BBC 1 & 2 Engineering Closedowns

There was a slight picture jump at 2.14 and 10 seconds, but the picture seems to be as good as it was before, and the Eastern regional Ceefax is still there, so I assume this is still the normal feed at Tac.

Leaving it a bit late to cut the feed aren't they. It's usually cut after 5 minutes.

At the tone, the time sponsored by Test Card J will be....

yes, surely the whole point of the test is to cut the feed!

They do seem to be leaving it a bit late, but maybe they're testing other things first? I gather that there have been some changes made to the tests compared with last year, but I have no idea what they are.

I don't think there's been disruption to the feed thus far - still waiting.

EDIT: Momentary blankness just then!

perhaps the engineers are alarmed that RBS test stalwarts such as sda and simon l uxton do not appear to be online. i mean it'd be awful if they missed it wouldn't it - its but once a year!

Two big jumps just then....

At 2.36am, let the record show that Tacolneston is now on RBS and Ceefax is dead. I wonder if we'll get any of that lovely animated test pattern we got last year?

Now on TCJ in Central Scotland, no Ceefax.

Slight ghosting from Belmont compared to before. Ceefax as expected is off.

What did you have before? We've had TCJ all along, just in better quality.