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Nostalgic Touch During Ceefax

with a fab new year closedown (December 2004)

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tvmercia Founding member
oh i say. whilst happily typing away in one of those "if only i hadn't left it till the last minute" modes, with ceefax on in the background, i almost spat out my gob full of redbull when i heard a rather unexpected thing ...

BBC CEEFAX NOSTALGIC V/O

very nice. is that dean or phil? but anyway, very nice touch.
DB
dbl
Very nice announcement, but what's "Direct Television." Confused
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tvmercia Founding member
DialUpBorg posted:
Very nice announcement, but what's "Direct Television." Confused


Quote:
early transmissions were famously introduced by one of the very first presenters, Elizabeth Cowell with the words “This is direct television from Alexandra Palace”.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/heritage/buildings/alexandra_palace.shtml


ooh and a rather nice opening anno too ..

Arrow BBC 2 OPEN 31/12/04
JA
jamesmd
tvmercia posted:
DialUpBorg posted:
Very nice announcement, but what's "Direct Television." Confused


Quote:
early transmissions were famously introduced by one of the very first presenters, Elizabeth Cowell with the words “This is direct television from Alexandra Palace”.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/heritage/buildings/alexandra_palace.shtml


ooh and a rather nice opening anno too ..

Arrow BBC 2 OPEN 31/12/04


I thought it was Deadly Alancoat at first..... (those who don't know, that's Alan Deadicoat).
DE
deejay
It's Dean. Methinks they're making the most of their remaining time transmitting from TV Centre... !
IS
Inspector Sands
deejay posted:
It's Dean. Methinks they're making the most of their remaining time transmitting from TV Centre... !


Sounds about right, although there's nothing to stop them saying things like that in the building down the road
BO
boring_user_name
So when does BBC ONE and TWO Presentation move to BBC Broadcast?
DA
Dan Founding member
boring_user_name posted:
So when does BBC ONE and TWO Presentation move to BBC Broadcast?


They're already run by BBC Broadcast, but they move to a new building next month. The BBC will be selling BBC Broadcast later next year.
MA
marksi
Dan posted:
boring_user_name posted:
So when does BBC ONE and TWO Presentation move to BBC Broadcast?


They're already run by BBC Broadcast, but they move to a new building next month. The BBC will be selling BBC Broadcast later next year.


Then it'd just be "Broadcast". But that's a magazine.
IS
Inspector Sands
marksi posted:
Dan posted:
boring_user_name posted:
So when does BBC ONE and TWO Presentation move to BBC Broadcast?


They're already run by BBC Broadcast, but they move to a new building next month. The BBC will be selling BBC Broadcast later next year.


Then it'd just be "Broadcast". But that's a magazine.


It'll probably be 'BT' or 'Ascent'
MA
marksi
Inspector Sands posted:
marksi posted:
Dan posted:
boring_user_name posted:
So when does BBC ONE and TWO Presentation move to BBC Broadcast?


They're already run by BBC Broadcast, but they move to a new building next month. The BBC will be selling BBC Broadcast later next year.


Then it'd just be "Broadcast". But that's a magazine.


It'll probably be 'BT' or 'Ascent'


Calling it a magazine is ok anyway as it'll just be a publishing house. Rolling Eyes On telly.
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tvmercia Founding member
and a rather fab close tonight on bbc two - a full snowman ident (even showing the slate at the end!) with becky doing a lovely anno over the top!

http://www.tvmercia.co.uk/bbc2slate.jpg

Arrow BBC TWO CLOSE - NEW YEAR

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