A dip in the Channel Television Archive

In this look back, we've got a report about Channel Television's move into La Pouquelaye - a home that we're about to leave for a new studio in Castle Quay.

But La Pouquelaye was home to Channel TV, and then ITV Channel, for 27 years:

For this look back, we've got a treat for sport-lovers in Guernsey.

Remember just how excited you were before the island's leisure centre first opened?

It was 1976, and expectations for Beau Sejour were pretty high.

See if you remember this...

For this look back, we bring you the story of a Jersey landmark that's had its fair share of ups and downs across the decades.

The West Park Pavilion was built in 1931... and by the 80s was known as 'The Inn on the Park' playing host to stars of stage and screen.

But its final days were controversial...

For this look back, we stop off at some of the popular nightspots in the islands, in the 1970s and 1980s.

Swanson's, Caesar's Palace and the Opera House played host to big names of the day, including John Inman:

The latest of our glimpses into the Channel TV archive is all about glamour on the silver screen... from Guernsey's cinematic glory days.

Remember the Odeon and the Gaumont?

Crack open the popcorn and have a look at this:

For this look back, we're dipping into the past at Harve de Pas pool and 1978's Miss Channel Television competition:

For this look back we are taking to 1978 and an interview with the actor Oliver Reed.

He's discussing his infamous chat-show showdown with Shelley Winters and trust us, it is well-worth watching to the end.

Today's look back at the archive is the time in 1987 that Concorde flew by Jersey Airport with a Jerseyman at the helm...

Today is a treat for the petrolheads, as we relive the 1979 hill climb at Val De Terre in Guernsey.

ITV Channel Television has a very exciting couple of months ahead, after 26 years at our current station in Jersey we're moving to brand new studios on St Helier's waterfront.

As we've been preparing for the big move we've been trawling through the reels and reams of archive reports, documentaries and adverts we've transmitted since Channel first went on air back on the 1st September 1962.

And we thought what better opportunity to share with you some of the gems we've uncovered from the past 5 decades.

The first is a with a report that harks back to Jersey's tourism hey-day.

Here are the hilarious highlights of the 1977 International Waiter's Race straight from the Channel Archive....

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