ATV Today, entertainment news, headed by award-winning production staff from the television broadcast days of ATV
Joined April 2010
- Tweets 23,147
- Following 2,767
- Followers 3,219
- Likes 12,252
1,430 Photos and videos
ATV Today retweeted
Remembering the late Impressionist, Comedian and Actor, Mike Yarwood OBE (14 June 1941 β 8 September 2023)
2
32
333
6,787
ATV Today retweeted
"Make someone happy with a phone call". This was Buzby's catchphrase in the phone ads during the mid 1970s. At that time Britain's telephone service was operated by the Post Office, as BT did not come into existence until the 1980s.
3
23
245
7,257
ATV Today retweeted
Honorary birthday memory for Paul O'Grady who promoted Crossroads probably more than anyone in recent years across his TV and Radio shows. Here is Jane Rossington playing Lily Savage's sister Vera in a dramatic reconstruction on The Lily Savage Show
10
26
3,674
ATV Today retweeted
Jun 11
#OnThisDay 11 June 1996
The Daily Mirror has an #EastEnders exclusive:
ALBERT SQUARE EYES - Soap on four times a week:
"Extra episodes are secretly being filmed to stop women viewers switching off during a summer feast of sport."
3
7
1,107
ATV Today retweeted
7 Jun 2025
Remembering Russell Harty,who died on this day in 1988. This pic is from 1977,where Julie Goodyear and Barbara Windsor were the guests on his long running TV chat show.
1
6
60
2,788
ATV Today retweeted
Happy birthday to Harriet Thorpe currently Elaine Peacock in EastEnders and has been in many other series including Absolutely Fabulous and The Brittas Empire.
In Crossroads she played the American 'motivational speaker' Denise Hamilton (2002)
5
27
1,446
ATV Today retweeted
Back to 2005 when Kathy Staff and Jane Rossington went on the Paul O'Grady Show and played a couple of saloon lushes... quite.
4
9
36
2,397
ATV Today retweeted
RATINGS! ITVβs 3-part reality show about #TheVardys ended with a low of just 500k viewers at 9pm last night, beaten by every other main channel and even ITV2 with Love Island.
It joins an ever-growing list of underperforming reality shows ITV1 have attempted in 2026.
38
9
135
43,686
ATV Today retweeted
Remembering the late Actor, Bill Treacher (4 June 1930 β 5 November 2022)
4
25
361
8,947
ATV Today retweeted
Jun 4
Come and join us at Boom Radio!
We're looking for someone who loves radio, understands audiences aged 60 and has great ideas that make people smile, stop and listen.
Does this sound like you? We'd love to hear from you. Just click the link belowπ
lnkd.in/ee7TBmks
7
21
65
4,824
ATV Today retweeted
4 Jun 2025
Happy Birthday to Bradley Walsh and Debra Stephenson. They appeared together on Coronation Street as Danny and Frankie Baldwin from 2004 to 2006.
#Corrie #ClassicCorrie #CoronationStreet #BradleyWalsh #DebraStephenson #DannyBaldwin #FrankieBaldwin
3
4
54
4,228
ATV Today retweeted
Cor Blimey! π
8
16
80
8,317
ATV Today retweeted
Jun 3
#OnThisDay 3 June 1980
IS THIS THE END?
Britain's best-loved battleaxe Ena Sharples could be hanging up her hairnet. She was missing from the party last night to celebrate #CoronationStreet's 2,000th episode and there are no plans for her to appear in the TV saga's scripts . . .
1
8
31
2,870
ATV Today retweeted
Happy birthday to Elizabeth Adare, who has appeared in series such as The Tomorrow People, Crown Court and General Hospital.
In Crossroads she was part of the James family playing Linda.
(Elizabeth is second right on the back row in this 1974 cast photo)
13
31
862
ATV Today retweeted
Jun 1
#OnThisDay 1 June 1990
ARTHUR'S NICE LITTLE LEARNER
He's slicker, cleverer and younger than Tel. And he's just landed the job of looking after Uncle Ray. Cockney tearaway Ray, played by 25-year-old #GaryWebster, is ready to step into Dennis Waterman's shoes in Minder.
3
3
19
6,351
ATV Today retweeted
Well the can go further as there is less distance between London and Birmingham than there is Glasgow to Aberdeen so they can do Central News from ITN?
3
8
262
ATV Today retweeted
Remembering Bob Monkhouse, born on this day in 1928 with just some of the programmes he made with ATV...
Bob also has a historic ATV association as he appeared on the opening evening of ATV Midlands.
15
32
881