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The pilot edition of Joker's Wild was recorded on this day in 1969. It wasn't transmitted, but a series (the first of nine) began airing in July 1969.
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Posting because R.I.P. Moya Brennan and also because it's one of the greatest T.V. themes ever recorded. youtu.be/_B95i-BQ6n0?...
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Premiere tonight at 9:05pm. PLAY FOR TODAY: THE FLIPSIDE OF DOMINICK HIDE (1980) starring #PeterFirth #CarolineLangrishe #PippaGuard #PatrickMagee #DenisLawson time travelling drama #TPTVsubtitles
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Worse than limited opening hours, it's the withdrawal of 2/3 of the archive for curiosity-driven research that is the real scandal for what is supposed to be a public-service organization.
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Apologies - I misread their question; they know what it is but are looking for a copy.
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Vina Del Mar by Lado's Latin Combination
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Apologies - I misread their question; they know what it is but are looking for a copy.
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Someone's asked me about the first piece of music played in the interval on this Open University clip from March 1983 (begins at 1:55). I don't know what it is but someone on here might know; it's an interesting piece of continuity nevertheless youtu.be/rWx-2oA-2F8?...
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A map of the south of England, showing planned UHF coverage in green and the far larger VHF coverage outlined in red
April 1969 map of the planned UHF 625-line transmitter network in the Southern Independent Television region. More info: transdiffusion.org/2026/04/07/i...
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Coming Soon! Channel Premiere! Monday 13th April, 9:05pm. PLAY FOR TODAY: THE FLIPSIDE OF DOMINIC HYDE (1980) starring #PeterFirth #CarolineLangrishe #PippaGuard #PatrickMagee #DenisLawson time travelling drama #TPTVsubtitles
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Scholars urge BBC to rethink changes to archive access
Matthew Reisz for @timeshighered.bsky.social on the profoundly problematic (my words) research restrictions at BBC Written Archives
[£; but free to read if you register]
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/scholar...
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ITV regional broadcaster Southern began broadcasting their regional news programme Day by Day on 4 April 1961. Among the presenters of the programme were Barry Westwood, Fred Dinenage, Cliff Michelmore, Lester Clark, Christopher Peacock, Kenneth Kendall, Trevor Baker, Alastair Stewart, Muriel Young and Peter Clark. The last show was renamed Day by Yesterday and was broadcast on 31 December 1981.
ITV regional broadcaster Southern debuted their regional news programme Day by Day on 4 April 1961.
Among the presenters were Barry Westwood, Fred Dinenage, Cliff Michelmore, Lester Clark, Christopher Peacock, Kenneth Kendall, Trevor Baker, Alastair Stewart, Muriel Young and Peter Clark.
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Was it Janice Long on 3-2-1?
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That remarkable story about Blatty on You Bet Your Life has made me think of this:
I know of one person who appeared on a quiz or game show as a member of the public contestant and later on the same show as a celebrity contestant. Who was it - and is this unprecedented?
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Who knew that Count Arthur Strong had made a guest appearance in Z Cars in 1964?
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IN Good Morning Britain (ITV), which was loaded well over the Plimsolls and indeed, over the 'Wellies, with April 1 jokers, Derek Jameson showed a Sunday headline " Libya Death Threat to Albert Tatlock." The incessant tippling at the Rover's Return was, appar-ently, getting up orthodox Arab noses. It was unfortunate—though It should have been foresee-able—that TVam news almost instantly announced that 88-year-old Jack Howarth, who played Albert Tatlock in Cor-onation Street, had died in the night. In a perfect world, one feels, the director would not have let the pre-recorded programme roll on regardless with Jameson ho'hoing hear-tily " I love the idea of poor Albert Tatlock in his hotel this morning eating his eggs and bacon and hearing the Libyan death squads arc after him." And David Frost spreading oil on troubled Tatlocks. " Absolutely. Let's reassure him absolutely about that."
The best media April Fool jokes are the ones that get inadvertently poleaxed by real events.
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Laurie West stands in front of Rediffusion's weather map in a filthy, yellow slide.
Laurie West stands in front of Rediffusion's weather map in a sparkling, bright slide.
This slide was so filthy, even a transmission controller at HTV Cymru Wales in 1980 would've gone "ooh, time we got a new one of those."
Two hours' work…
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Doctor Who Restoration by R3Store
Film is Fabulous! have collaborated with the BBC Archives, and R3Stores Studios in London, to ensure that the two recovered episodes of Doctor Who look and sound great, when released on the BBC iPlayer.
r3storestudios.com
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A very 'make more sketch comedy' to all the commissioners who absolutely are not on here
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If you remember the final version of Ceefax, which ran from around 1996 until DSO - from 1998 it was produced by boxes like these.
You can tell they're the real deal because they're beige.
They are essentially PCs running MS-DOS with a fancy teletext inserter ISA card.
More to follow.
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Not seen this before and there's lots to love here for anyone interested in the history of BBC outside broadcasting www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqjC...
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Radio Times cover for the 1965 remake of "Nineteen Eighty-Four", starring David Buck.
Pleased to note that "Devil's Planet" (the second of the recovered "Doctor Who" episodes) aired on the same weekend as another much longed for and cherished TV recovery - the David Buck / Jane Merrow / Joseph O'Connor version of "Nineteen Eighty-Four". That was a good couple of days for telly.
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A “Mainly For Women” clip 😍
The BBC afternoon programme of the fifties
Cyril Shire's on Gerrard St Soho
18 February 1959
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Photograph of typescript front pages of the camera scripts for Episode One: The Nightmare Begins, and Episode 3: Devil's Planet, from the 1965 Doctor Who serial 'The Daleks' Master Plan'.
Welcome back 👀(if you know, you know).
Photographed in our Terrance Dicks Archive #DoctorWho
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💥 NEW VIDEO!
RETURNED: Daleks' Master Plan 1: The Nightmare Begins - What to look forward to and what mysteries?
youtu.be/xGkFDvJ7D38
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Exciting news for all #DoctorWho fans. Unseen in 61 years. Not just Daleks, Hartnell & Purves but more Douglas Camfield & Terry Nation, Nick Courtney's DW debut & two more eps with Adrienne Hill as short-lived Katarina. Here's @radiotimes.bsky.social coverage from 1965
👏 @filmisfabulous.bsky.social
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Key takeaways:
-6 Doctor Who episodes found in the same collection, 4 of which existed - but are likely to be higher quality copies than the ones we have.
-We have significantly overlooked "the ecosystem" between shared film & TV facilities for 1st-generation cutting copies.
youtu.be/iMtwMztE5VE
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Cover of Totally Tasteless: The Life of John Nathan-Turner.
"Stay tuned!" Read about the life and controversies of Doctor Who's powerhouse 1980s producer John Nathan-Turner in Totally Tasteless, Richard Marson's definitive biography. Available now from tenacrebooks.co.uk
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