The Test Card: Today - Discussion 25-Apr-2012

Today - Discussion 25-Apr-2012 (April 2012)

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DVB Cornwall 25 April 2012 9:17am

Test cards have been used since the earliest television broadcasts and many people will have fond or frustrating memories of the test card girl and a clown playing noughts and crosses.

Now, the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London is exploring how test cards and their music affected the television watching public.

The Today programme's Nicola Stanbridge has been listening to the theories.

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25-Apr-2012 @ 09:17

rts Founding member 25 April 2012 9:20am

Listened on the drive in this morning. Quite interesting really, and it's influence on musicians and some bands. Reminded me of the new years eve we hadn't realised Jools Holland had finished and the music we were actually listening to was Ceefax.