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Losing My Mind - Liza Minnelli & Pet Shop Boys Losing My Mind - Liza Minnelli & Pet Shop Boys
Posted by: davidmcn

Video duration: 255 seconds

Liza Minnelli and the Pet Shop Boys performing 'Losing My Mind' on BBC1's 'Wogan' (chat show hosted by Terry Wogan), broadcast 31 July 1989

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BBC Weather 31 January 1979 BBC Weather 31 January 1979
Posted by: davidmcn

Video duration: 170 seconds

BBC1 weather forecast, 31 January 1979 - Richard Baker ends the lunchtime news and introduces Michael Fish for the weather, then continuity with BBC globe and beginning of Pebble Mill titles

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BBC Nine O\ BBC Nine O'Clock News 23 March 1984 and continuity
Posted by: davidmcn

Video duration: 478 seconds

BBC1, 23 March 1984:
Trailer for The Sting and Torvill and Dean tomorrow night
BBC1 clock and start of Nine O'Clock News with John Humphrys. Headlines, then first stories about miners strike and Sarah Tisdall case.

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Human League, \ Human League, 'Do or Die', on O.T.T.
Posted by: davidmcn

Video duration: 210 seconds

Human League performing 'Do or Die' on the first edition of OTT (Over The Top), the late night adult spin-off from Tiswas. Shown live on 2 January 1982 (Central Television's second day of broadcasting).

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ITN News at Ten - 24 June 1981 [1/4] ITN News at Ten - 24 June 1981 [1/4]
Posted by: davidmcn

Video duration: 348 seconds

Beginning of ITN News at Ten 24 June 1981. Thames continuity introduction. Presented by Sandy Gall and Selina Scott. Headlines and first two stories - Rotterdam explosion on Agios Joannes freighter; foiled kidnap of Saudi diplomat's daughter in London. Continues on separate video. With thanks to those who originally capped and uploaded it (as part of a larger video) to uknova.com.

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Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
Posted by: davidmcn

Video duration: 235 seconds

Jimmy Somerville and Bronski Beat performing 'Smalltown Boy' on BBC's 'Oxford Road Show', originally broadcast 9 March 1984

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Central TV Christmas Tape 1984 Central TV Christmas Tape 1984
Posted by: davidmcn

Video duration: 596 seconds

Central Television's 1984 Xmas tape - made by the VT editors for the festive entertainment of staff, featuring out-takes and spoofs, internal politics and quaint laddishness, including Blockbusters, Auf Wiedersehen Pet, The Price is Right and Spitting Image

Related: blockbusters, central, holness, image, itv, spitting, wiedersehen

Wurzels - \"The Tractor Song\" Wurzels - "The Tractor Song"
Posted by: davidmcn

Video duration: 158 seconds

The Wurzels performing non-hit 'The Tractor Song' (parody of the Pushbike Song) on BBC's Cheggers Plays Pop (broadcast 22 May 1978) - brought into the studio by Keith Chegwin driving a fake battery-operated "tractor". With thanks to those who originally capped and uploaded it (as part of the full programme) to uknova.com.

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Red Hand Gang / Childrens BBC Continuity / Hartbeat Red Hand Gang / Childrens BBC Continuity / Hartbeat
Posted by: davidmcn

Video duration: 225 seconds

Titles and credits from the Red Hand Gang, continuity and afternoon's schedule, beginning of an edition of Tony Hart's Hartbeat, all from a summer holiday morning childrens BBC schedule (Tuesday 27 August 1985). Viewers in Scotland...will have missed this because they'll have gone back to school already.

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BBC1 Evening News 15 June 1976 BBC1 Evening News 15 June 1976
Posted by: davidmcn

Video duration: 91 seconds

Clip from end of BBC1 early evening news, Tuesday 15 June 1976, introduced by Peter Woods - end of racing report, 76 year old woman fails 17th driving test in sports car, then into weather

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Aztec Camera - \ Aztec Camera - 'Oblivious'
Posted by: davidmcn

Video duration: 179 seconds

Roddy Frame and Aztec Camera performing their single 'Oblivious' live at Aston University, Birmingham, on 13 December 1983 (broadcast on the BBC's 'Whistle Test On The Road', on 16 December 1983)

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Trio Trio
Posted by: davidmcn

Video duration: 30 seconds

Treeeeeeoh! UK chocolate biscuit commercial from 1985. Follow-up to the original 'recording studio' advert, this is in the Arctic with Suzie in a hot air balloon. Featuring Derek Griffiths on bongos and ending with a John Peel voiceover.

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Scottish TV adverts from 1985 Scottish TV adverts from 1985
Posted by: davidmcn

Video duration: 276 seconds

Compilation of adverts from Scottish television, all circa 1985 - a brief glimpse of STV continuity announcer Bryce Curdy, then adverts for Scottish Flight Guide, United chocolate biscuit, Tennents Lager, Wm Low, Irn Bru, McEwan's Lager, the Briggait, MacKechnie's Rolls, STV "thistle" ident. Videoed from a projection screen, so there is wobbliness and background chat.

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Alexei Sayle on first episode of O.T.T. Alexei Sayle on first episode of O.T.T.
Posted by: davidmcn

Video duration: 311 seconds

Alexei Sayle doing a stand-up routine on OTT (Over The Top), the adult spin-off from Tiswas. Originally shown on 2 January 1982 (Central Television's second day of broadcasting). Co-presenters: Chris Tarrant, Lenny Henry, Bob Carolgees, Helen Atkinson-Wood.

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Going Logo - TV Hell - Victor Lewis-Smith Going Logo - TV Hell - Victor Lewis-Smith
Posted by: davidmcn

Video duration: 226 seconds

Victor Lewis-Smith takes a satirical look at the history of TV idents - originally broadcast on BBC2 as part of the 'TV Hell' evening on 31 August 1992. With thanks to those who originally capped and uploaded it to uknova.com.

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