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The Union Street strip was crammed with around 20 pubs in 1950s, and had a special "underground scene". was the official age limit for having your birthday read out on air, although adults would also send in cards for themselves with a false age on them, such was Gus’ cult following. Largely it was run by people who weren’t from the west country who thought they knew better and thought everybody wanted something else. They had a woman in charge that didn’t come from down here, didn’t know what it was all about and there was a number of unsuccessful programmes which they thought would thrill our audience. Then, of course, they were bought by Carlton.” Gus Honeybun was so identified with regional television in the south-west that when TSW's managing director Harry Turner presented the station's ITV franchise renewal in 1991 he took Gus with him. [1] However, Gus's Magic Birthdays series and his career at the station were ended at the start of 1993, when Westcountry Television took over from TSW after winning the franchise.
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The callous murder of Terry Sweet and brutal beating of Bernard ‘Bernie’ Hawken was carried out by three teenage thugs in Plymouth’s Central Park on November 6, 1995. The Hoe annually hosts the Plymouth Pride event - although due to Covid-19 and weather conditions, it hasn't taken place the past two years. On February 3, a new trail on the Plymouth Trails app will be launching which has been developed with Pride in Plymouth. It was a place to meet each other, it became a safe space. Cruising is one of those uncomfortable elements of gay life and gay culture, if you tell people something is shameful and secretive, people have to respond to that.Paul had also directed The Eamonn Andrews Show and What’s My Line, so, having established a connection to Andrews, he was invited to join the production team on This is Your Life. Down here we had the best of them - Westward's logo was the mighty Golden Hind, and TSW's... well, let's just say it was known as the flying bras. It became quite well-liked though and wasn't just seen on the TV- it wasn't uncommon to see a TSW branded bus in Plymouth. There was also a TSW-/Gus-branded Hoppa bus, made by local bus and coach company Western National. It was in regular use on most service routes until TSW's demise in 1992. People in Plymouth are being given a chance to have a selfie with legendary TV puppet Gus Honeybun. To support Hospiscare’s month of coffee mornings, invite Judi and Gus along, or to find out more, visit hospiscare.co.uk or call 01392 688020.
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The aim of National Archive Week is to raise awareness of archives, their value to society and the impact they have every day on individual lives.Before TSW’s demise, Judi had headed off to BBC One's daily magazine programme Pebble Mill from October 1991 until April 1994 after working with Gus for around ten years. His move to Plymouth came after an already successful career producing and directing programmes which have become part of the fabric of British television viewing such as The Golden Shot and Celebrity Squares. Gus Honeybun was the station mascot for Westward Television, and later Television South West, from 1961 to December 1992. [1] A puppet rabbit, and star of Gus Honeybun's Magic Birthdays, he achieved a longevity for a TV puppet second only to the Sooty characters. [2] It is part of a new project called Rainbow Connections, a National Lottery Heritage funded project, which sees them work with multiple partners across the city. Plymouth is steeped with rich history, with long-forgotten moments hiding in streets and buildings, lost in time.
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