues towards the end of many editions.
For much of its run, Northern Life had a sub-regional news service integrated into the second part of the programme, with the south of the Tyne Tees region served by the Middlesbrough studio, anchored by Teesside-based news reporters such as Andy Kluz. The programme included a brief summary with signing and subtitles for the deaf and this aired towards the end of the programme. This was not included in the replacement programme.[2]
Presenters of the show included Bill Steel (the original anchor), Tom Coyne, Paul Frost, Jane Wyatt, Pam Royle, Eileen McCabe, Stuart McNeil and Sheila Matheson.
