Launch timing for 1981 BBC One symbol
The TV Room contributor Andrew Nairn has spotted a rather useful clip on YouTube, which helps narrow …
2005 BBC strike
BBC staff went on strike from midnight on Monday 23rd May 2005 for 24 hours. They were protesting at …
BBC News: the beginning of the Lambie-Nairn/David Lowe era
On 10th May 1999, the BBC’s television news service was relaunched. But unlike previous …
BBC News virtual era ends
On Sunday 9th May 1999, the BBC News “virtual set” was aired for the final time. First …
Teletext recoveries
A quick word about some of the latest teletext recovery work by Jason Robertson and Terence …
Channel 4 pre-1993 oddities
For its first 10 years, Channel 4 was not a commercial broadcaster in the real sense. It was owned …
The history of test cards on Irish TV
Until the mid-1980s, the test card was a common sight on RTÉ TV during daytime hours. Prior to that, …