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BBC Two continuity followed by Mid-Evening News (partial) (11th July 1979)

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FROM THE ARCHIVE OF: Ashley Sowerby

The 7.45pm BBC Two junction.

VIDEO: BBC Two continuity followed by Mid-Evening News. Announcer: Robin Whitting. Presenter: Richard Whitmore. TX DATE: 11th July 1979. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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[00:00:00] PROGRAMME: the closing seconds of an edition of The Long Search.

[00:00:13] PROGRAMME GRAPHIC: standard BBC Two slide for Adventure: Youkon Passage. The programme airs next Wednesday at 6.55pm.

[00:00:36] CLOCK: link into Mid-Evening News.

This mechanical clock would remain in use until September 1980.

[00:00:46] PROGRAMME: the first couple of minutes of the Mid-Evening News, presented by Richard Whitmore.

RELATED ARTICLE: you can view the junction that preceded this one here.

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PICTURED: BBC Two clock. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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