BBC TV continuity – Diana, Princess of Wales death (31st August 1997)
Shortly after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales was confirmed, BBC One and BBC Two produced a combined service of rolling news, with generic BBC branding.
BBC Two continuity (October 1993)
One of the special idents from BBC Two’s 1991 – 1997 era, which had only a handful of airings.
Anglia TV launch (27th October 1959)
Edited footage of the opening of Anglia TV in 1959, including the original version of the iconic ‘Knight’ ident.
BBC Two/Open University continuity (9th December 1982)
After a short burst of trade test transmission after Play School, BBC Two programmes resume at 12pm with two offerings from the Open University.
BBC Nine o’Clock News festive close (23rd December 1985)
For the final edition of the programme until the new year, a festive touch for the closing sequence.
BBC Two continuity (early 1980s)
A rare special ident from this OSP era.
BBC Two continuity – Mars Weekend (4th July 1997)
A special weekend of programmes on BBC Two to mark the beginning of a new era in space exploration with Nasa’s Pathfinder probe due to land on Mars that weekend.
BBC One/Open University continuity – odd ident (spring 1985)
BBC One has to resort to Ceefax for an ident for its early morning Open University transmission.
BBC Two closedown including Christmas programme promotion and strike caption (17th December 1978)
BBC Two goes to bed a little earlier than planned due to an industrial dispute.
BBC One continuity (mid-1960s)
A rare surviving example of BBC One continuity from the mid-1960s.