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Mid-80s BBC One: the benefits of one big relaunch over piecemeal changes

1st January 2020 in Features by Andrew Nairn

18th February 1985 was a red letter day for BBC One. A “new look” to the channel was …

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Engineering information for the TV and radio trade

23rd December 2019 in Features by The Rewind Team

Other than TV and radio tradesmen and engineers – and presentation enthusiasts – few …

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General election treats for Pres fans

9th December 2019 in Features by Andrew Nairn

General elections are big events for broadcasters. Huge efforts go into mounting the overnight …

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Archive footage provides evidence of early use of STV branding

24th November 2019 in Features by Andrew Nairn

A great little find from the archives was recently shared on Twitter by STV Footage Sales.

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The BBC test card and in-vision teletext

14th November 2019 in Features by Andrew Nairn

TV Presentation has a cousin – trade test transmissions and in-vision teletext pages.

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Remembering the launch of BBC One’s circle-themed idents

7th October 2019 in Features by The Rewind Team

At 10am on Saturday 7th October 2006, BBC One launched a new on-air identity. On the thirteenth …

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BBC Two clock goes electronic

6th September 2019 in Features by The Rewind Team

The project to replace the Noddy-based clock caption device (where a camera was placed in front of a …

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The mystery of the additional mechanical BBC clocks

1st September 2019 in Features by The Rewind Team

Until the early 1980s, BBC One and BBC Two made use of mechanical clock devices as a means of …

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ITV: uniting the network (Part 2)

31st August 2019 in Features by Andrew Nairn

A few weeks ago I took a look at the ultimate failure of the first attempt to create a unitary image …

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ITV: uniting the network (part 1)

18th August 2019 in Features by Andrew Nairn

It’s 30 years since ITV’s first attempt at a proper corporate identity was launched.

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BBC One closedown curiosities from the past

23rd July 2019 in Features by The Rewind Team

In the days before BBC News 24/BBC News Channel, BBC One closed down overnight. The BBC One …

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BBC brand refresh – 1981 style

20th July 2019 in Features by Andrew Nairn

In September 1981 the BBC One globe was modified – the electronic colour was changed and the …

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