BBC One Schools and Colleges continuity followed by trade test transmission (2nd October 1978)
Programmes for Schools and Colleges come to an end for today. The 3pm BBC One junction.
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 …
When was BBC Two not BBC Two?
The answer: when it was showing programmes for the Open University.
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.