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BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for animation films (17th December 1995)

Posted on 23rd November 2023
By The Rewind Team
Last updated on 25th November 2023
Filed under Channel Presentation, Promotions

BBC Two closes down for the night.

VIDEO: BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for animation films. Announcer: Alex Mason. Voiceover: TBC (animation films trail). TX DATE: 17th December 1995. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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[00:00:00] PROHGRAMME GRAPHIC: standard BBC Two slide design – for Easy Rider.

The film airs later today at 10pm on BBC Two.

[00:00:14] STING: one of the Wallace and Gromit BBC Two Christmas stings.

[00:00:15] PROGRAMME PROMOTION: for three animation films on BBC Two:

10pm Thursday 21st December Gary Larson’s Tales from the Far Side.

11.55pm Tuesday 26th December Faust.

1.10pm Saturday 30th December Animal Farm.

[00:00:46] CLOCK: the appearance of the standard BBC Two clock marks the end of the day on the channel. With the usual reminder that BBC Radios 1, 2 and 5 Live are on the air through the night, it’s goodnight from BBC Two.

[00:01:20] IDENT: an announcerless playout of the Car ident.

There then follows around 10 seconds of black and silence, before tone/GLITS kicks in.

Our clip ends soon after the tone starts. Tone would normally be played out for 2 minutes before the overnight shutdown of the transmitter network is triggered.

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  1. James Mitchell

    24th November 2023 at 8:50 am

    Gay Purree is not featured. It is Faust, Boxing Day 1995.

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    • Editor

      25th November 2023 at 9:26 pm

      Thank you James. The page has been updated accordingly.

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

OSP Category: Christmas Presentation, Clean, Clock, Closedown, Full Junction, Ident, Programme Promotion, Standard Presentation, Sting

OSP Package: BBC Two: Christmas 1995, BBC Two: February 1991 - October 1997

Ident: BBC Two ident: Car (1993)

Sting/Break Bumper: BBC Two sting: Christmas 1995/Wallace and Gromit A

On Air Talent: Alex Mason, Voiceover TBC

Programme Genre: Children's, Drama

Title: Animal Farm, Faust, Gary Larson's Tales from the Far Side, Gay Purr-ee

Design/Marketing/Post-Production Services: Lambie-Nairn

Decade: 1990s

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