A very nice find, showing the delights of the sans serif font being used for the Ceefax pages, and the jazzy Positron tape playing as their soundtrack!
For the record, Joe Johnson won the World Snooker Championship that year, beating Steve Davis 18-12 in the final. It was the first pro tournament Johnson ever won!
In 1986 they had a digital informational service that you could actually navigate through ? Almost cannot believe this.. My first use of this service was around 1995' and it amazed me. In 1986 it must have been space age !
Yes, but it started in 1974. I started using it myself in about 1982 when I was 3 / 4 years old. (Just messing about with it of course at that age). This a report on Ceefax from 1975. ruclips.net/video/ICoj8mxG0ww/видео.html
Interesting to see the Newsreel pages found on the BBC Teletext Information service Ceefax being accompanied by music I found groovy back then and even today.
This is 10 out of 10 really for the music and the upload here too! As before this was where BBC1, and sometimes BBC2 also too, showed Pages from Ceefax in the daytime when nothing else was on of course. Ceefax really was in its element from May/mid 1983 to October/late 1986 at the time then. Really it covered the time from when the BBC gave up showing Test Cards F or G as they did in April 1983; up until when all day tv started in October 1986 or so. Of course, other things were shown too at the time, but when there were any gaps Ceefax was shown. BBC2 often had longer gaps than BBC1 when they were not showing the schools and colleges series in Daytime on Two at the time too; meaning that they would show it all day long at times too. BBC1 on the other hand would have short showings of it as of here too at the time, but it was very nice too really of course. Well done too!
The fact there were hours and hours of music on BBC1 and BBC2 showed that there was something on. The BBC called it a Trade Test Transmission, pre Ceefax. Shocking thst Radio Times never billed it as being a programme.
You are of course so right there then too. When the test card was shown it was either listed in the Radio Times as Closedown or nothing at all, which seemed peculiar really given that that is what was on at the time so too. Very strange really I guess?!@@dvidclapperton
The 1st May 1986 then-a Thursday too at that; from 3.00pm to 3.15pm on BBC1 at the time of course. Presumably in the Radio Times at the time this would have been shown as Pages from Ceefax in there no doubt too of course as well. Thank you too!
Although as the announcer says this is actually from 3.00pm to 3.52pm when the Regional News would be shown, although that may not have been on in London or Scotland though at the time of course I wonder too. Thank you though!
The list of what was on that night includes the very first episode of Bread by Carla Lane, which of course went on really to be her best known sitcom series, after The Liver Birds and Butterflies. Although she did write other series too, such as Solo, The Mistress, I Woke Up One Morning, Screaming, Luv and Searching later on too. Thank you also for the BBC1 Ceefax here of course too, with very nice music too. 1986 of course was really the last year of Ceefax in vision before daytime tv started at the end of October that year, but at least we can enjoy these uploads of old too. Well done of course too!
I would guess too that BBC2 at the same time as this-3.00pm-was no doubt showing Ceefax with music too after Daytime on Two on there had ended until 5.30pm or so, although of course I am not too sure on that one though. Thank you too!
No I can see from here that they were showing World Snooker at the time, not Ceefax. I guessed that they might be showing it as it was often shown then at the time, although this was of course when they were not showing something else, like conferences or sport at the time too.
I think too also I remember the series King of the Ghetto which was shown that night on BBC2 at 9.30pm. It was a drama of course that starred the now late singer Ian Dury and actor Tim Roth as well too. I don't remember seeing it at the time, but I do remember seeing it listed in the Radio Times though at the time of course too. I don't remember what it was about, but I know it only lasted one series; and I don't think it was ever repeated/reshown either though too oddly.
@@glenstvstuff Before too long, this teletext generator (which was in use in-vision since 1980) would soon be phased out to be replaced by the Mullard Chip Set, which was in turn to be replaced with a Level 2 generator from 1988.
Yes, it was part of the normal Teletext service and you could view it on any Teletext TV at the time. The intro and outro pages were not part of what was broadcast on page 198, being still frames inserted by the continuity studio.
A very nice find, showing the delights of the sans serif font being used for the Ceefax pages, and the jazzy Positron tape playing as their soundtrack!
For the record, Joe Johnson won the World Snooker Championship that year, beating Steve Davis 18-12 in the final. It was the first pro tournament Johnson ever won!
and the last
In 1986 they had a digital informational service that you could actually navigate through ? Almost cannot believe this.. My first use of this service was around 1995' and it amazed me. In 1986 it must have been space age !
Yes, but it started in 1974. I started using it myself in about 1982 when I was 3 / 4 years old. (Just messing about with it of course at that age). This a report on Ceefax from 1975. ruclips.net/video/ICoj8mxG0ww/видео.html
Interesting to see the Newsreel pages found on the BBC Teletext Information service Ceefax being accompanied by music I found groovy back then and even today.
When people spoke properly on television.
2:08 You know, even with the Soviet cover-up it’s kind of odd that this one wasn’t the top headline of the day.
David Miles did the BBC1 morning shift on 1st May 1986 and he handed over to Peter Brook after lunch.
Jonny Briggs and Ulysees 31 on Childrens BBC - now you're talking!
This is 10 out of 10 really for the music and the upload here too! As before this was where BBC1, and sometimes BBC2 also too, showed Pages from Ceefax in the daytime when nothing else was on of course. Ceefax really was in its element from May/mid 1983 to October/late 1986 at the time then. Really it covered the time from when the BBC gave up showing Test Cards F or G as they did in April 1983; up until when all day tv started in October 1986 or so. Of course, other things were shown too at the time, but when there were any gaps Ceefax was shown. BBC2 often had longer gaps than BBC1 when they were not showing the schools and colleges series in Daytime on Two at the time too; meaning that they would show it all day long at times too.
BBC1 on the other hand would have short showings of it as of here too at the time, but it was very nice too really of course. Well done too!
Test Card G was the Philips PM5544 was still in use on BBC2 cutting in in the middle of Pages from Ceefax transmiasions for an hour or 2.
Yes of course there so then too at the time as well I am sure.@@dvidclapperton
The fact there were hours and hours of music on BBC1 and BBC2 showed that there was something on. The BBC called it a Trade Test Transmission, pre Ceefax. Shocking thst Radio Times never billed it as being a programme.
You are of course so right there then too. When the test card was shown it was either listed in the Radio Times as Closedown or nothing at all, which seemed peculiar really given that that is what was on at the time so too. Very strange really I guess?!@@dvidclapperton
The 1st May 1986 then-a Thursday too at that; from 3.00pm to 3.15pm on BBC1 at the time of course. Presumably in the Radio Times at the time this would have been shown as Pages from Ceefax in there no doubt too of course as well. Thank you too!
Although as the announcer says this is actually from 3.00pm to 3.52pm when the Regional News would be shown, although that may not have been on in London or Scotland though at the time of course I wonder too. Thank you though!
The list of what was on that night includes the very first episode of Bread by Carla Lane, which of course went on really to be her best known sitcom series, after The Liver Birds and Butterflies. Although she did write other series too, such as Solo, The Mistress, I Woke Up One Morning, Screaming, Luv and Searching later on too. Thank you also for the BBC1 Ceefax here of course too, with very nice music too. 1986 of course was really the last year of Ceefax in vision before daytime tv started at the end of October that year, but at least we can enjoy these uploads of old too. Well done of course too!
I would guess too that BBC2 at the same time as this-3.00pm-was no doubt showing Ceefax with music too after Daytime on Two on there had ended until 5.30pm or so, although of course I am not too sure on that one though. Thank you too!
No I can see from here that they were showing World Snooker at the time, not Ceefax. I guessed that they might be showing it as it was often shown then at the time, although this was of course when they were not showing something else, like conferences or sport at the time too.
Bread of course ran from here in 1986 until 1991 on BBC1 at the time later on too.
Ceefax had the most advanced graphics ever.
I think too also I remember the series King of the Ghetto which was shown that night on BBC2 at 9.30pm. It was a drama of course that starred the now late singer Ian Dury and actor Tim Roth as well too. I don't remember seeing it at the time, but I do remember seeing it listed in the Radio Times though at the time of course too. I don't remember what it was about, but I know it only lasted one series; and I don't think it was ever repeated/reshown either though too oddly.
Chernobyl, forgot all about that, I was 16 in 1986 and remember the news report about the disaster.
So was I, Chris! Remember the Chernobyl disaster at a time when O Levels loomed. The nuclear fall-out is still happening even now.
1st May 1986
Just a month before my sixteenth birthday and O Levels that year!
The video cuts off before we reach the 34th page of the Newsreel cycle. Aw shucks!
Isn't that always the way?!
@@glenstvstuff Before too long, this teletext generator (which was in use in-vision since 1980) would soon be phased out to be replaced by the Mullard Chip Set, which was in turn to be replaced with a Level 2 generator from 1988.
Chernobyl information through ceefax. Amazing.
Shame I never really knew about it until it ended 😢
The BBC1 clock here at the time had no centre dot in it did it not though of course?
Music ???
Was page 198 a special Pages From Ceefax number?
Yes, it was part of the normal Teletext service and you could view it on any Teletext TV at the time. The intro and outro pages were not part of what was broadcast on page 198, being still frames inserted by the continuity studio.
@@nowster I probably knew that at the time, even though I was only about 7 years old, but had forgotten it since. Thanks for the reply.
hard to believe they used to screen this bollocks on BBC1 all afternoon
Or BBC2 at the time of course so then too?!
Chernobyl
Kyiv
Soviet
Ukrainian War
1986-2023+
What has changed there too?! Not much really alas?!