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The history of Pages from Ceefax (part 3/3)

16th March 2020 in Features by The Rewind Team

Change is on the way During the summer of 1989, the initial signs of preparations for a Ceefax …

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The history of Pages from Ceefax (part 2/3)

16th March 2020 in Features by The Rewind Team

New prominence for Ceefax in the daytime schedule On Monday 28th February 1983 at 6am, Ceefax AM was …

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The history of Pages from Ceefax (part 1/3)

16th March 2020 in Features by The Rewind Team

The world’s first teletext service, BBC Ceefax (“See Facts”), was launched on 23rd …

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Engineering information for the TV and radio trade

23rd December 2019 in Features by The Rewind Team

Other than TV and radio tradesmen and engineers – and presentation enthusiasts – few …

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Remembering the launch of BBC One’s circle-themed idents

7th October 2019 in Features by The Rewind Team

At 10am on Saturday 7th October 2006, BBC One launched a new on-air identity. On the thirteenth …

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BBC Two clock goes electronic

6th September 2019 in Features by The Rewind Team

The project to replace the Noddy-based clock caption device (where a camera was placed in front of a …

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The mystery of the additional mechanical BBC clocks

1st September 2019 in Features by The Rewind Team

Until the early 1980s, BBC One and BBC Two made use of mechanical clock devices as a means of …

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BBC One closedown curiosities from the past

23rd July 2019 in Features by The Rewind Team

In the days before BBC News 24/BBC News Channel, BBC One closed down overnight. The BBC One …

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Launch timing for 1981 BBC One symbol

18th July 2019 in Features by The Rewind Team

The TV Room contributor Andrew Nairn has spotted a rather useful clip on YouTube, which helps narrow …

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2005 BBC strike

24th May 2019 in Features by The Rewind Team

BBC staff went on strike from midnight on Monday 23rd May 2005 for 24 hours. They were protesting at …

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BBC News: the beginning of the Lambie-Nairn/David Lowe era

11th May 2019 in Features by The Rewind Team

On 10th May 1999, the BBC’s television news service was relaunched. But unlike previous …

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BBC News virtual era ends

9th May 2019 in Features by The Rewind Team

On Sunday 9th May 1999, the BBC News “virtual set” was aired for the final time. First …

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