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BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity (pie chart and countdown) followed by Maths Today opening (6th May 1968)


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FROM THE ARCHIVE OF: The TV Room

The 2.05pm BBC One junction.

VIDEO: BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity (pie chart and countdown) followed by Maths Today opening. TX DATE: 6th May 1968. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

Video content

[00:00:00] GRAPHIC: basic graphic featuring a corporate “BBC 1” logo, informing viewers that “Programmes will be resumed at 2.05”.

Programmes for Schools and Colleges in fact.

[00:00:01] GRAPHIC: the Schools and Colleges pie chart graphic and music.

[00:01:01] COUNTDOWN: the music continues, but the visual has changed. We now see the Schools/Colleges countdown clock, the appearance of which signifies that the next programme begins in one minute..

[00:02:02] PROGRAMME: the opening seconds of an edition of Maths Today.

Acknowledgements

EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTION:
With thanks to Ben Rigsby for confirming the date for this clip (via Ray Langstone).
FEATURE IMAGE:
PICTURED: BBC One Schools and Colleges pie chart. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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