SC
There's been a PIF between the weather and closedown/news channel for as long as I can remember.
Used to be followed by the announcer saying something like "That was a public information film" but not for quite a few years.
I presume the BBC were required to specify that the viewer had just seen a PIF, because they may have also seen the same one on ITV or C4 - and mistaken the PIF for an "advert" on the BBC!
"That was a public information film, not a commercial - so you still need to pay your TV license!"
I've just seen an HM Coastguard advert on BBC One telling you to call 999 and ask for Coastguard in an emergency.
It came on between the Weather at 00:15 just before joining the news channel.
Is this a new thing, or is it just something (or the type of thing) that's often shown at night?
It came on between the Weather at 00:15 just before joining the news channel.
Is this a new thing, or is it just something (or the type of thing) that's often shown at night?
There's been a PIF between the weather and closedown/news channel for as long as I can remember.
Used to be followed by the announcer saying something like "That was a public information film" but not for quite a few years.
I presume the BBC were required to specify that the viewer had just seen a PIF, because they may have also seen the same one on ITV or C4 - and mistaken the PIF for an "advert" on the BBC!
"That was a public information film, not a commercial - so you still need to pay your TV license!"
JA
Try and look up Apaches, a 30-minute long PIF from the late 70s about kids playing (and dying) on farms. It ranges from the hilarious (the kid drowing in pig ****) to the nightmare inducing (the girl dying from drinking pesticide).
DJ
JIMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!
Was rather tempted to reply to that with "FALLLLLOOOOOONNNNNN!" but that's another subject.
Meanwhile . . .
. . . that was a public information film.
JIMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!
Was rather tempted to reply to that with "FALLLLLOOOOOONNNNNN!" but that's another subject.
Meanwhile . . .
. . . that was a public information film.
PA
Hold at arms length. No not the child, the sparkler... 😄
Next month you'll no doubt start to see the one about wearing gloves whilst holding sparklers.
Hold at arms length. No not the child, the sparkler... 😄
:-(
A former member
does anyone remember the talking cloud? that was always on before CITV in the 90s?
What come first the above of this:
What come first the above of this:
JA
10 minutes of kids being electrocuted, we didn't want to distrurb our kids at all back in the 70s did we?
JV
Kids in the 70s had nothing to worry about with Rolf Harris teaching them to swim and Jimmy Savile telling them to wear seat belts!
James Vertigan
Founding member
10 minutes of kids being electrocuted, we didn't want to distrurb our kids at all back in the 70s did we?
Kids in the 70s had nothing to worry about with Rolf Harris teaching them to swim and Jimmy Savile telling them to wear seat belts!
SC
Kids in the 70s had nothing to worry about with Rolf Harris teaching them to swim and Jimmy Savile telling them to wear seat belts!
I thought of a joke there but decided to keep it to myself!
10 minutes of kids being electrocuted, we didn't want to distrurb our kids at all back in the 70s did we?
Kids in the 70s had nothing to worry about with Rolf Harris teaching them to swim and Jimmy Savile telling them to wear seat belts!
I thought of a joke there but decided to keep it to myself!