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Talking Movies close, BBC Weather, BBC News 24 continuity and live news (partial) (18th December 1999)

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Almost 12-and-a-half minutes of BBC News 24 in the early hours of the morning.

VIDEO: Talking Movies close, BBC Weather, BBC News 24 continuity and live news. Presenters: Tom Brook (Talking Movies); Helen Young (BBC Weather); Joanna Gosling (BBC News). Voiceover: TBC (Hardtalk trail). TX DATE: 18th December 1999. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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[00:00:00] PROGRAMME: the final few minutes of an edition of Talking Movies, presented by Tom Brook.

[00:03:09] PROGRAMME: the national weather outlook, with Helen Young.

[00:03:41] STING: the standard BBC News 24 sting.

[00:03:47] PROGRAMME PROMOTION: for Hardtalk.

The programme airs at 3.30am on BBC News 24.

[00:04:17] CAMPAIGN PROMOTION: one of a number of short sequences aired in December, reflecting on the millennium.

In this example, we’re reminded that in 1981, Aids was identified for the first time.

[00:04:24] COUNTDOWN: a thirty-second countdown, with programme menu overlaid.

[00:04:55] PROGRAMME: the live 3am news programme, beginning with the headlines. Joanna Gosling presents.

There are packages from: Peter Morgan; Mark Devenport; Jonathan Charles (partial).

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PICTURED: BBC News opening titles. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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