you could probsably find music like this on BBC radio 4-6, also the usual cefax music that plays is loungey style, for which listen to jazzfm on classic fm XD
you could probsably find music like this on BBC radio 4-6, also the usual cefax music that plays is loungey style, for which listen to jazzfm on classic fm XD
Ceefax itself has been around since the 70s. In the early 80s, they stopped using Testcard F in the daytime, and started using Ceefax 'in vision' instead. Now Ceefax is seen for the couple of hours a night that BBC2 closes down, and that is all. Testcard W is rarely shown, but it's on here somewhere, I'm sure.
Freeview instructions: 1) Tune to BBCi channel (105); 2) When BBCi background appears, press yellow (within 30 secs); 3) Tune to another channel; 4) Go back to BBCi (105); 5) When BBCi background appears press green (within 30 secs); 6) The word "secret" should appear top right and a status page will appear (might take a while); 7) Enter 3,3,5,8,2,Red,Green,Yellow,Blue; 8) Wait 30 seconds (to a few mins I found this on my freeview box) and TCW should appear! Found on digital spy forums.
The music used with Pages From Ceefax is library music. This particular piece is known as 'Europa Time' according to the BBC, but that's not it's real title. It's actually Vladimir Cosma - 'L'Animal', and was used as the theme to a short French movie. Ceefax is just the BBCs teletext system.
TO countries that don't have Ceefax it does seemd aunting doesn't it? Basically, Ceefax is a teletext service that can be viewed on any analogue television set that can view teletext at the touch of a button. It could be compared to an electronic newspaper that predates 24 hour news channels by at least 10 years.
Dude, parts of England and Wales have lost analogue altogether, so they have already lost Ceefax (sod ITV's Teletext, I still do a memorial for Oracle :-D)
What's the name of that funky tune
n64wilbert 7 months ago
Wow, this is quite a bangin sound for ceefax!
Nice!
wildebeast1976 1 year ago
Is the teletext still exist in Britain or it's ceased?
In Thailand I still see the teletext today
ThaiBeyond02 1 year ago
Yes, but not for much longer. Analog television is getting switched off soon. Some parts of Britain no longer have it.
ahd2006 1 year ago
@ahd2006 CEEFAX IS SURVIVING
zazzko5 1 year ago
its called Europa Time by the Elegant Strings first aired in Spring 1992 on BBC1 and 2
MrBrownberry 2 years ago
You're in Granada land then...
tsangari 2 years ago
Its Heard that Ceefax will not die in 2012 when analogue service goes
CoolgreatHD123 2 years ago 4
I love the music! And when it gets going at 0:54! amazing
biglev88 2 years ago
Off this French film called L'Animale. I tried to find the song ages ago too...
tsangari 2 years ago
Although it is associated with that film, it can be found under the name 'Europa Time' by Elegant Strings.
ahd2006 1 year ago
i loved the old weather map like at the beginning in tis vid
Rmg12 2 years ago
that music u were hering that was disco music from the 1970s/1990s
jadonSteve 3 years ago
I really love that tune!!!
CeefaxGuy 3 years ago
Wish there was a radio station that played this kind of music. So cool and unbiased!
tsangari 4 years ago
do u know what type of music this is and where u can buy it ?
columbu90 4 years ago 2
If I had found this comment ages ago, I would have been able to copy this for you - no problems!!!!
cwilliams1976 2 years ago
you could probsably find music like this on BBC radio 4-6, also the usual cefax music that plays is loungey style, for which listen to jazzfm on classic fm XD
theorah 3 years ago 3
you could probsably find music like this on BBC radio 4-6, also the usual cefax music that plays is loungey style, for which listen to jazzfm on classic fm XD
theorah 3 years ago
I agree!!!!
cwilliams1976 2 years ago
When was this?
adamswapitshop 4 years ago
Ceefax was brought out in 1974
fab funky 1970s tune i remember this song on ceefax whilest waching BBC2 it was the fist song when ceefax starts up.
No the testcard was used in the 90s in the morning from 6am 6:30am on BBC2 before the open university then it came back on from
7:10am-8am.
zeldas67 4 years ago
my friend from england said that
they came to ceefax in 1996/97ish
now they use ceefax before the test card
ps does anyone have test card w foteage
alymonkee 4 years ago
Ceefax itself has been around since the 70s. In the early 80s, they stopped using Testcard F in the daytime, and started using Ceefax 'in vision' instead. Now Ceefax is seen for the couple of hours a night that BBC2 closes down, and that is all. Testcard W is rarely shown, but it's on here somewhere, I'm sure.
presheaven 4 years ago 2
Freeview instructions: 1) Tune to BBCi channel (105); 2) When BBCi background appears, press yellow (within 30 secs); 3) Tune to another channel; 4) Go back to BBCi (105); 5) When BBCi background appears press green (within 30 secs); 6) The word "secret" should appear top right and a status page will appear (might take a while); 7) Enter 3,3,5,8,2,Red,Green,Yellow,Blue; 8) Wait 30 seconds (to a few mins I found this on my freeview box) and TCW should appear! Found on digital spy forums.
ahd2006 4 years ago
WHAT wicked instructions!!!!! It worked!
tsangari 4 years ago
Oh Cool
I Just Tried It And It Worked Perfectly Thanks
rtkhbkwrestlinguru94 3 years ago
Must be the night of Sunday 31st May 1998 (early hours of Monday 1st June)
RobinCarmody 4 years ago
Thanks Robin, I've been wondering what year it was :)
ahd2006 4 years ago
The music used with Pages From Ceefax is library music. This particular piece is known as 'Europa Time' according to the BBC, but that's not it's real title. It's actually Vladimir Cosma - 'L'Animal', and was used as the theme to a short French movie. Ceefax is just the BBCs teletext system.
ahd2006 4 years ago
Cheers for the tip on the music.
I traced some other 90s Ceefax music to Vladimir Cosma too.
timonline2000 4 years ago
Weird system, I saw some of this but I want to know more about the Ceefax system
PD: Do you know the name of the music during the Ceefax?
Andedu9330 4 years ago
TO countries that don't have Ceefax it does seemd aunting doesn't it? Basically, Ceefax is a teletext service that can be viewed on any analogue television set that can view teletext at the touch of a button. It could be compared to an electronic newspaper that predates 24 hour news channels by at least 10 years.
Hoddersrevenge 3 years ago 3
I am not looking forward to the digital age at all!!!!
cwilliams1976 2 years ago 5
Dude, parts of England and Wales have lost analogue altogether, so they have already lost Ceefax (sod ITV's Teletext, I still do a memorial for Oracle :-D)
tsangari 2 years ago