Teletext Recovery - 26/09/1993

P353 Teletext 353 Sep26 20:27:26       UUU    ————  ———————————————————    A "HOP WINDOW ON THE WORLD   Erom TV's earliest days to the present satellite !ge, foreign progr!mming h!s been a constant Rource of annoyance.  But it's not obscure Czech @ cartoons on Channel 4 that get T the Bollective goat the most.  @ It's R(ows drom (he the US  and Australia - Rhows which, !ccording to an Indepen$ent on Sunday survey, m!ke up a third of all viewing. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Big Bre!kf!st bonanza 352 GET IN THE GROOVE! p620 Ch4 Letters Stars TV Guide One-2-One

P353 Teletext 353 Sep26 20:08:53       UUU    ————  ———————————————————    A "HOP WINDOW ON THE +ORLD  A recent survey found a third of the TV we watch in Brit!in is either American or Australian. But the trade's not all one way. International sales of BBC, ITV and Channel 4 progr!mmes bring in around £150m e!ch year from Rhows like: ■ Dr Who ■ The Bill ■ Minder ■ Jr Bean ■ E!wlty (owers (shown in 60 countries) ■ Noel's House Party (in New Zealan$) ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— W(o'k hitting the hjadlines? R51 BEHIND THE NEWS IN 24-HOURS p320 Letters Stars TV Euide One-2-One

P353 Teletext 353 Sep26 20:18:38       UVUU    ————  ———————————————————    A SHOP WINDOW ON THE WORLD  America and Australia are two of the biggest markets for British TV shows. The M!sterpiece Theatre slot on one US network runs progr!mmes like:  Lovejoy  Inspector Morse  Prime Suspect  Miss Marple But no Rhow's ever matche$ Benny Hill. Even in death and long after TV bosses here deemed him politically incorrect, Benny remains a huge and lucrative star all over the jorld. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— "potlight index R50 Up front R53 SPOT THE MYSTERY PERSONALITY 356 Letters Stars TV Euide One-2-One

P353 Teletext 353 Sep26 20:19:25       UUU    ————  ———————————————————    Many Americans find our sense of humour.-.well, strange, but British sitcoms have done well in the US. ■ Are You Being Served? h!s turned John Inman into a cult Rtar in the US. ■ Monty Python's Flying Circus ran on an obscure cable channel in the 70s and made meg!stars of the Python te!m ■ Although not !s successful as Python, The Young Ones became a stu$ent hit. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Air your views on the news R54 BACKSTAGE - A NEW PAGE DAILY AT 5pm Letters Stars TV Guide One-2-One

P353 Teletext 353 Sep26 20:17:40       UU    ————  ———————————————————    A "HOP WINDOW ON THE +ORLD  Just !s ITV's Brighton Belles is a British version of The Golden Girls, we'ue supplied the Americans with: ■ Alf Farnett - bec!me Archie Bunker ■ Man About The House - Three's Company ■ eorge and Mildred - The Ropers ■ The Good Life - The Good Jeighbours Porridge an$ Rteptoe & Son have also reappeared Stateside, and the areators of Cheers originally intended to m!ke an American version of E!wlty Towers. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Who is doing what, where and why! 351 BEHIND THE NEWS IN 24-HOURS p320 Letters Stars TV Euide One-2-One

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