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* HeAlsoDid (InUniverse): IVC announcer Christopher Robbie appeared in ''Series/DoctorWho'' as The Carcass in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E2TheMindRobber The Mind Robber]]" [[YouLookFamiliar and]] as the Cyber Leader in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E5RevengeOfTheCybermen Revenge of the Cybermen]]".
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* HeAlsoDid (InUniverse): IVC announcer Christopher Robbie appeared in ''Series/DoctorWho'' as The Carcass Karkus in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E2TheMindRobber The Mind Robber]]" [[YouLookFamiliar and]] as the Cyber Leader in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E5RevengeOfTheCybermen Revenge of the Cybermen]]".
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* HeAlsoDid (InUniverse): IVC announcer Christopher Robbie appeared in ''Series/DoctorWho'' as The Carcass in Recap/DoctorWhoS6E2TheMindRobber [[YouLookFamiliar and]] as the Cyberleader in Recap/DoctorWhoS12E5RevengeOfTheCybermen.
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* HeAlsoDid (InUniverse): IVC announcer Christopher Robbie appeared in ''Series/DoctorWho'' as The Carcass in Recap/DoctorWhoS6E2TheMindRobber "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E2TheMindRobber The Mind Robber]]" [[YouLookFamiliar and]] as the Cyberleader Cyber Leader in Recap/DoctorWhoS12E5RevengeOfTheCybermen."[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E5RevengeOfTheCybermen Revenge of the Cybermen]]".
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** Harris states that the third criteria of the ITC's specifications for the franchise round were that [[Film/Robocop1987 "TVS were not permitted to harm OCP employees"]], before correcting himself in that the bid to win the franchise had to be a sensible price.
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* ArtDeco: The first Southern logo was done in an ArtDeco style.
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* ArtDeco: The first Southern logo was done in an ArtDeco this style.
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** Fern Britton was one of the IVC "faces" of Southern.
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**YoungFutureFamousPeople: Fern Britton was one of the IVC "faces" of Southern.
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** Creator/{{Setanta}} is cited as an example of a company that did the bare minimum for a NetworkFinale
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* PortentOfDoom: MTM's {{Mascot}}, a cat named Mimsie, died shortly after MTM's sale to TVS. Harris posits that this could have been regarded as a bad omen, given TVS rapid rise and fall after buying the company.
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* PortentOfDoom: MTM's {{Mascot}}, a cat named Mimsie, died shortly after MTM's sale to TVS. Harris posits that this could have been regarded as a bad omen, given TVS TVS' rapid rise and fall after buying the company.
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** Southern gets some credit for producing ''Series/WorzelGummidge.''
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** Southern gets some credit for producing ''Series/WorzelGummidge.''''Series/WorzelGummidge'', and in the process, "giving Creator/JonPertwee his second-greatest role", after you-know-[[Characters/DoctorWhoThirdDoctor Who]].
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* HumanSacrifice: Harris quips that many of the Southern IVC announcers we in fact rehired by TVS rather than ritually slaughtered as C. David Wilson might have wanted viewers to believe they would be.
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* {{Tagline}}: TVS's tagline, "For the best view of the South" can be seen in one of the clips.
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* NetworkSignOff: Southern's final transmission ended with its star logging spinning away and fading off into a starry sky.
* PortentOfDoom: MTM'smascot, {{Mascot}}, a cat named Mimsie, died shortly after MTM's sale to TVS. Harris posits that this could have been regarded as a bad omen, given TVS rapid rise and fall after buying the company.
* PortentOfDoom: MTM's
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The Southern ident had a couple of different jingles before settling on the acoustic guitar one that they would use until they lost the franchise.
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* TheHeroSucksSong: "Portakabin TV", a song Richard Stilgoe sings at the dinner marking the end of Southern Television which really mocks the incoming TVS. On top of mockingly calling it "Portakabin TV", it sings about how they have no idea where Maidstone is. It might have been for the best that the whole song isn't included in the documentary, as it goes even further with the mocking.
* PortentOfDoom: MTM's mascot, a cat named Mimsie, died shortly after MTM's sale to TVS. Harris posits that this could have been regarded as a bad omen, given TVS rapid rise and fall after buying the company.
* PortentOfDoom: MTM's mascot, a cat named Mimsie, died shortly after MTM's sale to TVS. Harris posits that this could have been regarded as a bad omen, given TVS rapid rise and fall after buying the company.
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** ''Take a Letter Mr Jones'' and ''Under Manning'' and ''The Trevor Baker All-Weather Show'' are cited as low points for Southern in terms of programming. ''The Trevor Baker All-Weather Show'' opens with a snippet of "[[Theatre/FunnyGirl Don't Rain on My Parade]]".
** We see a clip of an orchestra playing "Music in Camera" from Symphony No 1 by Music/EdwardElgar.
** Creator/{{Setanta}} is cited as an example of a company that did the bare minimum for a NetworkFinale
** Southern gets some credit for producing ''Series/WorzelGummidge.''
** Creator/MaryTylerMoore is briefly mentioned in the context of TVS buying hers and Grant Tinker's production company, MTM Enterprises. Harris mentions a couple of shows produced by the company such as [[Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow Tyler Moore's own sitcom]], ''Series/HillStreetBlues'', ''Series/StElsewhere'', ''Series/TheBobNewhartShow'' and ''Series/{{Newhart}}''.
* SoreLoser: Southern's reaction to losing the franchise. Their final programme is described in the video as a “near three-hour televised tantrum”, emphasizing their classic programming to highlight how low-brow their successors were seemingly going to be, C. David Wilson providing a lengthy drunken rant, and even a mocking song that called TVS "Portakabin TV" (keep in mind the fact that the reason for the name was because TVS had been forced to use portable office buildings as Southern had refused to sell them the necessary space needed for them until they were finished).
* TodayXTomorrowTheWorld: This sums up TVS's expansionist approach at the start of its tenure:
-->"First Maidstone, then the world."
** We see a clip of an orchestra playing "Music in Camera" from Symphony No 1 by Music/EdwardElgar.
** Creator/{{Setanta}} is cited as an example of a company that did the bare minimum for a NetworkFinale
** Southern gets some credit for producing ''Series/WorzelGummidge.''
** Creator/MaryTylerMoore is briefly mentioned in the context of TVS buying hers and Grant Tinker's production company, MTM Enterprises. Harris mentions a couple of shows produced by the company such as [[Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow Tyler Moore's own sitcom]], ''Series/HillStreetBlues'', ''Series/StElsewhere'', ''Series/TheBobNewhartShow'' and ''Series/{{Newhart}}''.
* SoreLoser: Southern's reaction to losing the franchise. Their final programme is described in the video as a “near three-hour televised tantrum”, emphasizing their classic programming to highlight how low-brow their successors were seemingly going to be, C. David Wilson providing a lengthy drunken rant, and even a mocking song that called TVS "Portakabin TV" (keep in mind the fact that the reason for the name was because TVS had been forced to use portable office buildings as Southern had refused to sell them the necessary space needed for them until they were finished).
* TodayXTomorrowTheWorld: This sums up TVS's expansionist approach at the start of its tenure:
-->"First Maidstone, then the world."
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* HeAlsoDid (InUniverse): IVC announcer Christopher Robbie appeared in ''Series/DoctorWho'' as The Carcass in Recap/DoctorWhoS6E2TheMindRobber [[YouLookFamiliar and]] as the Cyberleader in Recap/DoctorWhoS12E5RevengeOfTheCybermen.
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** One clip shows a Southern IVC announcer introducing ''Literature/JustWilliam''.
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** The episode is [[BookEnds bookended]] by clips from "[[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Southern Fried Rabbit]]."
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** The Rank Organisation's trademark gong VanityPlate shows up briefly when it gets namechecked as an early investor in Southern.
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** [[Creator/TheRankOrganisation The Rank Organisation's Organisation's]] trademark gong VanityPlate shows up briefly when it gets namechecked as an early investor in Southern.
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** One of Southern's early jingles is described as sounding as though it was being played by Dick Van Dyke's one-man band in ''Film/MaryPoppins''.
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* ArtDeco: The first Southern logo was done in an ArtDeco style.
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** "What am I, George Monbiot?" Monbiot is a well-known environmental scientist and writer.
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** "What am I, George Monbiot?" Monbiot is a well-known environmental scientist and writer.columnist.
** The Rank Organisation's trademark gong VanityPlate shows up briefly when it gets namechecked as an early investor in Southern.
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* {{Suburbia}}: Harris posits that the south of England has a lack of a strong regional identity as it the natural habitat of the middle class.
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** Fern Britton was one of the IVC "faces" of Southern.
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Franchise: South and South East England\\
Companies: Southern, TVS, Meridian
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** The episode is [[BookEnds bookended]] by clips from "[[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Southern Fried Rabbit]]."
** "What am I, George Monbiot?" Monbiot is a well-known environmental scientist and writer.
** D.C. Thomson and Co were early investors in Southern and couple of their major publications, such as The Beano, The Dandy and The People's Friend get a mention.
* {{Suburbia}}: Harris posits that the south of England has a lack of a strong regional identity as it the natural habitat of the middle class.
Companies: Southern, TVS, Meridian
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* ShoutOut:
** The episode is [[BookEnds bookended]] by clips from "[[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Southern Fried Rabbit]]."
** "What am I, George Monbiot?" Monbiot is a well-known environmental scientist and writer.
** D.C. Thomson and Co were early investors in Southern and couple of their major publications, such as The Beano, The Dandy and The People's Friend get a mention.
* {{Suburbia}}: Harris posits that the south of England has a lack of a strong regional identity as it the natural habitat of the middle class.
