The Saturday Starship
Encyclopedia
The Saturday Starship was a British
Saturday morning children's series that was produced by Central Television and aired on the ITV
network. There was one series of 21 editions between 01 September 1984 and 26 January 1985 hosted by Tommy Boyd
and Bonnie Langford
. It was a follow-up to The Saturday Show
and TISWAS. Chris Baines presented one of the very first environmental strands on children's TV in the UK, and this led to the award winning The Ark series in 1988.
United Kingdom
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Saturday morning children's series that was produced by Central Television and aired on the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
network. There was one series of 21 editions between 01 September 1984 and 26 January 1985 hosted by Tommy Boyd
Tommy Boyd
Timothy Leslie Boyd , better known as Tommy Boyd, is a British radio and television presenter who now lives in Chichester, West Sussex.-Early career:...
and Bonnie Langford
Bonnie Langford
Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford is an English actress, dancer and entertainer. She came to prominence as a child star in the early 1970s then she subsequently became a companion of Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy's Doctor Who and has appeared on stage in various musicals such as Peter Pan:...
. It was a follow-up to The Saturday Show
The Saturday Show (ITV TV series)
The Saturday Show was Birmingham-based Central Television's flagship Saturday morning kids TV show which replaced their previous success Tiswas. It ran on ITV for two series between 1982 and 1984. It was originally planned that popular wrestler Big Daddy would star and that it would be called "Big...
and TISWAS. Chris Baines presented one of the very first environmental strands on children's TV in the UK, and this led to the award winning The Ark series in 1988.