BBC TEST CARD 4Oth ANNIVERSARY - CAROLE HERSEE INTERVIEW

[GriefTourist]

viz comic did their own, with roger mellie ;-)

[petermines]

This has great memories for me. I started my apprentiship in Radio and TV in 1970. Test card F would would always greet you with a smile on entering the workshop.

I even have this as my  desktop wallpaper.

[IwillKillYourCereal]

Is naughts and crosses the same thing as tic-tac-toe?

[hulk239239]

@IwillKillYourCereal i believe so yes

[IwillKillYourCereal]

@hulk239239 okay, thanks :)

[bboychance]

i grew up with you, carole !.. just thought you should know that!

[JFredUK]

She had an enigmatic smile, not unlike the Mona Lisa. I think that's what attracted a lot of people. Spectulating on exactly what it was she was thinking at the time this historic photo was taken. She, most likely, was a bit fed up/tired of having to sit there whilst the lighting, (and everything else involved with taking a, 'proper', photograph), was sorted out. I wonder how many shots were taken, or whether this was the only one? Bubbles has lasted well.

[twillaleebone]

What is the music?

[GreenerHill]

@twillaleebone I forget the title, but I have it on CD. Will let you know asap.

[cwilliams1976]

@twillaleebone Television and Beat-In

[tubedougz]

@Gu1tar1st - I used to wait until the lounge was deserted and then proceed to kiss her monochrome image. My Dad caught me once and took the p!*ss...

When we got a colour TV - I wrote to the BBC - asking for her hand in marriage.

I never got a reply,

If you see this Carole... I too think you are rather splendid!

[Gu1tar1st]

I was born in 1968, and I remember her so well, as I used to look at her picture on the testcard when I was about 7 or 8, and I found her madly attractive! Feels a bit strange, as I'm 42 now, and still think she's beautiful!

[ChrissyboyH44]

The one on the right aint changed one bit in all that time.. so who won the game in the end.. ever thought of having a rematch?!

[uralmosti]

I was at school with Carole. Nice girl.  Often wondered what she'd ended up doing. We'd had a couple of reunions over the years, but she never featured.

[tubedougz]

That's a nice comment.

Thank you.

[kabogga]

My gran used to live in the same street as her father George Hersee. When we visited her, sometimes we would see George out and about.

He always had a hangdog expression on his face, but he was such a lovely man.

R.I.P. George.

[moveitbetts]

I've seen a very recent photo of her on Wiki from last month, she looks well.

[HarmesiscoolLOL]

i know the offspring of this woman irl!!!!

[b3nn3rs]

i know the son of this women he is a rat

[sparkywrex]

i used to love waking up as a kid and watching it til i went to back to sleep and as a kid in late 80's i thought shes well hot

[tubedougz]

I must be a little older than you becasue I remember this from the 70's (as well as the 80's).

Carole Hersee had a bit of an influnence on sexuality issues (not that I ever had any) - because I used to kiss her image on the monochrome screen when no one was looking!

Quite apart ffom that, I had a crush on most of my lady teachers (the pretty ones!) - not that there were too many pretty ones around (I live in Wales!).

HA!

[MrGordongecko2007]

that's wrong man.

[artwel123]

she didnt grow up to be hot then? oh well..

[skyd900]

I think it is the same clown it's cause it's a front on pic

[CUCProductions]

LOL they kept the doll!?

(I bet that doll wasn't the real clown doll. I bet they made another one just like it.)

[allenachgiesing1860]

shock

[lucascgc]

She said in a interview that she still has the clown.

[cosine303]

of course she kept the doll.. it's iconic.. and worth a flippin fortune.. bet she turns up on the antiques road show in hhmm 20 years.. lol

[SailorCallie]

Noughts and Crosses to us Americans are known as Tic-Tac-Toe.

[Mixnmojo]

I like the music. It sound 60s/70s in a very British way.

[borgduck]

Red lorry yellow lorry red wire yellow wire..

[Titanium3xpose]

Life on Mars was great!

[borgduck]

Finally someone gets it!

[cosine303]

ya been collecting the life on mars dvd's? didn't think much of the second one.. I almost bought the box set of em.. glad I didn't .. £8 or so .. news of the world.. even though I can't stand the paper.. it's worth it for that n the tv guide

[borgduck]

I wondered how long it would be before someone rubbed it in, not long...

[cosine303]

ah well borg.. some ya win .. some ya lose. I was tempted to buy it ages ago, but they wanted way too much for it. besides there's extra's on the box dvd also?

[borgduck]

I see the doll hasnt changed much.

[DANWOODHOUSE]

i think bubbles looks like he's lost weight - or maybe thats the difference between a wide angle and telephoto lens

[Porkularpie]

Wow. A text interview on a video channel

[tubedougz]

... and there's me thinking that this was highly apropriate, considering that test cards were, themselves, inanimate displays.

That was the thinking - perhaps my artistic licence is no longer valid.

Apologies if I have managed to disapoint?

[IanGorton]

It was only meant for the BBC but I wonder if they expected it to be used all over the world at the time?

[colt79sigma]

That has to be a "mock up" Bubbles - it looks to deflated & new.

[tubedougz]

Real Carole - Real Bubbles.

Sorry.

[IanGorton]

Year well there's 40 years between those 2 pics. Bubbles has proably faded slightly and Carol will be 50 this year

[Hexachloraphine]

I think it's great that bubbles is still alive and well, albeit in a box.

[Splatzone]

Great interview!

[cbak12sg]

How did you try to reproduce the tuning signal?

[tubedougz]

I worked in a IBA studio. I still have access to a sound mixer desk. Simply place the mixer console onto the tuning signal and create a digital file onto a floppy disk - Robert is one's Uncle. I found a few downloadable ones on the Net too.

[Cylon1975]

You can also download a program called "NCH Tone Generator".

[nightlife1999]

pues ahora es mas fea la tiparraca esta...

[palo75sk]

Well, L100,-.Wasn´t it lots of money in late 1967?What could you afford for L100 in 1967?

I suppose more than nowdays.

[skunktail6]

Aww, Bubbles looks cute and he certainly has lost some weight in the past 40 years!

[tubedougz]

Shame; the same can't be said of me! Drat!

[numnut24]

LOL

[whirlyfan]

intresting she reminds me of she still looks pretty good for 48 !

[tubedougz]

She looks amazing! Thanks for your comment!

[RooseveltFranklinFan]

Hey, thanks for posting your video. Good interview. I did have a question about Carole, though.

Would she still accept fan mail? I'd love to get an autographed Test Card F photo (if she wouldn't mind signing one, that is). I love Test Cards and other test patterns.

Is there an address where I can write to her? Or do I write to the BBC? (I live in the USA).

[tubedougz]

I think you may have to write to the BBC.

Check out my YouTube pofile for more test card videos - various.

Thanks.