The history of Pages from Ceefax (part 3/3)
Change is on the way During the summer of 1989, the initial signs of preparations for a Ceefax …
The history of Pages from Ceefax (part 2/3)
New prominence for Ceefax in the daytime schedule On Monday 28th February 1983 at 6am, Ceefax AM was …
The history of Pages from Ceefax (part 1/3)
The world’s first teletext service, BBC Ceefax (“See Facts”), was launched on 23rd …
Engineering information for the TV and radio trade
Other than TV and radio tradesmen and engineers – and presentation enthusiasts – few …
Remembering the launch of BBC One’s circle-themed idents
At 10am on Saturday 7th October 2006, BBC One launched a new on-air identity. On the thirteenth …
BBC Two clock goes electronic
The project to replace the Noddy-based clock caption device (where a camera was placed in front of a …
The mystery of the additional mechanical BBC clocks
Until the early 1980s, BBC One and BBC Two made use of mechanical clock devices as a means of …
BBC One closedown curiosities from the past
In the days before BBC News 24/BBC News Channel, BBC One closed down overnight. The BBC One …
Launch timing for 1981 BBC One symbol
The TV Room contributor Andrew Nairn has spotted a rather useful clip on YouTube, which helps narrow …
2005 BBC strike
BBC staff went on strike from midnight on Monday 23rd May 2005 for 24 hours. They were protesting at …
BBC News: the beginning of the Lambie-Nairn/David Lowe era
On 10th May 1999, the BBC’s television news service was relaunched. But unlike previous …
BBC News virtual era ends
On Sunday 9th May 1999, the BBC News “virtual set” was aired for the final time. First …