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* EmergencyBroadcast: Harris describes Redvers Kyle as the kind of continuity announcer you'd want to announce an incoming nuclear attack because "his Dairy Milk-smooth voice would be a comfort in civilisation's final moments."

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* EmergencyBroadcast: Harris describes Redvers Kyle as the kind of continuity announcer {{continuity announce|ment}}r you'd want to announce an incoming nuclear attack because "his Dairy Milk-smooth voice would be a comfort in civilisation's final moments."
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* EmergencyBroadcast: Harris describes Redvers Kyle as the kind of continuity announcer you'd want to announce an {{Incoming}} nuclear attack because "his Dairy Milk-smooth voice would be a comfort in civilisation's final moments."

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* EmergencyBroadcast: Harris describes Redvers Kyle as the kind of continuity announcer you'd want to announce an {{Incoming}} incoming nuclear attack because "his Dairy Milk-smooth voice would be a comfort in civilisation's final moments."
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** The episode title is a reference to the Yorkshire anthem, "On Ilkley Moor Baht'At." Emley Moor was the location of one of YTV's transmitters.

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** The episode title is a reference to the Yorkshire anthem, folksong that YTV's fanfare was based on, "On Ilkley Moor Baht'At." Baht'At". Emley Moor was the location of one of YTV's transmitters.
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* EmergencyBroadcast: Harris describes Redvers Kyle as the kind of continuity announcer you'd want to announce an incoming nuclear attack because "his Dairy Milk-smooth voice would be a comfort in civilisation's final moments."

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* EmergencyBroadcast: Harris describes Redvers Kyle as the kind of continuity announcer you'd want to announce an incoming {{Incoming}} nuclear attack because "his Dairy Milk-smooth voice would be a comfort in civilisation's final moments."
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** An clip from ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian'' is used when Harris mentions ITV's late night strands, with Yorkshire being the first to create one.
--->'''[[Creator/{{Mako}} The Wizard of the Mounds]]:''' [[AnotherStoryForAnotherTime This story shall also be told.]]

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** An clip from ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian'' ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982'' is used when Harris mentions ITV's late night strands, with Yorkshire being the first to create one.
--->'''[[Creator/{{Mako}} The Wizard of the Mounds]]:''' Akiro]]:''' [[AnotherStoryForAnotherTime This story shall also be told.]]
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** An audio clip of the ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian

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** An audio clip of from ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian'' is used when Harris mentions ITV's late night strands, with Yorkshire being the ''Film/ConanTheBarbarianfirst to create one.
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* AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: Harris states Tyne Tees' side of the merger story will be told in their episode, and includes the famous line from ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian'' invoking this trope.

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* AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: Harris states Tyne Tees' side of the merger story will be told in their episode, and includes the famous line from ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian'' ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982'' invoking this trope.

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* AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: Harris states Tyne Tees' side of the merger story will be told in their episode, and includes the famous line from ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian'' invoking this trope.



* CreditsGag: "Worldvision Productions is not affliated with World Vision International, a religious and charitable organisation, and nor is [[YourMom your mother]]."
* CreditsMontage: The episode closes out with clips from old YTV programmes over the theme music from ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}''.



* OopNorth: Yorkshire folk have a reputation for being plain-spoken almost to the point of bluntness. This was reflected in YTV's rather stark style of presentation.
** Harris posits that the county's storied history of trade unionism may also a have been a factor in YTV's perennial bouts of industrial action.



** The episode title is reference to the Yorkshire anthem, "On Ilkley Moor Baht'At." Emley Moor was the location of one of YTV's transmitters.

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** The episode title is a reference to the Yorkshire anthem, "On Ilkley Moor Baht'At." Emley Moor was the location of one of YTV's transmitters.transmitters.
** An audio clip of the ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian


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* TheStinger: One last blast of the Yorkshire fanfare with a still image of Creator/KenDodd [[JumpScare appearing out of nowhere.]]

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** Creator/JamesBlish gets a mention at one point.



* UnbuiltTrope: YTV came up with an early version of breakfast television by starting an hour earlier than other regions with a grab-bag format of news, [[{{Rerun}} repeats]] and cartoons. TV-AM would later develop their format for breakfast television on that same basic mix, albeit held together by presenters in a studio.

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* UnbuiltTrope: TropeMaker: YTV came up with an early version of breakfast television by starting an hour earlier than other regions with a grab-bag format of news, [[{{Rerun}} repeats]] and cartoons. TV-AM would later develop their format for breakfast television on that same basic mix, albeit held together by presenters in a studio.
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* EmergencyBroadcast: Harris describes Redvers Kyle as the kind of continuity announcer you'd want to announce an incoming nuclear attack because "his Dairy-Milk-smooth voice would be a comfort in civilisation's final moments."

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* EmergencyBroadcast: Harris describes Redvers Kyle as the kind of continuity announcer you'd want to announce an incoming nuclear attack because "his Dairy-Milk-smooth Dairy Milk-smooth voice would be a comfort in civilisation's final moments."
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Yorkshire's late-night programming is mentioned briefly before
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** YTV is described as being the televisual equivalent of [[ComicBook/FirestormDCComics Firestorm]], whose secret identity is two people rather than just the usual one, because it was formed from a merger of two companies, Telefusion Yorkshire Independent Television.
** ''Rising Damp'', ''Flambards'', ''Harry's Game'', ''The Darling Buds of May'', [[Series/TheBeiderbeckeAffair The Beiderbecke Trilogy]]'', Les Dawson's first major tv series, ''Series/{{Countdown}}'', and "as if to balance it out, ''[[TakeThat 3-2-Tossing-1]]''"

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** YTV is described as being the televisual equivalent of [[ComicBook/FirestormDCComics Firestorm]], whose secret identity is two people rather than just the usual one, because it was formed from a merger of two companies, Telefusion Yorkshire and Yorkshire Independent Television.
** Harris lists off some of Yorkshire's contributions to ITV, including ''Rising Damp'', ''Flambards'', ''Harry's Game'', ''The Darling Buds of May'', [[Series/TheBeiderbeckeAffair ''[[Series/TheBeiderbeckeAffair The Beiderbecke Trilogy]]'', Les Dawson's first major tv TV series, ''Series/{{Countdown}}'', and "as "and as if to balance it out, ''[[TakeThat 3-2-Tossing-1]]''"3-2-Tossing-1]]''".
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** ''Series/RisingDamp'', ''Flambards'', ''Harry's Game'', ''Series/TheDarlingBudsOfMay'', [[Series/TheBeiderbeckeAffair The Beiderbecke Trilogy]]'', Les Dawson's first major tv series, ''Series/{{Countdown}}'', and "as if to balance it out, ''[[TakeThat 3-2-Tossing-1]]''"

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** ''Series/RisingDamp'', ''Rising Damp'', ''Flambards'', ''Harry's Game'', ''Series/TheDarlingBudsOfMay'', ''The Darling Buds of May'', [[Series/TheBeiderbeckeAffair The Beiderbecke Trilogy]]'', Les Dawson's first major tv series, ''Series/{{Countdown}}'', and "as if to balance it out, ''[[TakeThat 3-2-Tossing-1]]''"
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* BriefAccentImitation: Harris does a brief impression of Alan Whicker when discussing his involvement with YTV.



* EmergencyBroadcast: Harris describes Redvers Kyle as the kind of continuity announcer you'd want to announce an incoming nuclear attack because "his Dairy-Milk-smooth voice would be a comfort in civilisation's final moments."
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Yorkshire's late-night programming is mentioned briefly before



** ''Series/RisingDamp'', ''Flambards'', ''Harry's Game'', ''Series/TheDarlingBudsOfMay'', [[Series/TheBeiderbeckeAffair The Beiderbecke Trilogy]]'', Les Dawson's first major tv series, ''Series/{{Countdown}}'', and "as if to balance it out, ''[[TakeThat 3-2-Tossing-1]]''"



* SpinOff: The Yorkshire region was sectioned off from the original North of England franchise in 1967 because the ITA were anxious about the original founding companies (Granada, Associated Rediffusion, ABC and ATV) having too much power within the network.

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* SpinOff: The Yorkshire region was sectioned off from the original North of England franchise in 1967 because the ITA were anxious about the original founding companies (Granada, Associated Rediffusion, ABC and ATV) having too much power within the network.network.
* UnbuiltTrope: YTV came up with an early version of breakfast television by starting an hour earlier than other regions with a grab-bag format of news, [[{{Rerun}} repeats]] and cartoons. TV-AM would later develop their format for breakfast television on that same basic mix, albeit held together by presenters in a studio.
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* EdutainmentShow: YTV was already producing schools programmes before it officially went on air.
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Franchise: Yorkshire

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Franchise: Yorkshire
Companies: Yorkshire Television (YTV)

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* JumpScare: The episode opens with a discussion of the YTV [[StationIdent ident]]'s history of startling viewers with its abrupt brass fanfare.
* ShoutOut:
** The episode title is reference to the Yorkshire anthem, "On Ilkley Moor Baht'At." Emley Moor was the location of one of YTV's transmitters.
** YTV is described as being the televisual equivalent of [[ComicBook/FirestormDCComics Firestorm]], whose secret identity is two people rather than just the usual one, because it was formed from a merger of two companies, Telefusion Yorkshire Independent Television.
** ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}'' is highlighted as YTV's only lasting legacy in the age of generic Creator/{{ITV}}.
* SpinOff: The Yorkshire region was sectioned off from the original North of England franchise in 1967 because the ITA were anxious about the original founding companies (Granada, Associated Rediffusion, ABC and ATV) having too much power within the network.

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