BBC2 Daytime Closedown 1983

End of schools programmes followed by programme rundown, clock and pm5544 testcard (or testcard 'g' as the slightly modified pm5544 was known at the beeb), some jazzy music and 440hz tone at 4.00!

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Entertainment

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• BBC
• BBC2
• closedown
• presentation
• 1983
• continuity
• testcard
• pm5544

[PagesFromCeefax]

Really great to see authentic recordings on YouTube from these glory days of broadcasting, thank you very much for posting this, Presentation Guru !

[PresentationGuru]

Very welcome! I try to gather genuine stuff where possible. Glad you enjoyed.

[exploder76]

David Allan is announcing here.

[chennygrapes]

i had that computer ! wow memories :''')

[keithmcneill55]

Really liked this fascinating look back at the old days. Superb! Don't suppose you have the re opening at 5.10pm?

[brucedanton]

How I wish there were these sorts of closedowns today-sadly not of course!

Thank you for the posting though-it is brilliant-well done!

[michael196782]

I may remembered that PM5544 BBC2 COLOUR Testcard instead of BBC2 COLOUR Testcard F the date was Monday 14th March 1983 before the full time Pages Of Ceefax was introduced was Thursday 28th April 1983.

[andycolbourne]

I know I wasn't born at the time this particular clip aired, but watching BBC actually close down takes me back to when I was a kid.

[Malcyb2000]

Strange Feeling is the title of the closing track followed by a few seconds of Autumn Twilight from the BBC-2 Tulsa tape.

[dcanmore]

not even selected pages from CEEFAX sheesh!

[mrpfct]

Who was the continuity announcer? Memories of when I was a child and it just feels like this was Mr BBC in the 70's n 80's! I love the way you can hear him flicking switches! Music's awesome too... The opening number is kind of similar to 'The Odd Couple' theme at the begining... I'm just checking out the Test Card Circle for the first time too... I'm one of those guys that thought 'I was the only person that liked this!' Leominster, here I come!

[cwilliams1976]

@tsangari Yes I have on the Tulsa tape