BBC 1980s Clock confusion

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2 жыл бұрын

In October 1981 as the UK clocks went back on BBC1 Richard Straker realises with horror that the effect of fading from a clock on the Noddy rack to one on the wall won't work as he's got them the wrong way around AND in vision he's got the one on the Noddy rack. This then means a fade to black as Noddy moves to the globe (about 5 seconds). I've repeated it with a clip of Noddy going through the motions. BBC2 was okay as they transmitted late anyway.
On 28th March 1982 Roger Maude had better luck as the clock was now electronic. Unfortunately having made it to the National Anthem - disaster strikes. Over on BBC 2 Peter Bolgar has no headaches
All is electronic by 1985.

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@fruitcakedog1997 Жыл бұрын

At 1:26 we get a cool glimpse at the wall with the two clocks, the globe mechanism and some other overlays with the camera aimed at whichever one is cued on-air. Reminds me of looking at the metal thing inside a Magic 8 Ball with all the different responses on it. I wonder what those other messages on the wall said...

@bdavebaldwin Жыл бұрын

Usually “temporary fault”, “there is interference on vision”, and “this programme will continue in vision until normal sound is restored”

@rose-byte Жыл бұрын

I didn't expect to see you here, @FruitcakeDog!

@markofsaltburn 2 жыл бұрын

I think we all remember what we were doing when this happened.

@bdavebaldwin 2 жыл бұрын

Like to have seen the look on his face with 30 seconds to disaster

@rajtheangrydj2711 Жыл бұрын

@@bdavebaldwin Your Announcers are Richard Straker, Tim Nicholls, The Late Roger Maude and Peter Bolgar

@Jeannette-op5qe 9 ай бұрын

A timely reminder there.

@tanyamccann1747 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@KyleJBAwesomeness-OfficialChan Жыл бұрын

Daylight Savings Time in the UK region be like

@KyleJBAwesomeness-OfficialChan Жыл бұрын

Do a compilation of all these closedowns of BBC over the years when they have to set the clocks backwards and forwards an hour during British Summertime which is probably the British equivalent of Daylight Savings Time

@brucedanton3669 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this of course so then too!

@MPFNTB 18 күн бұрын

Guy, is closedown. This clock from end and starting the tone bad

@finnswebsite Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know why a Noddy was used in the first place? Were cameras so expensive that developing a Noddy with motors and lights etc was a cheaper solution than a second camera?

@Kythyria 8 ай бұрын

Even if in-house talent couldn't do it easily, it's not actually a very complicated mechanism, conceptually, and there were probably lots of engineering firms for whom it would be a straightforward request. Meanwhile, enough cameras for the at least twelve positions seen in the clip would indeed be pricey, especially since some would be rarely used. Broadcast-quality cameras being cheap is a new thing; camera tubes are more complicated than picture tubes, require comparable amounts of support circuitry, and were produced in smaller numbers to much higher standards, all of which makes them more expensive.

@ItsRickysChannelEXTRA 7 ай бұрын

@@Kythyria Also add overheating cameras and failing camera into the mix. Yes the noddy camera could have burnt out and broke itself, but it but having 6+ cameras in different positions would be a little more crazy to coordinate.