BBC Two presentation: the early colour years
On 1st July 1967, BBC Two became the first UK television channel to formally launch a colour service …
A detailed treatment of a subject.
When was BBC Two not BBC Two?
The answer: when it was showing programmes for the Open University.
Branding the daytime schedule
The BBC’s new weekday daytime schedule arrived in October 1986. After years of programmes for …
1980s BBC One Scotland identity crisis
One of the strangest chapters in the story of BBC One branding in the nations runs from the autumn …
All change for BBC News in 1981
For pres fans, the first week of September 1981 was significant. The modification of the BBC One …
Pronunciation 101
In the past, broadcasting organisations – particularly the BBC – were quite strict about …
How did TCF become such an iconic BBC image?
It is an iconic BBC image – part of the brand heritage and as much a statement of the BBC …
The history of the BBC trade test transmission (part 1/4)
This page contains examples of the various tuning signals and test cards used on BBC Television …
The history of the BBC trade test transmission (part 2/4)
Our history of the BBC trade test transmission continues.
The history of the BBC trade test transmission (part 3/4)
Our history of the BBC trade test transmission continues.
The history of the BBC trade test transmission (part 4/4)
Our history of the BBC trade test transmission concludes.
RTÉ TV daily start-ups
Long after elaborate daily start-up routines were dispensed with on British TV, the tradition …