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BBC One continuity including promotion for Showreel 88 followed by Wimbledon 88: Match of the Day opening/close (28th June 1988)


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FROM THE ARCHIVE OF: The TV Room

Our clip includes the 10.30pm BBC One junction.

VIDEO: BBC One continuity including promotion for Showreel 88 followed by Wimbledon 88: Match of the Day opening/close. Announcer: Cathy Stewart. Voiceover: TBC (Showreel 88 trail). TX DATE: 28th June 1988. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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[00:00:00] CAMPAIGN PROMOTION: for Showreel 88.

A contest for those interested in video and film-making.

[00:00:37] PROGRAMME GRAPHIC: standard BBC One slide design – for Let the People Talk.

The programme begins in an hour from now.

[00:00:52] IDENT: the standard BBC One globe symbol is used to link into a Wimbledon highlights programme.

[00:01:00] PROGRAMME: the opening titles and close of Wimbledon 88: Match of the Day.

Our clip includes the opening and closing minutes of the programme, taking in examples of BBC Sport graphics.

There’s also a brief interview with Boris Becker and a musical diversion courtesy of Pat Cash.

Presenters: Desmond Lynam and Gerald WIlliams (who take to wearing Pat Cash-style headbands).

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

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

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FEATURE IMAGE:
PICTURED: Desmond Lynam presenting Wimbledon 88: Match of the Day wearing a headband similar to that worn by Pat Cash. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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