It seemed mundane and ordinary, life to me as a kid in those days (as indeed, it was) but now, as a middle-aged woman, these archive clips fascinate me. I just heard the OU music on Radio 3 and it brought it back straightaway!! Funny how these things stay with you forever. In those days didn't the TV shut down at midnight? Is that when these programmes were on? And as somebody else said, what did people who had to get up to go to work early, or do a nightshift, do? Thank you for uploading this, and to all contributors who upload these fascinating gems of our history.
I don't think TVs were still advanced enough to "shut down" automatically back then after broadcasts. But TV stations (there were *only 3* back then BBC1, BBC2 & ITV) DID usually close down around midnight or 1 O'Clock am until opening up the following morning around 9am depending on the station or who was on duty that night allowing staff to get a goodnight's sleep. An exciting brand new fourth station (Channel 4) was not to appear untill the following year (1982) and the start of breakfast TV the year after that (1983) initially on ITV starting at 6:30 am or 7:00am then later that year (not to be outdone) BBC1 followed suit launching their own breakfast programme later that year! And at the end of that decade we were to be treated to "NICAM digital stereo sound! At the end of the decade we were finally treated to 24 hour TV throughout the night courtesy of ITV! But prior to 24 hour television many TV announcers at shutdown would frequently remind sleepy you to *"Before retiring to bed. Please remember to switch off your TV set! Goodnight"* And as for "What did people do?" The TV announcers would often recommend the radio (as radio was available through the night) (BBC radio if a BBC channel) as an alternative form of entertainment and comfort to see you through the lonely night hours after your TV screen went dark!
Did you still manage to complete the course? If you didn't maybe you could still complain. Its on video here that it was delayed so you may have grounds for some compensation!
Great clip! Interesting to note that the mechanical version of the Open University symbol is still in use here. The animated form-up results in a less than perfect OU logo (compare it to the version shown just after the programme finished).
No surprise to see a BBC2 Open University programme being transmitted late at night as it isn't pecking into the afternoon schedule and announcer Peter Bolgar who is now retired stays on for overtime and the OU transmission.
Brings back memories of my childhood. I recall they used to be show during the day too. Too young to remember whether it was in my school holidays or when I was off sick but that theme tune used to send total boredom through my whole being. I was hoping for cartoons, then this would happen. I was not a happy bunny. Haha.
After searching on BBC Genome I think that might be 10 March 1981. It would indicate that the programme before that was a programme on the Budget which could well overrun and cause the rescheduling of the OU programme.
Thanks for giving the date it was broadcast, that is fascinating, I always wonder what date and year they were. Fascinating (and I mean that genuinely).
I could never understand why, in the days before video recorders, The Open University programmes were on either very early in the morning or very late at night. Especially as many OU students were often mature students who had families and other jobs. When did they think people slept?😄
It still frightens the life out of me when after "goodnight" the screen goes black and the long beep occurs. To completely scare the living daylights, sometimes the screen would turn white with two vertical black lines down the middle of the screen. Horrific!
Th Open University -based in Wavendon, "Milton Keynes"-(for some reason, the theme tune brings up images of wet roads and 250 cc motorbikes ridden fast on L plates!???).
![[DOKKAN BATTLE] Worldwide Campaign Announcement Video Part 2!](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JpT5Voak6WA/mqdefault.jpg)
It’s so wonderful to see this Open University sequence music after so many years. Thank you for uploading it.
It seemed mundane and ordinary, life to me as a kid in those days (as indeed, it was) but now, as a middle-aged woman, these archive clips fascinate me. I just heard the OU music on Radio 3 and it brought it back straightaway!! Funny how these things stay with you forever. In those days didn't the TV shut down at midnight? Is that when these programmes were on? And as somebody else said, what did people who had to get up to go to work early, or do a nightshift, do? Thank you for uploading this, and to all contributors who upload these fascinating gems of our history.
I don't think TVs were still advanced enough to "shut down" automatically back then after broadcasts. But TV stations (there were *only 3* back then BBC1, BBC2 & ITV) DID usually close down around midnight or 1 O'Clock am until opening up the following morning around 9am depending on the station or who was on duty that night allowing staff to get a goodnight's sleep. An exciting brand new fourth station (Channel 4) was not to appear untill the following year (1982) and the start of breakfast TV the year after that (1983) initially on ITV starting at 6:30 am or 7:00am then later that year (not to be outdone) BBC1 followed suit launching their own breakfast programme later that year! And at the end of that decade we were to be treated to "NICAM digital stereo sound! At the end of the decade we were finally treated to 24 hour TV throughout the night courtesy of ITV! But prior to 24 hour television many TV announcers at shutdown would frequently remind sleepy you to *"Before retiring to bed. Please remember to switch off your TV set! Goodnight"* And as for "What did people do?" The TV announcers would often recommend the radio (as radio was available through the night) (BBC radio if a BBC channel) as an alternative form of entertainment and comfort to see you through the lonely night hours after your TV screen went dark!
I remember being absolutely GUTTED when this was rescheduled, my study plan was completely ballsed-up😳
flashtheoriginal.....oh dear 🤔🤔🤣😂😭👍
Did you still manage to complete the course? If you didn't maybe you could still complain. Its on video here that it was delayed so you may have grounds for some compensation!
Me too. Cost me a first. ☹
Such an underrated comment! ROFLMAO
i found the muted apology rather rich
Great clip! Interesting to note that the mechanical version of the Open University symbol is still in use here. The animated form-up results in a less than perfect OU logo (compare it to the version shown just after the programme finished).
Yeah, it looks all janked up. Wonder if the model was damaged somehow.
How did they make these models and make them appear somewhat electronically produced.
@@carpetbaggerface I was reminded not to go to the lake as it would be ironically dangerous for me to go there
No surprise to see a BBC2 Open University programme being transmitted late at night as it isn't pecking into the afternoon schedule and announcer Peter Bolgar who is now retired stays on for overtime and the OU transmission.
Brings back memories of my childhood. I recall they used to be show during the day too. Too young to remember whether it was in my school holidays or when I was off sick but that theme tune used to send total boredom through my whole being. I was hoping for cartoons, then this would happen. I was not a happy bunny. Haha.
After searching on BBC Genome I think that might be 10 March 1981. It would indicate that the programme before that was a programme on the Budget which could well overrun and cause the rescheduling of the OU programme.
Likely to be the case.
10th March 1981 it is:
ruclips.net/video/rEdhOAXu98E/видео.html
Thanks for giving the date it was broadcast, that is fascinating, I always wonder what date and year they were. Fascinating (and I mean that genuinely).
I could never understand why, in the days before video recorders, The Open University programmes were on either very early in the morning or very late at night. Especially as many OU students were often mature students who had families and other jobs. When did they think people slept?😄
I remember finding this ident music, and that of PBS after Sesame Street, particularly eerie.
Reminds me of getting up so early and hanging around behind sofas and doors so I could boo my mum. Arh funny times.
All sorts of Proustian feelings came over me when I watched this
It still frightens the life out of me when after "goodnight" the screen goes black and the long beep occurs. To completely scare the living daylights, sometimes the screen would turn white with two vertical black lines down the middle of the screen. Horrific!
The beep you hear is the 440HZ tone and that was the norm prior to the transmitters being switched off as a fire precaution and save fuel and money.
@@grahampearson5670 thanks for the info! Very interesting. I'd love to see that on RUclips !
As a kid, the OU fanfare used to scare me
It's a bit like those old Public Information films
Me too.
Yep, same here
Terrified me. Especially that long note at the end.
I know what you mean
As a kid us to love being up late listening to this and even watching the programs when I should have been in bed - kids these days have babestation
The OU logo looks slightly deformed in this clip.
That is a little interesting how it was, but apparently that was because they ran their mechanical model in real-time!
@@ChristopherSobieniak maybe some clumsy bbc worker knocked the model over!
@@carpetbaggerface Always hard to tell. I just assume either the camera or the model wasn't aligned properly.
Th Open University -based in Wavendon, "Milton Keynes"-(for some reason, the theme tune brings up images of wet roads and 250 cc motorbikes ridden fast on L plates!???).
Have you noticed the wonky-looking The Open University logo in the ident?
Must have been in NC2 rather the OU Con if it was the same announcer
Thanks uploader, what's with the curl then?
At the end of the brief OU transmission, the screen goes blank and the tone soon kicks in.
That's when you wake up on the sofa 😂
Peter Bolgar?
Classic!
Shame there wasn't the disappearing logo at the end
You're not wrong.
Publicat pe 10 mai 2018
That was quick!!!
Has anyone noticed that the BBC2 announcer and the Open University's announcer sound the same!
Because they are both Peter Bolgar