Happy Birthday Psychic Today! 13 Years of Psychic TV!
On Tuesday 18th April, Psychic Today becomes a teenager! Yes, 13 years have passed since the dawn of Psychic TV in the UK!
Celebrate our 13th birthday with a trip down memory lane with us. Meet some of the stars of Psychic TV who are still with us today. Find out how from small beginnings, your favourite psychic TV show has expanded to a broader spectrum of psychic entertainment with over 200 psychics in our team. Join us now to celebrate our Happy 13th Birthday!
Early beginnings
At approximately 1pm on April 18th 2004, Psychic Interactive was born. Back then, the first shows lasted for just a couple of hours. They were broadcasted from a makeshift studio. Psychics were invited to give test readings and then go live on TV a few days later if they passed. John Healey remembers;
“To begin with a small space was made in a temporary studio to start the shows. When I went to be tested by Joanna the presenter, there was nowhere to sit down, so we went to the Starbucks across the road. I was very nervous doing a test reading in a public place! When I look back at it, that does make me smile!”
John recalls that the starting of Psychic TV was a ground-breaking event. Never in the history of British Television had there ever been a show committed to the psychic world, with interactivity offered live to the viewers. John and Inbaal were two of the first psychics to step in front of the cameras in the makeshift studio. John recalls;
“ A pair of fluffy angel wings fell off the wall when we were live!”
Psychic Interactive spreads its wings
Joanna was lady with foresight and bright ideas who was very open minded. Initially she interviewed recommended psychics, some of whom are still with Psychic Today in 2017.
She did her best to create a “psychic space” in the tight studio space that was made available. She allowed the show to grow organically. Psychics could create their own psychic material to discuss and Joanna would try to give them the best platform to entertain and educate the viewing public. Thus, the world of Psychic Interactive was formed and began to grow.
At the same time the “at home team” of psychics at the end of a phone was developed. Its readers included Anne Scholes and Annie Lund. The lovely Annie Lund is still part of today’s at- home psychics and enjoys giving readings to many to this day.
Counting our Lucky Stars
Anne Scholes first appearance was on 22nd April, with fellow psychic David Wells. She remembers nervously saying to him just before going live on TV for her first ever show; “ I am such a baby David, I’ve only been doing this for two years.” And David smiled and replied ““Nonsense Anne, you have been doing this all your life!”
Anne did a 2 hour stint on her first show and was asked to come back for further broadcasts. She has never stopped since then and is still with the show making regular appearances today.
Among the cast of many psychics who appeared in the early days, was the lovely Laura Daligan, then with dark hair. Laura still graces our screens but is now recognised for her red hair as well as her genuine charm. A special mention also goes to the late Henry Cumming, who sadly departed from us this year aged just 42.
Psychic Today has been the home to many psychics who became well known and well loved; Karina with her crystals. Sally Love who has recently returned to us once again. Andie Hudson who still makes regular appearances and also writes Psychic Today blogs. And of course, the fabulous Mr Raymond Castrogiovanni; the fascinating and loveable astrologer who also appears regularly and is currently writing a series of blogs on Tarot cards.
Anne’s funny stories
Anne recalls she was with Abi outside the studios in the early days, when a flock of paparazzi came running up the road. Anne was overcome. Her fame through her appearances on Psychic TV had clearly taken the journalists by storm! Here they were all flocking to interview her……. and then they turned left and went into Radio One next door, leaving Anne in the road!
Another time, Anne was left in the dark when the lights blew live on the show mid-broadcast. Viewers watched a black screen and heard Anne’s dulcet tones continuing her text reading in the dark!
….and More Fun with Katie Keeley
Anne Scholes met her great friend and colleague Katie Keeley at Psychic Today.
Both appeared on the shows together and formed a friendship that has grown and lasted ever since. As their friendship grew, the shows also grew. The shows lasted longer hours and eventually evolved to have a dedicated psychic studio and finally, their very own dedicated TV channel, later branded Psychic Today.
Katie Keeley has also grown with the show. Like her friend Anne, she is always learning. She was away on an astrology course at the time this blog was written, but still took the time out to tell us a funny memory.
One evening at 1am after a show, Anne Scholes and Katie Keeley went for a late bite to eat at the restaurant across the road from the studios. Neither of them had much money on them, and yet the waiters plied them with champagne, plates of food they hadn’t ordered, boxes of Turkish delight and more! The ladies were quite worried as they hadn’t ordered any of these rich treats. But the waiters assured them all was well. At the end of the meal, the owners came and took photos of them and told them everything was free. Fame? No! Yet again the restaurant owners thought they had come out of the BBC next door to the Psychic Studios! The photo of Katie and Anne was framed and put up on the wall. They got a free meal, and a free giggle!
Celebrate with us on the day!
Join us on Sky channel 886 or via the internet or your phone at https://psychictoday.uk/psychic-tv on Tuesday 18th April for a day of celebration and fun! Special surprise guest stars will be with us live in the studio to entertain you and to give readings. And not only that, but we will be offering calls at specially reduced price of just £1 per minute from 10am all the way through to 1am the next morning.
Birthday Messages
The final thoughts for the 13th Birthday event come from John Healey and Anne.
John Healey’s message to us all for the Psychic Today 13th Birthday is
“Developing your intuition is the most important thing you have. Moving forwards and looking at the next 13 years, we are coming into a time where we will all depend on this. ”
And on asking Anne did she have a thought for the13th birthday of Psychic Today and for the next 13 years to come she said;
“Never let anyone dull your sparkle.”
We take these words into the next phase of Psychic Today. We raise our glasses to you, the viewers to say thank you. Thank you for watching us grow from small beginnings. Thankyou for having us. We look forward to sharing our next years with you; giving you sparkle, insightful readings and always aiming to guide you on your path of spiritual development. The path to a brighter future together.
All the readers mentioned here can be contacted for personal private readings via Psychic Today. Find out more about them by following this link and tapping their names into the search field. https://psychictoday.uk/readers
Happy 13th Birthday Wow Congratulations 🎉 Heres to another 13 years 🥂🍾 💕