FROM THE ARCHIVE OF: Dave Baldwin
The final BBC One closedown to feature this mechanical globe symbol.
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[00:00:00] CLOCK: there’s beauty sleep to be had, so it’s goodnight from BBC One.
[00:00:24] IDENT: this particular BBC One globe has its final closedown outing, accompanied by the National Anthem. It would be replaced from 7pm the following evening by a new electronically generated globe (the COW – Computer Originated World).
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PICTURED: BBC One clock. COPYRIGHT: BBC.
PICTURED: BBC One clock. COPYRIGHT: BBC.
That’s NOT a mechanical version of the BBC 1 clock.
No, it’s not. But then, our article is not suggesting the clock was mechanical.