Analogue switch off in the UK - BBC Northern Ireland 23 Oct 2012
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- After a drawn-out region-by-region shutdown, analogue telly in the UK finally faded to black on 23 October 2012. Luckily, BBC Northern Ireland were there to give it a suitable send off. And here that send off is.
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The robot smiles at you with no mercy as he shuts off years off analog TV history at once. No tears we're dropped...
The robots a genocidal maniac
Lol
Seems that digit al is a traitor
He was crying inside and he was being held at gunpoint.
DIGIT AL NOOOOO :C
I remember watching this on tv and my mum actually had no idea what the digital switchover was about. We had an analogue tv so when I was watching this and when it switched off I shouted “muummm the tv isn’t working
Ryan Smyth “Ryan, let me see... hmmmmm better take this to a repair shop”
Rexogamer lol
@@Rexowogamer lol
Same, for an hour I was staring at “weak or no signal”
@@dylanjb4065 im gonna say to my mum is
"Mummmmm they will back in 7:00"
I was so obsessed with this little robot that I got a life sized plush of him lol
His name is Rob
@@portal1523 welp robs in my parents attic somewhere
@@Lucario0007 his name was Digit Al, actually, but he looks like a Rob tbh
can you burn him
deserves it
@@Mr_Storm_22 oh
I don’t like the feeling of a tv station saying goodbye forever but my dad walked in and said hello which scared the living fuck out of me
Lol
Spawned in
This is by far the most wholesome TV moment in history.
Which is weird seeing as the only wholesome thing about NI is rathlin island while everwhere else is shit
Exactly.
My friend didn't have a digital box at this point so he couldn't watch TV for a while!
My God, I bet he didn't want to go digital, you know they sell a lot digi boxes in Supermarkets for £30??
This was nice. A proper sign off to the analouge era, which I never knew existed because I mainly used cable.
I expected this to be an oddly scary send-off, but this was surprisingly calming, especially because of the accent.
2:00 And that’s when the plug is pulled
BZTTTTT
BSTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
And now, the cute robot will switch the tvs in northern ireland from analog to digital for your viewing pleasure
Her name is bbc robot
No, it's Digit Al
@@Mr_Storm_22 the mascot of DigitalUK
Digit Al is here if you need to switch to digital
That robot is a bastard! So cute but so evil!
Spooks I think, if 'Digit Al' took away Analog TV, he'll take away the signal for standard definition TV (SD)
What the hell you two whinging about, Digital has improve television with more channels and more choice, Analogue tv is dead and soon standard definition will be taken over by High Definition television. Welcome to the future of television.
What definition are we in currently I have no clue.
@@scottpeacock5492 calm down you fuck. people are allowed to reminisce on the old days, and miss that sompler time.
I own a Digit Al!
John Logic Baird was demonstrating high definition (1,000 lines plus) colour television, and 3D, in the 1930’s. A few of the projection receivers still exist. It's a shame that WW2 brought an end to the service, and that we ended up with 405 line monochrome for around 20 years. 75 years after Baird we had 1080i 2D colour. Still waiting for 3D to become available.
In ireland they turned off the transmitter live.
Yeah, on RTÉ
@@Mr_Storm_22 My mother recorded that moment on our Sky box while I was at school.
@@ClaireScullyClaireBlue same
@@ClaireScullyClaireBlue do you still have the recording? if so can you upload it to youtube?
@@ohhellothere-ok it's on RUclips actually! The day after this switchover happened
As a 16 year old who just found out about teletext from a video by neo, I was surprised that analogue television existed until 2012, seems like it would've died out a few years earlier
Fun fact: The day this shut down was the day after my 7th birthday
As a 5 year old, this frightened me to the sun and back. I was drifting off when it happened, so you can imagine my terror to wake up in confusion to see that staring back at me as it spoke something I didn't understand all alone. I'm glad analogue television lasted until early into my childhood
as a 2 year old at the time i don’t remember a thing
it scares me that you guys are old enough to use the internet now. i think i had just turned 11 when this happened.
This was a day after my 9th birthday, except I wasn't in NI so the switchover happened approximately 6 months sooner back in april 2012. Time flies. I still remember that small CRT TV I had in my room back then, before getting a digital TV later on. The only non digital TV was the one in the main room, however that was fine as it was provided by virgin media's cable service. admittedly it was hit and miss if you got a good service which was fairly typical for some customers on VM (and there was also a full on 2 day outage for the internet too back then at least on the service we had, ultimately was caused by an outdated router since by the time they replaced the router with their newest one at the time it stopped the outages and problems we kept having) I won't ever miss not having virgin, since the place we moved to about 5 years down the line didn't have VM in the area - and even though it exists now it isn't active at either property we've been at.
I still find it completely shocking that nothing like this is being broadcasted to let people know about the pstn switchoff in 2025 though as people who are left on copper technology after that time (i.e 1st jan 2026) will lose complete access to the internet and home phone calls. As it stands currently that's what is going to happen here - no ultrafast full fibre just old copper technologies and hybrid fibre which will still suffer the same problem as traditional adsl. It does seem as if they're building out full fibre now in this area however it states no date available for this postcode currently which is only slightly worrying when you consider the stop sell date of all copper broadband services is later this year in September.
So pikachu was born on October 22nd, 2005?
Thus ended Ceefax as well.
Ceefax: We could have spelt it like Seefacts, buts that is not 70s enough
LegitSi images
Randomly NTR images
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True
Technically, this wasn't a total goodbye to UK analogue TV. Milton Keynes still had it until a year later, due to legal issues.
weird....
@@jeffreyboggleton It was analogue cable, to be fair: there was a dispute between BT & Virgin Media over who exactly owned the cable; only after they'd figured it out could it finally be shut down.
Silly companies, no wonder there's no BT Virgin Media thingy in the UK
@@jeffreyboggleton Indeed!
Classic Milton Keynes, always stuck in the past.
Nothing but class from BBC
In the US when this happened the TV just went blank while in the UK there out here giving numbers for you to call and broadcasting a special message before the switch off
These guys have always been good at there job
UK guys are really lucky
In all fairness, there were absolutely some jaw-dropping sign offs in the US, depending on location.
ruclips.net/video/7zsWDP_1vmE/видео.html
And in brazil it just was a white😂screen for a few days
This was well planned, however many other things haven't been. Much like the pstn switchoff in december 2025 where everyone on old adsl or fttc services lose their home phone service and internet connectivity if they don't switch - some places don't have newer technologies yet. It's not even been announced properly yet it's rarely talked about unless you're aware of it yourself currently.
@@alice1374 what is pstn
@@algecirasousa PSTN stands for Public Switched Telephone Network It's a distinct network that works to transfer voice and data over phone lines. i.e analogue copper compared to superior fibre for digital.
Wow! It's the end of an era. We're in the process of digital switchover in my country at the minute. We will be fully digital by September next year.
what country are you
@@PolishcountryballTT New Zealand. Also, I made this comment 10 years ago.
@@Sailorsega impossible
@@JamesBalingitOfficial What is impossible and why is it impossibe?
@@Sailorsega i'm just joking
I like how the robot's name is called Digit Al.
WHY IS THAT ROBOT STARING INTO OUR SOULS
IDUNNO
he may just need you to switch to digital before time is up
Analogue TV in 16:9?
Very lucky to have that!
But still my grandparents also still receive Analogue channels, usually those that would normally be exclusive to cable and satellite. For example, would you believe that we don't receive outdoor antenna based TVP Info, but instead we get Pay TV exclusives like CNN (which is foreign to us, by the way, since we live in Central Europe) and TVN24?
@3D운전스쿨ᆞ운전교실 팬작품 No, that is Native 16.9. The UK had wide-screen analogue TV since 2000.
No, this is cable television.
In analogue television in Poland, it broadcasts only TVP1, TVP2, TVP Info (formerly as TVP3), Polsat, TVN, TV Puls and TV4.
Julian Hanc I don't recall my grandparents owning satellite prior to Multimedia (which was like months ago) though and they definitely didn't own cable because of some channels having snowy feeds. So it very likely may have been some pirate/localized ATV network behind this.
But let me tell you, watching TVP 1 HD in the quality of SD feels kinda awkward once you're accustomed to HDTV standards.
TVP 2 HD was the same thing as TVP 1 HD.
I'll never forget the very last words spoken on UK analogue television
It looks like that robot is doing a staring contest
Channel Warrior 😂😂😂😂😂😂 LMAO
It's creepy
what's the name of it?
i wanna punch it
@@spiderguy6937 his name is Digit Al
They gave a reflection. That's kind of cool. A lot less anticlimactic than what we got here on this side of the pond when our analog stations went dark.
What others are like: "ATTENTION: YOUR TV WILL STOP WORKING IN 2 MINUTES, CONTACT [number]"
What BBC is like: "We are switching from analog to digital. This allows us to have better quality video and audio. If you are affected by this, contact [number]. Until then, goodbye.
Analogue should be a backup. I’m saying that because Digital television is (and basically anything digital) in the case of a war, prone to cyber attack. And it’s not like we can make phones analogue.
Both should coexist
This is actually very informative.
Anyone else think they should've ended it with the National Anthem like the closedowns from yesteryear?
They did this in Australia and in some American states.
Imagine if someone died as the digital switchover happened while watching this.
ClockworkCapaldi66 , it could be very sad.
What The actual hell
they were analogue
...
hang on why the fuck did i even put this up
Haven't watched broadcast TV for over 13 years, so I haven't been affected by the analogue switch-off.
What is robot name? He looks cute.
The name given to the mascot of Digital UK is "Digit Al"... I'm sure you can see the intended play on words
Robby the Digital Robot
Creepy.
Digit Al
Dave
That robot looks so happy to say goodbye lol
On December 10th, us Victorians in Australia will lose our analogue TV stations. Even though i'm only 12, I love that old analogue tv effect, and I hate the fact that they have to shut it down.
Wow, your 19 now!
@@britneyspearsupdates249 21 now
Damn he acc 21
0:09 award emmy
And that's how it's done.
0:16 Is Where It Starts
I miss teletext
I only have teletext for ZDF (a german channel) and TVE International (a spanish channel).
And ARD
Some countries that no longer have analog TV surprisingly kept Teletext support, such as Spain, Germany and Italy.
The robot stares at you without mercy as he shuts down your favorite or not bbc tv channel.
0:00 like the clapping sound effect
Goodnight, and goodbye.
Jodie Gladman it’s sort of creepy in a way when tv does stuff like this.
Col 60 Rd
Eric cartman: hey hey hey do not flip that. that switch will destroy the inter analog television Jesus fuck. mom! The robot is trying to flip the switch.
I can totally see that in A South Park episode.
@@rexmageusersame
The way this robot stares at you is cute and scary at the same time 😂
0:16 Theres me! 1:31 Oh and that's the plush of me!
The year that digital television has fully come in Italy.
The USA are all digital since June 2009!
No, low power analogue TV was still broadcast until 2015 in the USA.
@@johndaniels6347 Just recently, July 13 2021 marked the end of the last remaining low-power analog tv stations across the US.
@@QueenDynamo and last month (January 2022) marked the total end of it, as Alaska switched off.
And now…. Digit Al will be switching your analogue to Digital
The British guy watching in the nude at 2am was not happy
The robot is the reason why Analogue (a pending fan character) got killed.
IT'S YOU (I'm Icanriseup btw)
It’s Freeview s fualt they decided to do it so other people cna get other channels from other places
1:05 he sounds so mad when he said “you can also visit the website”
I was in portrush the night this happened on holiday and we only had an analogue tv didn’t think they still existed and our area in the East Midlands had already switched over the year before so for the last couple of days of our holiday we had no TV. It was a shame when they did get rid of analogue but it does make me laugh that BBC One Northern Ireland long with Scotland and Wales had a HD regional version when the switchover happened and England’s version has only just happened this year 11 years later.
This is Cartoon Network Northern Ireland, where programmes will continue in just a minute, unless you are watching on analogue television. (Lots of talking later...) From the analogue Cartoon Network service, goodnight, and goodbye.
Javian Williams That would be odd on multiple levels:
CN was never on terrestrial except ONdigital (aka ITV Digital) which as the name implies was always digital, the only possible analogue closedown would have been on Sky.
...and the fact that the UK and Ireland share the same CN feed, so CN NI isn’t a thing.
But eh.
I know. But this is fan-made.
Javian Williams I can tell.
Really? Cartoon Network has been a digital channel ever since it launched.
Ok ok so the robot on the playlists is actually named "short circuit" he also had two movies made after him :) just to get that out the way
For anybody whos asking
Bro the robots smile gives me nightmares... HAVE MERCY!!!!
Fun Fact:
The robot is called Digi Al, which is just a reference to the word "DigitAl"
The robot is very creapy
it is actually
Ashleigh Dean i know
the real creepy thing is the BBC logo at the end
He’s not.
I get creeped out easily but I didn't find it creepy lol
BBC's Analogue Television close was very calm and sad
Breathing: 0:22, 0:34, 0:38, 0:51, 0:54, 0:58, 1:04, 1:07, 1:19, 1:25, 1:28
this made me spit out my coke
@@andknuckles101 lmfao
Isn’t the robot kinda cute?
weedle is op cute he’s cute and creepy
What
He is kind of cute
1:45: Is that the BBC logo???? P.S. They could have animated it.
They were to lazy
The 1997 logo really just fades. Even when it launched.
I haven't switched to digital, my tv has been off since this.
For 7 YEARS!
So you have not been able to watch TV for almost a decade?
@Anton Adams he probably has RUclips or other ways
How's series 15 of "Black Screen" going? I heard the plot dipped after the movie.
The robot’s name is Digi AL I really liked him. He’s a cool robot, but BBC already got shut down in 2012 nearly a few years before my birth.
That's it? No Union Jack, no band playing God Save The Queen?
Remember that BBC NI also airs in Republic of Ireland :P
2% UK Voice
100% US Voice
No it's Irish
Huh
0% uk
100% irish
0% irish
100% us
Was this broadcast after The Magic Box?
yes the magic box was the last analoge show on bbc 1 NI and UTV P.S my roblox name is jamieUTV P.P.S Do not hack me
Yes, UTV and BBCNI decided to simulcast a special edition of the Magic Box to commemorate the occasion.
@@lukehogan4260 This was me, I don't know what I was thinking
I have the plush toy of the robot that was in the clip till this day, is it rare?
I think
@@PuffyGeminiVictini 2 years too late 😂😅
@@TheRealZ9000 imao
Give me that plush
I have a theory that analogue and VHS will return, I have a funny feeling even after 6 years since the shut down of analogue. It might because it helped people in remote areas get the latest and in my opinion I loved when the static occurred and I knew every channel number
Seems like we're not going to see digi AL again...
But the bot smile is kinda creepy.
I love how simple yet sad this is. It’s just a message saying that analog television is now gone, and the fact that he says it in a simple, yet somber voice.
THAT ACCURSED ROBOT, HAS SHUT DOWN CEEFAX AND ALL ANALOG TVS
0:00 celebration of the analogue sign off
Wow. Can’t believe it’s been 10 years now.
The robot freaks me out anyone?
Same
SAME
Same
Same a little bit
i hate the fact they switched off analoge it was free and brillant
Digital switchover... more like medium switchover, from this point on, most people flocked to the internet and youtube.
What's really scary is the small BBC logo at the end.
cupcake cat Yes! The sort of thing that could just add easily have signed off the BBC before the commencement of a war or something. Or a remake of Threads.
Oh.
Well, yes.
But then buying a TV, unto itself, isn't free, is it? Paying your TV licence isn't free either, is it? The electricity you use to power your TV also isn't free, right?
As always, "free" is a relative term. Watching TV has never been an entirely cost-free exercise at any point.
TV used to be 405 lines. Black and white. 4:3.
In the grand scheme of things, £20 for a digital tuner (and only for older TVs without it built-in) is probably the most modest "upgrade" price ever offered.
That robot is sure is creepy when a channel is shutting down.
holy crap the robot is on a plate
This is a great one.
in singapore they just cut it off at midnight on the 2nd of january last year. lame.
Wow, so lame
*So lame, very VERY LAME*
I actually thought it would.
That robot tho
That robot is even worse then the cbeebies bugs
Its just a talkinh roblt nect to a GIANT FREAKING SWITCH!
Well. Sadly, this was the last BBC Channel to be set to digital In the UK.
This is BBC One Northern Ireland where programmes will continue if a few moments unless your watching on analog television.
The final stage of switchover is about to get underway. In a few moments we will turning of this. And all remaining analog channels forever. And overnight turning on the remaining new hype are free transmitters. This will mean there will be disruption to some services on freeview
I was like 4 but i just remember a scary robot from then
retro. the second time this happened since japan the year prior on NTV. and some others. but some in the tohoku reigon were pushed to this year due to the GREAT SHAKE OF 2011.
So, Nightmares won't fear you, right?
Well, haha, *NO.*
Je me souviens qu'en France, nous avions de l'analogique. 😮
Digit Al looks like he's about to kill me
What if someone sneaks into the command room and switches it back on!?
Impossible. The analog signals have been used now by telco companies in the UK and also by first-responders.
@@QueenDynamo right, so 999 has the analogue signals to prevent them being slowed by other digital services
It's me the robot guy
Was this recorded on analog or digital?
God dang that robot is creepy
Yeah, I had nightmares
Especially when it’s on the top of the screen
Notice the old bbc globes in the background, they recognised their history
widescreen analog television? that's weird!
October 2012? I had long switched over to digital by then. I thought that it was switched off in 2008.
Indonesia Analogue TV using PAL-B/G system and the digital using DVB-T2 System
GRETECH PITU The UK used PAL-I system for analog TV broadcasting.