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Pages from Ceefax and BBC Two start-up including programme promotions for Il Postino and David Copperfield followed by Harvey opening (25th December 1999)


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The first junction of the day on BBC Two (6.25am).

VIDEO: Pages from Ceefax and BBC Two start-up including programme promotions for Il Postino and David Copperfield followed by Harvey opening. Announcer: Andy Cartledge. Voiceover: TBC (Il Postino trail); TBC (David Copperfield trail). TX DATE: 25th December 1999. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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[00:00:00] TELETEXT IN-VISION: some early morning Pages from Ceefax, accompanied by Christmas music.

[00:02:24] IDENT: BBC Two starts Christmas Day with festive greetings from the announcer over the BBC Two Christmas ident.

[00:02:33] PROGRAMME PROMOTION: for Il Postino.

The film airs tonight at 8.30pm on BBC Two.

[00:02:53] PROGRAMME PROMOTION: for David Copperfield.

The programme airs tonight at 7pm on BBC One.

[00:03:33] PROGRAMME GRAPHIC: Christmas BBC Two slide design – for the films, Harvey and An American in Paris.

Harvey follows in a moment.

An American in Paris is at 8.05am.

[00:03:44] IDENT: the BBC Two Christmas ident is used to link into the film, Harvey.

[00:03:58] PROGRAMME: the first minute of the 1950 comedy, Harvey, starring James Stewart.

Includes the Universal International ident.

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PICTURED: BBC Two ident. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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