Many local TV personalities went on to bigger things
In the years before Netflix and Amazon Prime, when our televisions had no more than a handful of channels, locally made programmes were beamed into our homes, bringing local voices to our screens and launching many careers.
Take a walk down memory lane with some of our top picks below and let us know what local programmes you can remember in the comments. Town Challenge Town Challenge was based on French TV show Intervilles and each week it saw two towns from across Northern Ireland battle against each other in a series of fun competitions and challenges with the overall winner receiving the Town Challenge Trophy. It ran from 1997 until 2002 with Hugo Duncan being joined by George Jones until 2000 and later Christine Lampard and former Big Brother star Tom McDermott.
Password Password ran on UTV between 1985 and 1987 and was hosted by Brian Munn followed by Gordon Burns. It saw two celebrity-civilian teams compete to guess the password with a point being deducted for each unsuccessful try. ITV announced earlier this year that the show is set to return in 2024 with new hosts Alan Carr and Daisy May Cooper.
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