Sixty Minutes Spotlight (Clean Titles)
Broadcast
24th October 1983
© BBC South West
1983 saw the launch of Sixty Minutes, an American-style news programme to replace the previous 5:40pm news slot. In a proto-corporate look, the regional news magazines adopted the Sixty Minutes theme music as they were shown during the new programme. But Sixty Minutes was not popular and was axed in favour of The Six O'Clock News in August 1984. Spotlight retained the music, and the titles remained unchanged barring the removal of the Sixty Minutes logo.