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BBC Two test card followed by Pages from Ceefax (partial) (24th December 1984)

25th January 2021 in Teletext, Test Cards by The Rewind Team

A burst of Test Card F and music before Pages from Ceefax takes over at 9am.

Read MoreBBC Two test card followed by Pages from Ceefax (partial) (24th December 1984)

BBC One test card followed by Ceefax AM (full edition) (4th January 1988)

16th January 2021 in Teletext, Test Cards by The Rewind Team

The first non-public holiday weekday of the new year and BBC One starts its day with news and …

Read MoreBBC One test card followed by Ceefax AM (full edition) (4th January 1988)

BBC One test card followed by Ceefax AM (full edition) (19th January 1988)

16th January 2021 in Teletext, Test Cards by The Rewind Team

A chance to view an entire Ceefax AM broadcast from early January 1988 – including the test …

Read MoreBBC One test card followed by Ceefax AM (full edition) (19th January 1988)

BBC One test card followed by Ceefax AM (full edition) (21st January 1988)

15th January 2021 in Teletext, Test Cards by The Rewind Team

An entire Ceefax AM broadcast from early 1988 – including the pulse and bar and test card that …

Read MoreBBC One test card followed by Ceefax AM (full edition) (21st January 1988)

Open University programme discusses test cards (1976)

8th January 2021 in Test Cards by The Rewind Team

In this excerpt from a 1976 Open University programme, some discussion about the uses of the …

Read MoreOpen University programme discusses test cards (1976)

Channel 4 pre-launch announcement (2nd November 1982)

5th January 2021 in Channel Presentation by The Rewind Team

It’s launch day for Channel 4 – the UK’s first new terrestrial TV channel since …

Read MoreChannel 4 pre-launch announcement (2nd November 1982)

BBC Two test card new year wishes (1st January 1983)

1st January 2021 in Test Cards by The Rewind Team

NC2 overlays a new year message on the test card.

Read MoreBBC Two test card new year wishes (1st January 1983)

BBC Service Information (12th November 1982)

1st January 2021 in Channel Presentation, Programmes by The Rewind Team

A very brief bulletin of BBC Service Information here from the final weeks of this programme.

Read MoreBBC Service Information (12th November 1982)

BBC Two test card followed by BMTV opening (1989)

1st January 2021 in Programmes, Test Cards by The Rewind Team

In the late-1980s, the BBC broadcast an overnight service called British Medical Television.

Read MoreBBC Two test card followed by BMTV opening (1989)

How did TCF become such an iconic BBC image?

26th May 2020 in Features by Andrew Nairn

It is an iconic BBC image – part of the brand heritage and as much a statement of the BBC …

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The history of the BBC trade test transmission (part 4/4)

24th May 2020 in Features by The Rewind Team

Our history of the BBC trade test transmission concludes.

Read MoreThe history of the BBC trade test transmission (part 4/4)

The history of the BBC trade test transmission (part 3/4)

24th May 2020 in Features by The Rewind Team

Our history of the BBC trade test transmission continues.

Read MoreThe history of the BBC trade test transmission (part 3/4)
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