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The junction where the CBBC presenter was the BBC One announcer

4th December 2022 in Features by Andrew Nairn

Every so often the past throws up little mysteries. Sometimes they are very trivial in themselves …

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BBC Two presentation: the early colour years

28th April 2021 in Features by The Rewind Team

On 1st July 1967, BBC Two became the first UK television channel to formally launch a colour service …

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When was BBC Two not BBC Two?

11th March 2021 in Features by The Rewind Team

The answer: when it was showing programmes for the Open University.

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Branding the daytime schedule

29th October 2020 in Features by The Rewind Team

The BBC’s new weekday daytime schedule arrived in October 1986.

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BBC One Scotland clock in BBC Two colours

6th October 2020 in Features by The Rewind Team

A really obscure bit of BBC presentation trivia now. For a period in 1985, a small glitch in the BBC …

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1987 BBC One Scotland closedown observations

5th October 2020 in Features by The Rewind Team

A 1987 BBC One Scotland closedown has caught our eye.

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Branding anomaly in 1981 BBC Two news summaries

2nd October 2020 in Features by The Rewind Team

When BBC News radically relaunched its TV news presentation in September 1981, one of the changes …

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1980s BBC One Scotland identity crisis

27th September 2020 in Features by Andrew Nairn

One of the strangest chapters in the story of BBC One branding in the nations runs from the autumn …

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All change for BBC News in 1981

10th September 2020 in Features by Andrew Nairn

For Pres fans, the first week of September 1981 was significant. The modification of the BBC One …

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BBC One resorts to rolling news to cover 1991 Gulf War

26th July 2020 in Features by Andrew Nairn

A new discovery on YouTube is a reminder of the degree of disruption to BBC One which was brought …

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No trade test on Sundays

10th June 2020 in Features by Andrew Nairn

Occasionally an old clip of what was once unremarkable everyday television provides a gateway into …

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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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