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Closedown

When a TV channel goes to bed for the night.

BBC Two closedown (30th December 1997)

26th Nov 2025 1.20am
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BBC Two closedown (3rd January 1998)

25th Nov 2025 11.26pm
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BBC Two closedown (2nd January 1998)

25th Nov 2025 9.44pm
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BBC Two closedown (1st January 1998)

25th Nov 2025 1.13am
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BBC Two closedown (31st December 1997)

24th Nov 2025 11.58pm
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BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for Day of the Pharaohs (27th December 1997)

18th Nov 2025 7.47pm
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The Bishop’s Wife close followed by Channel 4 closedown (21st March 1983)

29th Jul 2025 11.17pm
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G Men close followed by Channel 4 closedown (13th March 1983)

29th Jul 2025 11.15pm
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BBC Two closedown (4th April 1983)

27th Jul 2025 9.54pm
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Son of Frankenstein close followed by BBC Two closedown (24th July 1983)

21st Jun 2025 8.40pm
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BBC Two closedown (22nd August 1982)

21st Jun 2025 1.08pm
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BBC One closedown (16th December 1996)

8th Jun 2025 8.01pm
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BBC One closedown including programme promotion for Sunday (18th September 1994)

29th May 2025 10.21pm
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Casablanca close and BBC One Scotland closedown including programme promotion for Reporting Scotland (6th October 1992)

17th May 2025 2.40am
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BBC Two closedown (25th January 1992)

15th May 2025 12.58am
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Channel 4 closedown including programme promotion for My Left Foot (20th March 1992)

11th May 2025 6.25pm
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BBC Two closedown including programme promotions for The Mushroom Picker and Horizon (15th February 1993)

2nd May 2025 12.01am
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BBC One Scotland closedown (30th September 1990)

13th Apr 2025 11.57pm
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The Other Side of Alf close and BBC Two closedown (22nd December 1985)

9th Apr 2025 12.01am
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Thames TV closedown (6th March 1986)

23rd Mar 2025 12.03am
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BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for New Drama on BBC Two (3rd January 1992)

9th Mar 2025 12.03am
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Channel 4 closedown including programme promotions for Kit and the Widow and A Very Russian Coup (29th December 1991)

24th Feb 2025 12.03am
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Sportsnight from Northern Ireland close and BBC One Northern Ireland closedown (8th September 1988)

22nd Feb 2025 12.03am
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Ulster Television closedown (24th October 1982)

16th Feb 2025 12.03am
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BBC One Northern Ireland closedown (12th May 1984)

15th Feb 2025 10.34pm
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TV 3 continuity (28th December 2002)

24th Jan 2025 12.45am
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An Aimsir Láithreach, TG 4 continuity including programme promotion for Christmas Day (December 2002)

8th Jan 2025 11.01pm
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BBC Two closedown (11th January 1997)

12th Mar 2024 9.04pm
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BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for Geoff Hamilton’s Paradise Gardens (6th January 1997)

10th Mar 2024 8.12pm
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US Open Tennis close followed by BBC Two closedown (8th September 1985)

20th Jan 2024 6.50pm
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BBC Two continuity including programme promotions for Deep Impact and Jools’ Annual Hootenanny followed by Pages from Ceefax (31st December 2000)

20th Jan 2024 11.50am
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BBC One closedown (27th April 1986)

17th Jan 2024 6.50pm
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BBC Weather (partial), BBC Two closedown (31st December 1996)

16th Jan 2024 6.50pm
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TV 3 programme menu graphic (31st December 2000)

16th Jan 2024 11.50am
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BBC News, BBC Weather and BBC One closedown (13th September 1984)

12th Jan 2024 6.50pm
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BBC Weather (partial) and BBC Two closedown (1st January 1997)

8th Jan 2024 6.50pm
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BBC Two closedown (5th January 1997)

8th Jan 2024 11.50am
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BBC One closedown (6th January 1987)

1st Jan 2024 12.50pm
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BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for Lonesome Dove (11th August 1996)

23rd Dec 2023 11.10pm
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TV 3 programme menu graphic (28th December 2000)

22nd Dec 2023 2.32am
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BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for Horizon (4th February 1996)

22nd Dec 2023 12.05am
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RTÉ One closedown (27th December 1996)

14th Dec 2023 6.50pm
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BBC Weather (partial) and BBC Two Northern Ireland closedown (4th January 1997)

11th Dec 2023 11.50am
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BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for Our Friends in the North (13th January 1996)

10th Dec 2023 10.32pm
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BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for Christmas Day (21st December 1995)

9th Dec 2023 6.50pm
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BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for Sylvie Guillem (20th December 1995)

9th Dec 2023 11.50am
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BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for Natural History Night (27th December 1996)

6th Dec 2023 6.50pm
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BBC Two closedown (26th December 1996)

4th Dec 2023 11.50am
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BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for The Greatest Music Party in the World (23rd December 1995)

1st Dec 2023 11.50am
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BBC Two closedown including programme promotion for Farewell My Concubine (22nd December 1995)

30th Nov 2023 6.50pm
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84 Whistle Test 85 close followed by BBC Two closedown (1st January 1985)

29th Nov 2023 11.50am
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BBC One closedown (27th December 1996)

26th Nov 2023 6.50pm
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