Countdown Archives - Rewind

A presentation instrument used by TV channels to count down to a programme event.

BBC News 24 top-of-the-hour (28th December 2001)

3rd Dec 2025 10.31pm
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BBC One continuity followed by BBC News 24 90-second countdown and BBC News 24 (24th April 2003)

1st Feb 2025 11.59pm
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BBC News 24 live news programming (19th March 2000)

11th Nov 2024 12.59am
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BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity (pie chart and countdown) followed by Maths Today opening (6th May 1968)

15th Sep 2024 8.51pm
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ITV Schools and Colleges continuity (1978)

23rd Sep 2023 11.50am
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ITV Schools and Colleges continuity (c. mid-1970s)

21st Sep 2023 11.50am
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HTV Schools and Colleges continuity (1977)

16th Sep 2023 6.50pm
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ITV Schools and Colleges continuity (spring 1974)

16th Sep 2023 11.50am
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ITV Schools and Colleges continuity (spring 1974)

13th Sep 2023 6.50pm
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ITV Schools and Colleges continuity (c. 1975)

13th Sep 2023 11.50am
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Talking Movies close, BBC Weather, BBC News 24 continuity and live news (partial) (18th December 1999)

9th Aug 2023 11.54am
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BBC News reports on the bomb explosion outside BBC Television Centre (4th March 2001)

19th Mar 2023 12.29am
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BBC News reports on the bomb explosion at the front of BBC Television Centre (4th March 2001)

9th Mar 2023 9.50pm
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Europe Direct closing, BBC World continuity including programme promotions for USA Direct and Science World Season followed by BBC News reporting on bomb explosion outside BBC Television Centre (4th March 2001)

8th Mar 2023 11.45pm
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BBC World continuity followed by BBC News reporting on BBC Television Centre bomb (4th March 2001)

4th Mar 2023 8.00pm
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BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity followed by Zigger Zagger opening sequence (27th September 1977)

24th May 2021 6.28pm
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BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity followed by Maths Topics opening titles (late-1970s TBC)

24th May 2021 4.05pm
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BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity followed by Merry-Go-Round opening titles (late-1970s TBC)

23rd May 2021 9.50pm
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BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity followed by Resource Unit – English opening sequence (March 1980)

22nd May 2021 11.00pm
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ITV Schools and Colleges continuity followed by Looking at Television opening titles (c. 1979)

21st May 2021 12.49pm
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BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity followed by Scene opening sequence (October 1980)

20th May 2021 1.31pm
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ITV Schools and Colleges continuity followed by A Place to Live opening sequence (c. 1985)

19th May 2021 9.26pm
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BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity followed by Scene opening sequence (c. 1977)

11th May 2021 8.32pm
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BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity followed by Going to Work opening titles (2nd October 1978)

10th May 2021 5.26pm
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BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity followed by Scene opening sequence (October 1977)

10th May 2021 3.45pm
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BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity followed by Scene opening sequence (November 1977)

10th May 2021 2.13pm
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BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity followed by Scene opening sequence (November 1977)

9th May 2021 11.59pm
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BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity followed by A Job Worth Doing? opening titles (1970s)

9th May 2021 9.49pm
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BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity followed by Twentieth Century History opening titles (1970s)

9th May 2021 9.36pm
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ITV Schools and Colleges continuity followed by It’s More Life opening titles (1970s)

9th May 2021 3.50pm
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BBC Two Schools and Colleges continuity including promotion for schools programmes moving to BBC Two permanently (22nd June 1983)

6th May 2021 8.29pm
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BBC Two Schools and Colleges continuity followed by Watch opening titles (22nd June 1983)

6th May 2021 6.45pm
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ITV Schools and Colleges continuity (1980s)

2nd Feb 2021 12.20am
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ITV Schools on Channel 4 continuity (date TBC)

13th Jan 2021 11.04pm
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ITV Schools on Channel 4 continuity (date TBC)

13th Jan 2021 10.56pm
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Thames start-up (partial) followed by ITV Schools and Colleges continuity (1st February 1979)

9th Jan 2021 9.09pm
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ITV Schools and Colleges continuity followed by Stop, Look, Listen opening titles (1st February 1979)

9th Jan 2021 9.08pm
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BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity (14th June 1983)

1st Jan 2021 12.01am
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BBC One Schools and Colleges countdown (September 1981)

1st Jan 2021 12.01am
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BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity (January 1982)

1st Jan 2021 12.01am
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General election treats for Pres fans

9th Dec 2019 7.55pm
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