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BBC Two continuity followed by Shakespeare in Perspective opening titles (2 clips) (26th February 1979)

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FROM THE ARCHIVE OF: Ashley Sowerby

The 2.30pm BBC Two junction and a portion of the 2.55pm junction.

VIDEO: BBC Two continuity followed by Shakespeare in Perspective opening titles. Announcer: TBC. TX DATE: 26th February 1979. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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[00:00:00] PROGRAMME GRAPHIC: standard BBC Two slide for Shakespeare in Perspective.

Music is played until the programme is due to start. Can you identify the track playing here?

Note the presence of the striped ‘2’ on this slide – even though this design would only be introduced on the channel’s ident in June 1979. The new ‘2’ logo was phased in on slides from late-1978.

Note this is not a ‘Followed Shortly’ version of the slide, as would normally be the case in this scenario.

[00:00:58] IDENT: link into Shakespeare in Perspective.

[00:01:17] PROGRAMME: the opening titles for Shakespeare in Perspective.

VIDEO: BBC Two continuity. Announcer: TBC. TX DATE: 26th February 1979. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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[00:00:00] PROGRAMME: the closing credits for Shakespeare in Perspective. Jonathan Dimbleby is the presenter.

[00:00:37] PROGRAMME GRAPHIC: standard BBC Two slide for Shakespeare in Perspective. Next week’s programme will be aired at the same time, 2.30pm.

[00:00:49] GRAPHIC: some books on Shakespeare.

Unfortunately, the recording terminates shortly after this slide appears.

Acknowledgements

FEATURE IMAGE:
PICTURED: BBC Two programme graphic. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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