''Check it Out'' was a youth-oriented television series produced twice weekly by

Tyne Tees Television ITV Tyne Tees, previously known as Tyne Tees, Channel 3 North East and Tyne Tees Television, is the ITV (TV network), ITV television franchisee for North East England and parts of North Yorkshire. Tyne Tees launched on 15 January 1959 from stu ...

for ITV from 1979 to 1982. It presented a mix of

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performances and segments dealing with social issues including

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and

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. ''Check it Out'' was produced concurrently with Tyne Tees' new music series '' Alright Now'', from 1979 to 1980. The show was notorious for an appearance by the band

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, in which

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became angry at the interviewer's questions and walked out of the studi

It was co-presented by future ''

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'' producer

Chris Cowey Chris Cowey (born c. 1961 in Sunderland) is an English television producer specialising in music shows. He is best known for producing ''Top of the Pops'' from 1997 until 2003. Cowey co-presented the Tyne Tees television pop show ''All Right Now ...

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BFI profile of ''Check it Out''
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