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UK television history and presentation mainly but other things as well, especially on here.

Mock Star Trek TNG caption card: Tremendous Protein Value
Producer Johnny Downes BBC Colour Copyright BBC 1977
The Open University animated ident, blue logo and text on a yellow background
Mid-1970s Yorkshire Television Colour Production caption shown on a cartoon drawing of a beige television looking a little like one of those stylish Murphy sets on a pedestal
Plans to move to internet-only streaming by 2025 are moving too fast for many British households, according to a new report Plans to switch off the UK’s TV transmitters and move all broadcasters to internet-only streaming are moving too fast and risk leaving 5.4m UK households without access to any television at all in 2035, a new report has found. Mathew Horsman, an independent analyst and former managing director of research firm Mediatique, will warn this week that around 10 million people could lose access.
Who Do You Do Graphics credit for Tony Oldfield and Martin Lambie-Nairn
One man in the countryside stood next to a camera on a tripod with a very long lens. Press Red Next Episode text is in two boxes in the top right-hand corner of the picture
It’s 007 or +44 007 if you’re addressing me from outside the U.K. next to a picture of James Bond drawn by Moose Allain in Private Eye. Below this is the similar Ceefaux joke about The French Connection
Ten twenty Out Of Town. Leslie Perrins invites viewers to see the real countryside. In this first programme we see amongst other things how radioactive materials are being used to help farmers.
Sunday 12th October at 00 50, Euro Trash 1993. Hosted by Antoine de Caunes and Jean Paul Gaultier. This late night show boasts spectacular sets, hilarious comedy, and the cheekiest stories on television.
BASF spiral logo with yellow/white thin spiral line on a red background. BASF in white lettering on a black rectangle in the top-left corner
BBC Television Centre in happier days before most of it got turned into expensive flats that very few people could afford apart from the tiny 1-bed apartments
Hucknall getting blown all around the world x3
Two in capitals on a white background with flashes of red, green blue and grey
LinkedIn · Russ Malkin 400+ followers Russ Malkin - Global adventurer, filmmaker, author, charity fundraiser and keynote speaker I Produced the 'Boots Aerobathon.' Over 17,000 people worked out at London's Earls Court to help raise 1 million pounds for the Royal Marsden Hospital.
Both me and Mr Autobahn: "It's what he would have wanted"
Chimney time! What is she goinna look like? NOW YER TALKIN
Someone sat alone at a big bottle green-coloured table watching a flat screen TV. An ornate mantlepiece with a furled Union flag next to it is over his left shoulder
Monochrome Rediffusion London ident with a pale grey background. Top half has a white adastral symbol, below that is the word Rediffusion in bold white capitals centred on a black horizontal strip. The word London is centred in normal white text below this.
Play School toys from left to right: Humnpty, Hamble, Jemima, Big Ted, Lttle Ted. Sat on minature wooden seats on top of a red-painted block
Old ITV literature pack from Transdiffusion
Kenneth Williams going Ooh
Not my fess, its my Grandad's. He used to work at the BBC in the 70s, he stole a bunch of film reels when they were getting thrown out. He refuses to donate them as he's scared he'll get locked up if he does.
Muted words and tags preference window showing "You haven't muted any words or tags yet"
Galactus gives you 30 seconds to prove humanity is worth saving and you can show him one thing.
Picture of Major Benest of off Benest's of Millbrook and Fineprice, St Clements Coast Road Jersey, with the words MEATY SAVINGS in Impact Capitals superimposed on his body in white
Ray Cameron on the left is wearing a lime green shirt under a dark jacket and there's a lime green glow noticeable on Ray's left hand side. Ray Martine is wearing.a red shirt with a brown buttoned overcoat and the colour fringing isn't near as bad.
Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages edgy /ˈɛdʒi/ adjective comparative adjective: edgier 1. tense, nervous, or irritable. "he became edgy and defensive" (of a musical performance or piece of writing) having an intense or sharp quality. "tremendously edgy brass playing" 2. informal at the forefront of a trend; experimental or avant-garde. "their songs combine good music and smart, edgy ideas"
Multi-coloured Swap Shop studio in 1976. At the front is a cream semi-circular sofa with scatter cushions in various colours plus a trio of dark red plush dinosaurs. On top of the sofa back rest is Posh Paws, a purple plush dinosaur mascot. The silver studio desk that Noel Edmonds used is behind this, displaying the phone number 01 288 8055 in red on a yellow sign. People taking phone calls are visible through a window to the left of the desk.
son of a joiner: "You know what this song needs? Some terrible beatboxing done by some dutchmen" followed by The 'Skeets' with the Holiday Rap video
Is Tonty Ballet behind this
A terrifying game of hide and seek in the darkest corners of your mind.Seeing the Open University Ident (previous three words in slasher red-style lettering) just before you go to bed. Open University shield logo in yellow on dark steps with two faint eyes either side just above. Certificate 18. Image created by Mark Gibbings-Jones.
BBC Test Card F. Carole Hersee as a young girl is in the centre circle along with a clown toy, a balloon and a noughts and crosses game on a chalkboard. The designation below is F with a BBC tv rhomboid logo beneath.
Major Benest of Benest's of Millbrook and Fineprice St Clements Coast Road, dressed smartly in a grey suit, cream shirt and black tie, sat in front of a wooden panel. Apologies for invoking the Major's spirit twice in one day but sometimes it just works out that way.
Major Benest in a smart grey suit, white shirt and black tie, sat in front of wood panelling with his hands clasped. Text in front of him displays the word Incorrect.
Kenneth Williams going 'Ooh!'
Summary: Tony Blackburn presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 July 1988 and featuring Smokie, Brotherhood of Man, Barry Bigs, RAH Band, Olivia Newton-John, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Andy Gibb, Alessi, a Legs and Co dance sequence and Hot Chocolate.
Cilla Black, sitting alone at someone else's pre-booked restaurant table because she wants to. Hateful person. She's staring daggers at you.
Any excuse to bring out 'Simes' Bates telling everyone that their 18 certificate video msy contain sexual swear words such as 'bum' and 'tit'. He's dressed smartly and there's an 18 certificate logo to the left of him.
Idris, Aaron, Theo? Tell us who should be the next James Bond
ChinnyVision's posting about John Levene's Salisbury video followed by Stoopalu's post about Salisbury charity bookshops
Remember the names - Benests of Millbrook and Fineprice St. Clements Coast Road Jersey. Bold white text on a mid-blue background.
Ceefax page capture from Friday 12 April 1985 saying that a free colour brochure is now available showing merchandise associated with popular TV programmes available for purchase including T-shirts, car stickers, pens, badges and other items. Programmes include Breakfast Time, Top of the Pops, One Man and His Dog, Saturday Superstore, BBC TV News, Think of a Number, Pop Quiz, See Hear, Grandstand and Superstars. Write for your free catalogue to Television Programme Publicity Servces, 7094A BBC TV Centre London W12 8QT
Southern Television from Dover brongs you good, bright ITV and your own local programmes, too! Channel ten is on the air! The South of England's own television station. That's Southern Television. And now the new Dover transmitter is operating on Channel 10. See your TV dealer now! For Channel 10 programmes order TV Times Southern edition from your newsagent now!
Post from Eddie Robson: "Blimey. Obviously I knew she (Billie Piper) did those Smash Hits ads but this is a new one on me". Below is a quote is from myself and shows the Channel 4 Schools ident featuring circles and Billie Piper from 1996, and alongside this is a menu of Bluesky options including Translate, Copy post text, etc., plus 'Detach quote'
Peter Wyngarde smells...great advert
Zippy of off Rainbow watching a white portable television on a large table. Two red toy cars and a black book are also on the table. A backdrop with curtains and a door drawn on it are behind him.
Cartoon picture of Mr Benn in a fancy costume hire shop with his right hand in the air; the black bowler-hatted gent dressed in a black suit with a handkerchief in his right pocket and wearing a white shirt, pale blue and black-striped tie and trousers. From the Radio Times
The Open University shield logo and text in capitals below. In dark blue on a dirty yellow background
Radio 1 DJ John Peel operating a mixing desk whilst wearing headphones. A thin microphone stalk is just to the front and left of him. Photo is in black and white
Red World In Action text, one word per line, in a thin red circle, all on a black background
Kenneth Williams going 'Ooh!' as he might during the Finnish entry
Philips 'Moving Sound' stereo radio cassette in bright yellow with turquoise and red graphics plus black speaker grilles
The words "WORLD IN ACTION" stacked vertically and centred in red bold text surrounded by a thin red circle, all on a black background. ITV Granada's current affairs programme broadcast between 1963 and 1998. Image from IMDB
Classic 1960s Pink Panther opening titles where he arrives by pink car to Mann's Chinese Theatre
The Vintage Syncopaters against a turquoise curtain background because it's the 70s of course
Shalakatakamar, a new entry at 38. Fictitious of course