BBC One graphic: strike blacks out the channel for a day (5th April 1984)
This would be the final time a BBC TV channel was blacked out for an entire day by a strike.
BBC One graphic: strike blacks out the cricket (June 1983)
A few seconds worth of footage of a strike caption broadcast on BBC One.
BBC One closedown and PIF (23rd April 1985)
BBC One closes for the day.
BBC One Northern Ireland continuity (26th December 1987)
The first time – to the best of our knowledge – that BBC Northern Ireland aired a …
The Cuckoo Waltz opening titles and closing credits (series 4) (26th June 1980)
Produced by Granada TV for the ITV network, the sitcom The Cuckoo Waltz was written by Geoffrey …
BBC Two test card with Christmas greeting (25th December 1982)
A short clip featuring a Christmas greeting on the BBC Two test card.
Central continuity (11th November 1983)
A spot of 80s in-vision continuity from Central. Nice jumper Gary.
Anglia TV launch (27th October 1959)
Edited footage of the opening of Anglia TV in 1959, including the original version of the iconic …
Channel 4 continuity (24th December 1994)
It’s Christmas Eve afternoon and Channel 4 is showing the 1978 animation of The Lion, the …