CBTV (TV programme)

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CBTV
Also known asCBTV: Channel 14
GenreChildren's magazine
Presented by
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes136
Production
Production company Thames Television
Original release
Network ITV
Release5 January 1982 (1982-01-05) 
9 April 1985 (1985-04-09)
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CBTV (initially titled CBTV: Channel 14) is a Thames Television magazine programme for younger viewers, broadcast over four series in the 1980s. [1]

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Its main presenters were the comedy duo Jim Sweeney & Steve Steen, who at the start of each show would have to sneak past the security guard (played by Harry Fielder) on the gates of Teddington Studios to get to their rooftop studio. Other presenters on the show included Anneka Rice, Paul Henley and Mike Smith. [2]

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References

  1. "CBTV (TV series)". BFI. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019.
  2. Cream, T. V. (5 May 2009). "CBTV – TV Cream".