I saw the actual globe at TV centre. It lived in a small cupboard and it was mechanically rotated, the globe was about 5 or 6 inches in diameter with a shiny mirrored background, and had a dedicated TV camera pointed at it. There must have been some primitive processing of the video picture to make the pretty colour...
@stevelandin The camera was part of the NODDY system stevelandin! The system also had other idents and captions so the camera could point at the BBC globe orb the others when needed to.
This is a classic example of a case where a Python gag doesn't work when converted to 525-line NTSC, as Americans don't know the "stars" of the fictional show, and thus don't know what is supposed to be funny about the continuity (which one better call a "station break" in 525).
Monty Python still has a following in the USA to this day (2009).
Before Wikipedia, nobody here knew who Semprini was, either :-)
The best use of this on "Monty Python" was at the end of a show that ran short on material. The spinning globe was shown, and the announcer said "And now, one more minute of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus'!" The globe continued for 60 seconds in total silence.
Can anyone help...I remember long time ago watching monty python, there was this scene with the bbc1 ident, and a female anouncer anounces this is bbc1, then a male announcer speaks over the top of her, and then this is done numerous times. Anyone know which episode its from or where to find it?
Ethel the Frog.............well its better than daytime tv today.
LOCOMOTIONNUMBER1 1 year ago
I saw the actual globe at TV centre. It lived in a small cupboard and it was mechanically rotated, the globe was about 5 or 6 inches in diameter with a shiny mirrored background, and had a dedicated TV camera pointed at it. There must have been some primitive processing of the video picture to make the pretty colour...
stevelandin 1 year ago
@stevelandin The camera was part of the NODDY system stevelandin! The system also had other idents and captions so the camera could point at the BBC globe orb the others when needed to.
fraserkatie 1 year ago
El Formato del Video es PAL.
Prolia13 1 year ago
"We interupt this programme to annoy you and make things generally irritating."
c3section 2 years ago 11
@c3section - Best gag ever!
landraiderares 1 year ago
i cannot see on of the late 60's, early 70's idents in other compilations without thinking of one of the python parodies...
wiedep 2 years ago
This is a classic example of a case where a Python gag doesn't work when converted to 525-line NTSC, as Americans don't know the "stars" of the fictional show, and thus don't know what is supposed to be funny about the continuity (which one better call a "station break" in 525).
Monty Python still has a following in the USA to this day (2009).
Before Wikipedia, nobody here knew who Semprini was, either :-)
1L6E6VHF 2 years ago
The best use of this on "Monty Python" was at the end of a show that ran short on material. The spinning globe was shown, and the announcer said "And now, one more minute of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus'!" The globe continued for 60 seconds in total silence.
MrUnidyne 3 years ago 8
what was that theme tune near the end please,thanks for sharing
regentv980 3 years ago
The "Ethel The Frog" theme was the Intermezzo from the Karelia Suite, by Jean Sibelius.
At the time it was being used as the theme for Thames Television's current affairs programme "This Week".
Woollylinnet 2 years ago
Can anyone help...I remember long time ago watching monty python, there was this scene with the bbc1 ident, and a female anouncer anounces this is bbc1, then a male announcer speaks over the top of her, and then this is done numerous times. Anyone know which episode its from or where to find it?
PomBare 3 years ago
A+++ Would watch again!
a10012 3 years ago
A+++ Would watch again!
a10012 3 years ago
Dinsdale!
marksoutof10 4 years ago
Good evening.
Brilliant, thanks for posting this up.
mikejfrench 4 years ago