BBC One/BBC One NI continuity including programme promotion for Cold Comfort Farm followed by BBC News opening titles (26th December 1994)
The 1pm BBC One Northern Ireland junction.
Until the 1990s, many channels/stations made use of on-screen clocks to introduce certain programmes (mainly news and live event programmes). Until the 1980s, the clocks were mechanical devices. In 1980, the BBC was the first UK broadcaster to introduce an electronically generated clock (on BBC Two). Other channels/stations soon followed the BBC’s lead. Many broadcasters phased out the use of on-screen clocks during the 1990s. The BBC discontinued the use of on-air clocks in 2002. S4C was one of the last UK channels to drop the clock device – at the end of 2006.
The clock device should not be confused with the countdown device used within Schools continuity on BBC One, ITV and Channel 4/S4C.
RTÉ One continuity followed by RTÉ News (7th September 1994)
The 4pm and 4.05pm RTÉ One junctions.
Weatherview with Michael Fish (partial) followed by BBC Two closedown (20th December 1994)
A late night look at the weather brings the day to a close on BBC Two.
BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for Martin Chuzzlewit (21st November 1994)
BBC Two ends the day with a long playout of one of its idents.
BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for Friday (13th January 1995)
A look ahead to some programmes for Friday before BBC Two calls it a day.
BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for From A to B (20th November 1994)
BBC Two ends the day with an announcerless ident playout.
BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for Picture This (19th December 1994)
The Paint ident gets a new soundtrack as a one-off.