''CBTV'' (initially titled ''CBTV: Channel 14'') is a

Thames Television Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992. Thames Television broa ...

magazine programme for younger viewers, broadcast over four series in the 1980s. Its main presenters were the comedy duo Jim Sweeney &

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, who at the start of each show would have to sneak past the security guard (played by

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) on the gates of

Teddington Studios Teddington Studios was a large British television studio in Teddington, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, providing studio facilities for programmes airing on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky One and others. The complex also prov ...

to get to their rooftop studio. Other presenters on the show included

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, Paul Henley and Mike Smith.

Transmission guide

*Series 1: 26 editions from 5 January 1982 – 13 July 1982 *Series 2: 43 editions from 28 September 1982 – 26 July 1983 *Series 3: 44 editions from 6 September 1983 – 10 July 1984 *Series 4: 24 editions from 16 October 1984 – 9 April 1985

References

External links

* 1982 British television series debuts 1985 British television series endings 1980s British children's television series ITV children's television shows Television shows produced by Thames Television Television shows shot at Teddington Studios Television series by FremantleMedia Kids & Family {{UK-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub