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BBC One continuity followed by BBC Nine o’Clock News opening titles (16th March 1981)

Posted on 8th January 2021
By The Rewind Team
Last updated on 1st August 2021
Filed under Channel Presentation, Programmes

The recording includes the 9pm BBC One junction (partial).

VIDEO: BBC One continuity followed by BBC Nine o’Clock News opening titles. Announcer: Mike Gamble. Presenter: Peter Woods. TX DATE: 16th March 1981. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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[00:00:00] CLOCK: coming up in 25 minutes on BBC One, the film, a lighthearted story – A Guide for the Married Woman. First the news, with Peter Woods.

[00:00:12] PROGRAMME: a standard opening for this era of the programme, with the usual unsteady zoom of the programme title text.

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Broadcaster/Channel: BBC, BBC One
Broadcast Area: UK: National

OSP Category: Clock, Partial Junction, Standard Presentation

OSP Package: BBC One: December 1974 - September 1981

News Presentation Era: BBC National News: 1980 - 1989

On Air Talent: Mike Gamble, Peter Woods

Programme Genre: News

Title: BBC Nine o'Clock News

Decade: 1980s

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