Andrew Wiseman
@aswiseman.bsky.social
Runs old telly website https://625.uk.com
WEBSITE UPDATE: On this day in 1997, the balloon idents launched, on which the BBC showed off its new corporate logo. To celebrate, here's the balloon-era clock from Northern Ireland re-created. Thanks to @nmsni.co.uk for the background image. 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg...
BBC1 Northern Ireland Balloon Clock
The BBC1 Northern Ireland clock, based on the network clock introduced in October 1997, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets.
625.uk.com
October 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
WEBSITE UPDATE: On this day in 1997, the balloon idents launched, on which the BBC showed off its new corporate logo. To celebrate, here's the balloon-era clock from Northern Ireland re-created. Thanks to @nmsni.co.uk for the background image. 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg...
Pages from Oracle in 1973 just shown on ITV News at 70...
September 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Pages from Oracle in 1973 just shown on ITV News at 70...
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New watch face. Thanks to @nmsni.co.uk for extracting the background from the GNAT original hardware. 😎
September 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
New watch face. Thanks to @nmsni.co.uk for extracting the background from the GNAT original hardware. 😎
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On this day in 1970, London Weekend began using a new logo on screen, with a flowing blue, white and orange stripe. There was also a version with the orange and blue reversed, which introduced S1E7 of Don't Drink the Water. To celebrate, I re-created it: 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg....
September 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
On this day in 1970, London Weekend began using a new logo on screen, with a flowing blue, white and orange stripe. There was also a version with the orange and blue reversed, which introduced S1E7 of Don't Drink the Water. To celebrate, I re-created it: 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg....
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Deeply saddened to hear that Mr Voiceover Ray Brooks has passed away. For me he'll be remembered as Mr Benn drinking R Whites in 1991 :(
August 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Deeply saddened to hear that Mr Voiceover Ray Brooks has passed away. For me he'll be remembered as Mr Benn drinking R Whites in 1991 :(
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40 YEARS AGO TODAY: it's twelve noon in London, 7am in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid. Uploaded this very morning, everything except the music from the BBC2 (and BBC1 after the late news) marathon. www.youtube.com/watc...
Live Aid - COMPLETE (apart from the music)
Saturday, 13th July, 1985: Live Aid is one of those events that's attained near-mythical status in the four decades since, and it truly was a day like no other. That said, while the cause and concerts will quite rightly forever be the main focus, my channel is all about how telly used to be, and I'v
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July 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
40 YEARS AGO TODAY: it's twelve noon in London, 7am in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid. Uploaded this very morning, everything except the music from the BBC2 (and BBC1 after the late news) marathon. www.youtube.com/watc...
WEBSITE UPDATE: The ITV/C4 re-creations now number one hundred. The eight new additions include ATV and Central production captions and clocks from Scottish including this colourful affair... 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg... (More...)
Scottish Television Clock - Blue
Scottish Television's clock with thistle logo, as seen in 1991, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets.
625.uk.com
July 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
WEBSITE UPDATE: The ITV/C4 re-creations now number one hundred. The eight new additions include ATV and Central production captions and clocks from Scottish including this colourful affair... 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg... (More...)
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A final closedown from our brilliant colleague David Olver after 47 years as an announcer with BBC Northern Ireland. Looking forward to a celebration with him this evening.
June 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
A final closedown from our brilliant colleague David Olver after 47 years as an announcer with BBC Northern Ireland. Looking forward to a celebration with him this evening.
WEBSITE UPDATE: Finally revised the page about the BBC 1 'COW' following the 40th anniversary of EastEnders in February. The lovely people at BBC Wales, who resurrected their device for live presentation duties, kindly sent me some photos, so we can look inside the box! 625.uk.com/tv_logos/bbc...
BBC 1 1985
A look back at the first computer-generated ident for BBC 1.
625.uk.com
June 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
WEBSITE UPDATE: Finally revised the page about the BBC 1 'COW' following the 40th anniversary of EastEnders in February. The lovely people at BBC Wales, who resurrected their device for live presentation duties, kindly sent me some photos, so we can look inside the box! 625.uk.com/tv_logos/bbc...
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it's that time of week again
May 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
it's that time of week again
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IT’S OUT TODAY!
On hearing that we’d received several enquiries, the Major shot up from his morning drink and said “WE CAN’T AFFORD TO TURN DOWN HALF A DOZEN SALES! GET THEM ON EBAY, MAN!”
With the website and downloads to follow, I’m proud to say it’s now buyable. Links in comments.
On hearing that we’d received several enquiries, the Major shot up from his morning drink and said “WE CAN’T AFFORD TO TURN DOWN HALF A DOZEN SALES! GET THEM ON EBAY, MAN!”
With the website and downloads to follow, I’m proud to say it’s now buyable. Links in comments.
May 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
IT’S OUT TODAY!
On hearing that we’d received several enquiries, the Major shot up from his morning drink and said “WE CAN’T AFFORD TO TURN DOWN HALF A DOZEN SALES! GET THEM ON EBAY, MAN!”
With the website and downloads to follow, I’m proud to say it’s now buyable. Links in comments.
On hearing that we’d received several enquiries, the Major shot up from his morning drink and said “WE CAN’T AFFORD TO TURN DOWN HALF A DOZEN SALES! GET THEM ON EBAY, MAN!”
With the website and downloads to follow, I’m proud to say it’s now buyable. Links in comments.
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The most Welsh Rugby image of all time
April 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The most Welsh Rugby image of all time
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Woke up feeling all nostalgic for Saturday morning children’s TV. For me, growing up in Britain in the 70s and 80s, Saturdays were all about Swap Shop, Superstore and Tiswas. Here I try to play their theme tunes, including the Swap Shop original by
@mikebatt.bsky.social
@mikebatt.bsky.social
Swap Shop & other Saturday Morning TV themes on the piano
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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April 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Woke up feeling all nostalgic for Saturday morning children’s TV. For me, growing up in Britain in the 70s and 80s, Saturdays were all about Swap Shop, Superstore and Tiswas. Here I try to play their theme tunes, including the Swap Shop original by
@mikebatt.bsky.social
@mikebatt.bsky.social
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
sub-TV.co.uk has a reader suggesting the boxed ATV Colour Production caption appeared with "AN" above it on a schools programme. Probably. We do know that version appeared at the end of Crossroads for at least a month. It was also there on Mon 27-Mar-1973 but gone the following day...
April 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
sub-TV.co.uk has a reader suggesting the boxed ATV Colour Production caption appeared with "AN" above it on a schools programme. Probably. We do know that version appeared at the end of Crossroads for at least a month. It was also there on Mon 27-Mar-1973 but gone the following day...
sub-tv.co.uk/atvendcaps.asp has the ATV Production slide from Crossroads 3533 where Meg departs on the QE2. It suggests it probably used Paul McCartney & Wings' theme. BUT it was a brass band playing Sailing. (Although apparently a VHS release used the standard theme.) archive.org/details/cros...
sub-TV : ATV Endcaps
sub-tv.co.uk
April 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
sub-tv.co.uk/atvendcaps.asp has the ATV Production slide from Crossroads 3533 where Meg departs on the QE2. It suggests it probably used Paul McCartney & Wings' theme. BUT it was a brass band playing Sailing. (Although apparently a VHS release used the standard theme.) archive.org/details/cros...
Twenty years ago yesterday (gah! missed it by one day), sub-tv.co.uk by @jaseinblack.bsky.social had its last update. Which is a shame, because I finally have an answer to one of the questions it posed on its ATV pages ... :-)
sub-TV
sub-tv.co.uk
April 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Twenty years ago yesterday (gah! missed it by one day), sub-tv.co.uk by @jaseinblack.bsky.social had its last update. Which is a shame, because I finally have an answer to one of the questions it posed on its ATV pages ... :-)
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I set my ZX Spectrum HTV logo to music...
March 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I set my ZX Spectrum HTV logo to music...
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It went out with sound. Preceded by the Test Card with a new, smaller logo and HD in the version box.
February 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It went out with sound. Preceded by the Test Card with a new, smaller logo and HD in the version box.
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February 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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40 YEARS AGO TODAY: big things coming to early evening BBC1 from tomorrow.
February 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
40 YEARS AGO TODAY: big things coming to early evening BBC1 from tomorrow.
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And here’s how we did it, to introduce Life On Mars - www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
February 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
And here’s how we did it, to introduce Life On Mars - www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...