BBC Two daytime closedown (26th February 1980)
One of a number of recordings that has found its way into the hands of many presentation enthusiasts …
Black and white pulse and bar followed by test card – and reinstatement of colour burst (4th November 1984)
A very brief clip to demonstrate how pulse and bar was sometimes radiated minus colour burst.
ITV Digital test card on Granada Men & Motors (2002)
ITV Digital created a special test card, which was broadcast during downtime on some ITV channels.
BBC Two Test Card G (BBC Scotland generator) (1980s)
The BBC’s alternative to Test Card F for many years – Test Card G.
BBC One test card: logoless (24th November 1985)
The channel logo goes AWOL.
BBC One test card (1st May 1985)
A brief burst of test card and music, a few months into the BBC One COW (Computer-Originated World) …
BSkyB test card: The Power Station (1990)
Three of the original British Satellite Broadcast channels survived the merger with Sky in December …
BSkyB test card: The Sports Channel (1990)
Three of the original British Satellite Broadcast channels survived the merger with Sky in December …
BSkyB test card: The Movie Channel (1990)
Three of the original British Satellite Broadcast channels survived the merger with Sky in December …
BSB test card: Now (1990)
A snippet of one of the bespoke channel test cards used by British Satellite Broadcasting in 1990.
BSB test card: The Power Station (1990)
A snippet of one of the bespoke channel test cards used by British Satellite Broadcasting in 1990.
BSB test card: Galaxy (1990)
A snippet of one of the bespoke channel test cards used by British Satellite Broadcasting in 1990.