BBC One closedown (20th December 1981)
Richard Straker brings the day to a close on BBC One.
BBC Two/Open University continuity (1984)
The main BBC Two schedule has come to an end and there’s some time in hand before Open …
BBC One closedown (6th October 1997)
One of few closedowns from the BBC One balloon era.
BBC One closedown (1991)
A BBC One closedown featuring the original 1991 – 1997 era clock design.
BBC One closedown (1991)
A 1991 closedown from BBC One, with original large clock of the 1991 – 1997 period.
BBC Two closedown (31st October 1982)
It’s the end of October, and time to put the clocks back one hour.
BBC One Scotland clock in BBC Two colours
A really obscure bit of BBC presentation trivia now. For a period in 1985, a small glitch in the BBC …
1987 BBC One Scotland closedown observations
A 1987 BBC One Scotland closedown has caught our eye.
BBC One resorts to rolling news to cover 1991 Gulf War
A new discovery on YouTube is a reminder of the degree of disruption to BBC One which was brought …
BBC Two clock goes electronic
The project to replace the Noddy-based clock caption device (where a camera was placed in front of a …
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 …