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1980s

BBC Two/Open University continuity (1986)

1st Jan 2021 12.01am
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BBC Two test card followed by BMTV opening (1989)

1st Jan 2021 12.01am
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BBC Two/Open University continuity (1984)

1st Jan 2021 12.01am
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BBC Weather (1982)

1st Jan 2021 12.01am
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HTV Wales start-up (30th May 1984)

1st Jan 2021 12.01am
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BBC Two closedown (31st October 1982)

1st Jan 2021 12.01am
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Branding the daytime schedule

29th Oct 2020 4.30pm
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BBC One Scotland clock in BBC Two colours

6th Oct 2020 11.30pm
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1987 BBC One Scotland closedown observations

5th Oct 2020 12.00am
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Branding anomaly in 1981 BBC Two news summaries

2nd Oct 2020 12.00am
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1980s BBC One Scotland identity crisis

27th Sep 2020 1.00pm
Andrew Nairn

All change for BBC News in 1981

10th Sep 2020 9.11pm
Andrew Nairn

How did TCF become such an iconic BBC image?

26th May 2020 9.00pm
Andrew Nairn

The history of the BBC trade test transmission (part 4/4)

24th May 2020 7.35pm
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The history of the BBC trade test transmission (part 3/4)

24th May 2020 7.30pm
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The history of the BBC trade test transmission (part 2/4)

24th May 2020 7.25pm
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The history of the BBC trade test transmission (part 1/4)

24th May 2020 7.20pm
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RTÉ TV daily start-ups

10th May 2020 7.45pm
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Early in-vision teletext in Ireland

10th May 2020 2.20pm
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Archive find highlights poor technical quality of BBC NI 80s presentation

1st May 2020 12.39am
Andrew Nairn

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

16th Mar 2020 3.25pm
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The history of Pages from Ceefax (part 2/3)

16th Mar 2020 3.20pm
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The history of Pages from Ceefax (part 1/3)

16th Mar 2020 3.15pm
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Pres fans await the new look BBC One

18th Feb 2020 12.00am
Andrew Nairn

Mid-80s BBC One: the benefits of one big relaunch over piecemeal changes

1st Jan 2020 1.48pm
Andrew Nairn

Engineering information for the TV and radio trade

23rd Dec 2019 4.30pm
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General election treats for Pres fans

9th Dec 2019 7.55pm
Andrew Nairn

The BBC test card and in-vision teletext

14th Nov 2019 10.33pm
Andrew Nairn

BBC Two clock goes electronic

6th Sep 2019 10.50pm
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The mystery of the additional mechanical BBC clocks

1st Sep 2019 5.00pm
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ITV: uniting the network (part 1)

18th Aug 2019 3.30pm
Andrew Nairn

BBC brand refresh – 1981 style

20th Jul 2019 9.33pm
Andrew Nairn

Launch timing for 1981 BBC One symbol

18th Jul 2019 1.39am
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Teletext recoveries

28th Apr 2019 11.52pm
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Channel 4 pre-1993 oddities

28th Apr 2019 9.02pm
Andrew Nairn

The history of test cards on Irish TV

30th Oct 2018 8.00am
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