BBC 1 Weather + Closedown
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and it wasn't just the BBC. All the ITV regional companies and channel 4 did them as well.
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Because they couldn't afford to pay their technicians for 24-hour broadcasting, plus their technicians union put a restriction on how much each of their members could work.
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Why did the BBC has closedowns
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Note to travelplus1:
In the U.K. the *correct* title happens to be: "God Save The Queen".
Am I correct in assuming that when The U.S. broke off their ties from their Colony origins, they adapted "Let Freedom Ring" lyrics to "God Save The Queen"?
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he's not the one with two thumbs down!
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He's a Polish teenager (allegedly) giving dates completely at random, it would appear - I really wouldn't expect anything more.
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That's what it is if you're American, yes :).
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that can't be from june 1993. it must be between September 1995 and October 1997.
Why? because the announcer says "BBC2 carries on through the night the Learning Zone." Which launched in September 1995. So i'm afraid that guess was incorrect, kamilek.
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In fact, none of the BBC1 idents pre balloon era had any background sound.
I'd say this is may 1996
tvmadkid 4 years ago 4
erm, no. They would actually STOP BROADCASTING. They would not hand over to BBC World.
AidanLunn 4 years ago 3