REGIONAL TELEVISION

ne company its programme production centres at n . and Bristol are virtually autonomous, each **IA1...V having its own board of directors. HTV produces 'ar more programmes than any other regional ITV JO. k -,mpany, a total of 839 hours in the year 1976-77. Of lis total, 362 hours were produced at Bristol and 477 hours at Cardiff, almost 300 hours of which were in ..he . Consultation takes place with the BBC to try to avoid simultaneous Welsh -language broadcasts on BBC and ITV. HTV provides two different uhf'colour schedules for 'ts viewers: HTV West, a general ITV service for the 'Nest of England; and HTV Wales, including about six lours a week of programmes in the Welsh language, so ar covering over 91 per cent of the population of Nales. At present the ITV services are also available in black r.id white on 405 lines vhf and these will continue until Report West. Over 369 houn a year of programmes are least the early 1980s. Discussions are continuing to produced from the Bristol production centre. Here Bruce nd a means of providing Welsh language programmes Hockin (right) investigates the working life of the Wales while leaving an opportunity of English- veterinary surgeon, who counts the lions of Longleat nguage programmes available to the majority of the among his patients, in the area's daily news series. Jelsh population which is not Welsh -speaking. HTV WEST At its Television Centre in Bristol, HTV produces a Pedwarawd. Beryl Williams a David Lyn yn chwarae lily news magazine and a variety of news and current rhan por prod canol oed yn y ddrama a fairs programmes covering the West Country, in ysgrifennwyd gan y dramodydd idition to local farming, sports and women's series. A adnabyddus, y Dr John Gwilym Jones. HTV WALES Jmber of documentary and adult education pro- -ammes are produced at Bristol, some of which are !en over the whole ITV network. Children's drama fries and occasional plays are also networked, as are +me light entertainment series. Music and the arts are )vered in a number of regular series and occas onal :ecial programmes. At its Television Centre in Cardiff HTV produces a wide range of programmes both in the Welsh language and in English, mostly closely associated with Wales. These are listed on page 122. TELEDU ANNIBYNNOL v holl rannau'r Deyrnas Gyfunol ceir y problennau iwyaf dyrys yng Nghymru o safbwynt trefniadaeth aledu. Yn y Ile cyntaf mae gan Gymru etifeddiaeth ceg ran iaith a diwylliant a dymuniad pawb o fewr y rhannau eraill o'r Deyrnas Gyfunol fe fydd yn anymar-

)ywysogaeth a thu allan iddi yw diogelu a gwarchod yr ferol fodd bynnag i 100 y cant o'r boblogaeth allu etifeddiaeth hon. Fodd bynnag er bod Cymru o ran derbyn y gwasanaeth; saif y posibilrwydd o wasanaethau daearyddiaeth yn uned eithaf helaeth ar ei phen ei hun, Ileol a gysylltir á gwifren, a chefnogir systemau o'r fath

?ti yw ei phoblogaeth yn ddigon trwm i gynnal cwmni gan yr IBA ar gyfer ardaloedd na fyddent fel aral yn

eledu a fyddai'n ddigon mawr i gwrdd ag anghenion debyg o gael gwasanaeth o gwbl. arparu Ilawer iawn o raglenni Ileol ITV. Ac yn olaf Cynllunir a chyflwynir y gwasanaethau Teledu ,herwydd natur fynyddig y wlad fe geir anawsterau Annibynnol yng Nghymru gan HTV Cymru o'i ganclfan yrys i ehangu derbyniad y gwasanaeth yn arbennig ddarlledu yng Nghaerdydd. Caiff gwasanaeth HTV Ily ar y system uhflliw. Cymru a gynnwys raglenni Cymraeg ei drosglwyddo o I=isoes mae tros 91 y cant o boblogaeth Cymru yn bob un o orsafoedd yr IBA yng Nghymru. allu derbyn y gwasanaeth Iliw uhf 625-Ilinell. Ychwane- Bydd HTV yn cynhyrchu 'lawer rhagor o raglenni ir at hyn drwy adeiladu rhagor o orsafoedd yn ystod y na'r un cwmni ITV rhanbarthol arall. Ym 1976-77 er ilynyddoedd nesaf fel y bydd y sefylifa yn cyfateb yn go enghraifft fe gynhyrchodd 830 o oriau. O'r cyfanswm agos i'r gwasanaeth vhf a geir yn barod. Fel yn y hwn, cynhyrchwyd 362 o oriau ym Mryste, 477 yng

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