The end of another day for BBC Two.
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[00:00:00] PROGRAMME: the final few seconds of Weatherview, presented by Bernard Davey.
[00:00:04] PROGRAMME PROMOTION: for new drama for the new year on BBC Two:
- Underbelly.
- The Old Devils.
- Monday 9pm Goodbye Cruel World.
[00:01:01] PROGRAMME MENU GRAPHIC: using the Neon template.
Programme listings for Friday evening on BBC Two – previewed by the announcer.
[00:02:02] CLOCK: the standard BBC Two clock marks the end of the broadcasting day for BBC Two.
Note the off-centre BBC logo – which was the case for some weeks.
Thirty seconds after fading to black, the test tone/GLITS.
Two minutes of tone was the norm but we got a little over three minutes here.
At [00:06:43] the video signal is withdrawn, leading to the automated shutdown of the national transmitter network for BBC Two.
Note the appearance of multiple versions of the test line from the VBI.
And at [00:06:55], a partial teletext signal appears at the top of the viewable area of the picture. Some decoders may have been able to translate this – it would’ve been the standard “Ceefax is temporarily off the air” page, featuring the 1983 – 1989 Ceefax logo.
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