Broadcaster/Channel: BBC Two
BBC Two continuity including programme promotion for The Getting of Wisdom (15th February 1982)
The BBC Two Australian Film Season continues.
Open University sting (23rd May 1999)
With the refresh of the channel OSP in October 1997, out went the idea of a dedicated Open University ident.
BBC Two start-up (partial) (23rd May 1999)
A brief clip from a weekend BBC Two start-up from the late-1990s.
BBC Two continuity including programme promotion for Edith and Marcel (25th December 1986)
A BBC Two junction from Christmas Day afternoon.
BBC Two continuity including programme promotion for Nancy Astor (15th February 1982)
This junction includes a lengthy trail for the second episode of Nancy Astor – a nine-part serial about Virginia-born Lady Astor – the first woman to sit in Parliament.
BBC Two/Open University continuity (15th February 1984)
A late-night handover to the Open University.
BBC Two continuity – ident animates on (11th December 1986)
The BBC Two ident animates into view for a link into a programme about the European team’s victory in the 1985 Ryder Cup golf championship.
BBC Two continuity – farewell to the yellow 2s (18th February 2007)
BBC Two gives its outgoing logo a sendoff.
Pages from Ceefax (28th November 1987)
When the Open University wasn’t occupying the whole morning on BBC Two on Saturdays, Ceefax was – a practice that continued until early 1989.
Pages from Ceefax (BBC Two NI opt) and BBC Two continuity (17th February 1988)
With apologies for the less than desirable picture and audio quality on this recording. This is very rare footage of a 1980s BBC Northern Ireland opt-out, where the local teletext generator is used to provide Pages from Ceefax.
The Money Programme reports on the launch of Channel 4 (31st October 1982)
A few days prior to the launch of Channel 4, The Money Programme reports on concerns about the longer-term financial viability of the channel.
BBC Two start-up (partial) (24th December 1982)
After the usual airing of Play School at 11am, BBC Two closed down for two-and-a-half hours, before returning at 2pm with the rest of the day’s programmes.