BBC News 24 1997 Launch Preface (HQ)

Before its official launch at 6pm 9th November 1997 BBC News 24 showed a half hour preface programme with a brief history of BBC News and what to look forward to in the future.
The initial amount of black before the countdown has been edited.
More information available at www.tvhome.co.uk/bbcnews24/

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20 years on Thursday 09.11.2017

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Beautiful.

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0:08: *CLOCK*
0:25: LAST 12

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Guys, I want to see the full version of this video.

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BBC​ NEWS​ 24
BEGINS @ 5.30PM

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The Flags ident is lit 🔥

[@DonSucksTho98]

that was the best era since I was exactly born at 5PM in April 12th 1997

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0:08

[@denelson83]

Do you have the entire thirty-minute programme?

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ruclips.net/video/o4cs_F8P-aM/видео.html

[@Alif24Nizar]

still using Analogue PAL - I system

[@dvboy]

in 1997 yes. this was probably recorded from analogue cable where BBC News 24 was only available at first

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Hey my car was there

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what is da color

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Start: 17:29:30.48 (0:08)
Music dramatic: 17:29:48 (0:25)
Zoom start: 17:29:52 (0:29)
Zoom end: 17:29:58 (0:35)
END: 17: 29: 59. 96 (0:37)

[@hullian1113]

Literally unwatchable.

[@connorstirling3343]

Does anyone know of a clean cut of the lead in music there at the start?

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I once had all the original 11 tracks by George Fenton, but they have been lost.

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@@jacksugden8190 ruclips.net/p/PLYNYgwjZtu8SwTQdcWZ84g6yA0SvaL5sn

[@arielsidiqerdanayt]

Where is the full of the preface like this until 6pm News?

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ruclips.net/video/o4cs_F8P-aM/видео.html

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0:37

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Still quite modern by today’s standards

[@zeeshanmalik7965]

this was the same day of the Montreal screwjob

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00:37 00:09

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5h30 PM like 7h00 PM in Indonesia #WOW

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