Lovingly Yours, Helen
| Lovingly Yours, Helen | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, anthology |
| Created by | Hyper-Visions Productions, Inc. |
| Directed by | various directors |
| Starring |
Helen Vela (1980–1992) Princess Punzalan (1992–1996) Helen Gamboa Boots Anson-Roa |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| No. of seasons | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Redgie Acuña-Magno |
| Producer(s) | Helen Vela (1980–1992) Princess Punzalan (1992–1996) |
| Running time | 90 minutes (Sunday) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
GMA Radio-Television Arts (1980–1984, 1986–1996) Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation (1984–1986) |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Original release | September 7, 1980 – September 1, 1996 |
Lovingly Yours, Helen was a Sunday afternoon program aired on GMA-7 from 1980 to 1984 and 1986 to 1996. From 1984 to 1986, the show was transferred to Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation (now occupied by ABS-CBN), then returned to GMA in April 1986, when BBC went off the air after People Power Revolution, a few months before the resurrection of the former's main archrival, ABS-CBN. It was also the second longest running drama anthology in Philippine Television predated Maalaala Mo Kaya (ABS-CBN by 26 years, the current record holder) and the now defunct Coney Reyes on Camera (RPN and ABS-CBN by 14 years).
Lovingly Yours, Helen evolved into a television drama anthology from a daily counseling program on radio with the same title, originally aired on GMA's AM station DZBB. It was presented by television/radio personality Helen Vela. Each episode is based on the letter sender's life stories sent by viewers. This format also served as a template of other drama anthologies aired on Philippine television.
The show's radio version (live counselling program) continued to air on weekdays even as the show's TV counterpart (drama anthology) was being produced and taped. Just as with the TV version, the radio show moved to BBC's FM station DWOK-FM (now MOR 101.9 For Life! owned by ABS-CBN) in 1984, and returned to DZBB in 1986.
The opening theme for the show was the instrumental version of the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest co-winner Un Jour, Un Enfant by Paul Mauriat. "Ballade pour Adeline," composed and written by Paul de Senneville, was always used as background music while Helen Vela delivered the narration and her final advice to the letter-sender.
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