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'In Parenthesis' from BBC Radio 3 on 1 April 1972

BBC Radio 3

In Parenthesis

CBC, every day for every one, on 221 and 96.0, launches on 11 April 1980

First sign-on for CBC on 11 April 1980

A blooper from an edition of Robin Watson's Wireless Biograph on CBC in Cardiff in their first year

CBC Wireless Biograph (blooper)

CBC in Cardiff goes to Caerphilly Castle for an outside broadcast early in their history

CBC OB from Caerphilly Castle

Saturday and Sunday programmes on early CBC in these two promos by Phil Miles

Phil Miles promos for CBC weekend programmes

Show openings for Capital Breakfast, Tiger Bay Rock, and Robin Watson's Wireless Biograph from early CBC

Capital Breakfast, Tiger Bay Rock, and Robin Watson on CBC

For only 75p, you too could wear a CBC beanie!

Wear a CBC hat!

Various clips from the first day or so of CBC in Cardiff

Various first day clips from CBC

CBC announces an expansion of evening programmes

Announcement of new evening schedule for CBC

A promo from LBC's second image package from 1975: at the time it sounded sophisticated, now it sounds like On The Hour.

LBC relaunch 1975

From 1973 comes LBC's original launch image package -- quite the revelation at the time, now just a tad pompous.

LBC/Robert Farnon launch package 1973

TWW's last ever programme on its last ever day.

Sir John Betjeman: Come to an End

In 1941, the BBC began prefixing their transmissions to the European mainland with 'V' in morse code, a practice that was so successful they kept it up long after the end of the war. http://www.transdiffusion.org/2015/07/16/dot-dot-dot-dash

BBC 'V for Victory' tuning signal

It's 1966 and we come out of an ITN bulletin and into ABC's Thank Your Lucky Stars! presented by Jim Dale. Oi'll goive it foive!

ITN > ABC > Thank Your Lucky Stars!

DX reception of Lichfield channel 8 of John Edmunds opening ABC Midlands for the day in 1964.

John Edmunds opens ABC Midlands for the day (DX reception)

Hankies at the ready: it's 29 September 1967 and David Dunhill is here to close down the BBC Home Service for the night... and forever.

BBC Home Service final closedown

From the http://www.transdiffusion.org/ archives... It's a Sunday afternoon and there's not much to be found on TV in 1965. What there is on ABC Weekend is ABC Farming Comment. Here we join ABC during an ad break and go into the opening and closing music of the programme - and very strange they are too.

ABC Farming Comment

The opening titles to ITN's First Report, later to be renamed News at One.

ITN First Report, 1972

ATV in Birmingham starts the day with the "Sir Lew Grade March", then Trevor Lucas takes us into 'Yoga for Health' with Richard Hittleman.

ATV starts the day in 1972

Douglas Cameron and Andrew Gardner take us into LBC's Night Watch 24 hour overnight news service in 1975.

LBC countdown into Night Watch, 1975

From 1975: LBC's invention of the news countdown takes us into their morning programme AM with Douglas Cameron and Clive Roslin.

LBC countdown into 'AM' - 1975

From 1975 comes LBC's second identity package. Here's the main LBC Theme in the clear.

LBC Theme 1975

ILR station Chiltern Radio's package from the 1980s. Amazingly American compared to what most other ILR stations of the time were doing. With grateful thanks to Jon Tarrant.

Chiltern Radio station theme

In the clear so you can do your own news headlines, plus all 10 'bongs', here's Johnny Pearson's 'The Awakening' as cut for ITN in 1967.

ITN News at Ten theme (clear, with bongs)

Channel 4 comes on air for the first time to the strains of the lovely 'Fourscore' by Lord David Dundas.

Fourscore

Jeff Wayne's Good Morning Britain theme - very long version.

Good Morning Britain (very long)

The main themes from the wonderful Bennett/Stokoe/Moran package for Central in 1982 - main (startup) theme, long closedown, short closedown.

Central package - themes

Four stings from the wonderful Bennett/Stokoe/Moran package for Central in 1982.

Central package - stings

David Hamilton closes ABC North's penultimate Saturday on air with the epilogue (cut from this recording) and Keith Martin with the weather.

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ABC North closedown on Saturday 20 July 1968

David Hamilton takes ABC North to the weather with Keith Martin, the epilogue and the closedown on ABC penultimate Sunday.

ABC North closedown on 21 July 1968

Opportunity Knocks says Goodbye to Didsbury on ABC's last Saturday - a complete show, minus adverts, that looks back at 12 years of ABC in the North.

Opportunity Knocks: Goodbye to Didsbury (27 July 1968)

A promo for YTV's first drama, voiced by Harlech's Peter Lewis, the David Hamilton closes down ABC on its last Saturday night.

ABC's final Saturday closedown, 27 July 1968

David Hamilton closes ABC North down for the very final time on Sunday 28 July 1968 with this special trip down memory lane, also featuring Keith Martin with the final weather forecast.

Goodbye to ABC, final programme on ABC, 28 July 1968

ABC starts the day between 1956 and 1959 with Robert Farnon's "Mr Punch".

ABC 1956-9 start-up "Mr Punch"

ABC's special pre-Morning Service opening sequence, with Frederic Curzon's 'Pastoral Prelude' substituting for 'Mr Punch' and later 'Busy Batchelor'.

ABC Morning Service startup using 'Pastoral Prelude'

In the week of 22 February 1971, LWT teeters on the edge yet again and faces a takeover from Rupert Murdoch. Ludovic Kennedy and Barrie Penrose at the BBC's '24 Hours' stir the pot... or investigate the troubled broadcaster.

BBC '24 Hours' on the fall of LWT, week commencing 22 February 1971

Colin Weston closes down Granada for the night in 1969. Note in the background Kif Bowden-Smith's grandmother wishing Colin goodnight back.

Colin Weston closes down Granada after a Frost on Saturday

From the late 1970s, BBC Radio 1's 'Mailbag' interviews producer Johnny Beerling about the station's use of jingles. With thanks to Jon Tarrant.

Johnny Beerling interviewed about BBC Radio 1 jingles

Frank Whitby opens Granada in summer 1968, handing over to 'On Air' with Alan Towers and the ITN headlines.

Granada starts the day with 'On Air' and the ITN news in summer 1968

Teledu Cymru reopens after lunch with Christine Godwin taking us into schools programmes. DX-quality recording which we've done our best with.

Teledu Cymru start up after lunch for schools

Broadcasting minister Christopher Chataway is about to decide how commercial radio will be introduced into the UK. David Lomax reports for the BBC's '24 Hours'.

BBC '24 Hours' on the Sound Broadcasting Bill, 14 January 1971

It's the afternoon of Tuesday 30 July 1968. Thames has already been on air in the morning for the cricket, then closed down for lunch. They're now back and ready to 'officially' begin broadcasting, starting with scenes from the celebrity-strewn luncheon they're throwing in London, narrated by Andrew Gardner.

Thames Television's inaugural luncheon, Tuesday 30 July 1968

Thames pre-launch promo on Rediffusion London

ATV starts the afternoon with a blast of the Sir Lew Grade March, followed by a welcome from Trevor Lucas.

ATV starts the afternoon with schools

Launch night of the new BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2. Kenneth Horne takes us through what you can expect from the two new networks. Music edited out - in places, literally with scissors at the time. Also gone is the Michael Parkinson sports monologue. Sorry.

Spotlight 1 and 2, 30 September 1967

Steve Carlisle's theme tune to the 1978-82 CBS comedy "WRKP in Cincinnati". Released as a single in 1979, it charted in the US at 65 in 1981.

WKRP In Cincinnati Main Theme

Colour is here, so Thames starts the day with a Johnny Hawksworth double: 'Pizzicato Rockalong' followed by 'Salute to Thames'.

Pizzicato Rockalong/Salute to Thames

Johnny Pearson's 'Midlands Montage', Stewart White doing the authority announcement and Mike Prince at the controls at ATV this morning.

ATV starts the day with Midlands Montage in 1981

Ron Goodwin's Yorkshire Television March and John Crosse open YTV for the day a few weeks after the fall of the Emley Moor mast.

1969: Yorkshire Television March

Kenny Everett counts down to the launch of BBC Radio 247 in September 1967

BBC Radio 247 promo

Philip Elsmore wakes Thames for the day in 1968 to the strains of Perpetuum Mobile by Michael Roberts and Salute to Thames by Johnny Hawksworth

Perpetuum Mobile and Salute to Thames

Thames starts the school day in November 1969 with Johnny Hawksworth's Pizzicato Rockalong and Salute to Thames, Raymond Guiot's Agridulce over a menu and Roger Roger's Running with the Wind for the countdown, followed by a Thames b&w ident.

Pizzicato Rockalong, Salute to Thames, Agridulce and Running with the Wind

Redvers Kyle is joined by Laurie West and John Kelly as he closes Rediffusion London for the last ever time late night on 29 July 1968

Last ever closedown of Rediffusion London

From 1988, it's the One O'Clock News from the BBC

BBC One O'Clock News

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