bbc1/bbc2 overnight shutdown question

I wonder if they do that in the other nations.

Perhaps they're taking this opportunity to test stuff at Nethergate.

Never knew the BBC had transmission facilities in Dundee... thought it was all at Queen Margaret Drive?

Liking the use of the words "Appended Page" on Ceefax page 198 at the moment! Why don't they just do the usual "1/2"?

Coloured bars with Dundee from the Darvel Transmitter:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h162/daveraveuk/dundee_tc.jpg

Test Card J from Darvel:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h162/daveraveuk/grainy_tc1.jpg

Back to Ceefax now, and Page 198 has disappeared from Ceefax.

Even the engineering tests finished late. Can't fault them for authenticity.

"Pause" symbol just appeared on N24, along with lots of jumping around in vision.

http://home.vis-is.co.uk/data/bbc1_2007-01-05_03-51.jpg

They have now started on BBC1.

Straight from the headlines on N24 into TCJ. Cleaner picture this time too.

http://home.vis-is.co.uk/data/bbc1_2007-01-05_04-01.jpg

Recieving London Ceefax but no page 198 this time.

As requested earlier, would it be possible for somebody to do a quick Windows Media Player file (maybe 1 or 2 minutes worth) for me of the test card... thanks.

Coloured bars and word 'DUNDEE' being broadcast again on BBC1 from Darvel transmitter.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h162/daveraveuk/dundee_tc2.jpg

And (very messily!) back to N24.

That's all folks!

Yes, very odd return there, flickering between TCJ and N24! But we're back - and that about wraps it up.