RW
This is the December 2003 version with the watered down music.
Some of the shots used in this countdown also found their way into the opening titles of BBC regional news programmes of the time. The countdown had previously been revamped with the original music in January 2003.
Robert Williams
Founding member
When is this one from . . . (19:59)
This is the December 2003 version with the watered down music.
Some of the shots used in this countdown also found their way into the opening titles of BBC regional news programmes of the time. The countdown had previously been revamped with the original music in January 2003.
HC
Blimey. There was so much fish featured in the archive 19.59 top of the hour, I thought I was watching Blue Planet 2..
:-(
A former member
Im sure that is newcastle. why is it, all the good stuff happens when you busy!
HC
Looks like a Pendelino.
So either Preston or Carlisle?
Edit..
Having watched it again, with use of the pause button, its a double Virgin Voyager set. Then there's a GNER HST in another shot.
.So, either (previously suggested) Newcastle, or York.
Edit 2.0
Ahh. Tony answers below..
So either Preston or Carlisle?
Edit..
Having watched it again, with use of the pause button, its a double Virgin Voyager set. Then there's a GNER HST in another shot.
.So, either (previously suggested) Newcastle, or York.
Edit 2.0
Ahh. Tony answers below..
Last edited by Hatton Cross on 9 November 2017 8:13pm - 2 times in total
TO
Its a Voyager and is defintely Newcastle
Looks like a Pendelino.
So either Preston or Carlisle?
So either Preston or Carlisle?
Its a Voyager and is defintely Newcastle
JA
I notice they've shown what looks like 2 different clips from the launch- one seems to be the original 16:9 version, without the on-screen clock, the other has the on-screen clock and looks like it's a 14:9 recording zoomed up to 16:9.
AN
The director liked fish and trains by the look of it.
I assumed they filmed the trains, plus the train being driven and the Angel of the North all in one session.
Andrew
Founding member
Blimey. There was so much fish featured in the archive 19.59 top of the hour, I thought I was watching Blue Planet 2..
The director liked fish and trains by the look of it.
I assumed they filmed the trains, plus the train being driven and the Angel of the North all in one session.
IT
That was the first rebrand I remember watching when it actually happened (I'd been aware of the May 1999 rebranding exercise but in a gradual way). I tuned in at 9am and remember seeing that countdown for the first time followed by the new set and presentation with Phil Hayton and Anna Jones. Seems like yesterday, really.
itsrobert
Founding member
That was the first rebrand I remember watching when it actually happened (I'd been aware of the May 1999 rebranding exercise but in a gradual way). I tuned in at 9am and remember seeing that countdown for the first time followed by the new set and presentation with Phil Hayton and Anna Jones. Seems like yesterday, really.
IT
itsrobert
Founding member
Thinking about it, 2003 was right about the time that standing news presentation became the norm. Obviously ITN had pioneered it with 5 News in 1997, followed by Channel 4 News in 1999 - but it wasn't until 2003 that it started spreading further on mainstream news. The BBC updated N8 in December 2003 to include two standing presentation areas (one with a large screen, the other without) and ITV News had started having presenters standing up during 2003 but didn't really embrace it until their "Theatre of News" launched in Feb 2004.
Like I say, this all feels like it happened yesterday - it's scary to think it's nearly 15 years ago.
Like I say, this all feels like it happened yesterday - it's scary to think it's nearly 15 years ago.