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UK television history and presentation mainly but other things as well, especially on here.
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Your NY resolution is to discover @squarewindowpod.bsky.social & in latest ep learn why @gkw.bsky.social thinks the Star Wars holiday special is a bit like an ‘Allo’Allo! episode but not as good. And why I am perturbed by the number of knives in Minder On The Orient Express & the Woolies’ Xmas ads..
The Through the Square Window Christmas episode is now out, wherever you get your podcasts! Mark Gatiss joins @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social to talk about the best and worst of Christmas TV over the years. For more info: www.squarewindow.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Your NY resolution is to discover @squarewindowpod.bsky.social & in latest ep learn why @gkw.bsky.social thinks the Star Wars holiday special is a bit like an ‘Allo’Allo! episode but not as good. And why I am perturbed by the number of knives in Minder On The Orient Express & the Woolies’ Xmas ads..
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VIDEO: The end of the last Good Morning Britain to come from Television Centre.
From Monday, the programme will be broadcast from the studios of ITN.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNT8...
From Monday, the programme will be broadcast from the studios of ITN.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNT8...
GMB 31st December 2025 (8H55) - Goodbye Television Centre
YouTube video by Daybreak Fan Youtube Channel
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December 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
VIDEO: The end of the last Good Morning Britain to come from Television Centre.
From Monday, the programme will be broadcast from the studios of ITN.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNT8...
From Monday, the programme will be broadcast from the studios of ITN.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNT8...
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I’ve spent this morning morbidly watching the MTV channels close down and the final songs played were:
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
December 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I’ve spent this morning morbidly watching the MTV channels close down and the final songs played were:
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
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"Hello? I'd like to report an Intellectual Property theft. Yes, I'll hold."
December 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"Hello? I'd like to report an Intellectual Property theft. Yes, I'll hold."
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Channel D will be opening on #TalkingPicturesTV today at 4pm....
THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (1964) #TPTVsubtitles
THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (1964) #TPTVsubtitles
December 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Channel D will be opening on #TalkingPicturesTV today at 4pm....
THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (1964) #TPTVsubtitles
THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (1964) #TPTVsubtitles
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40 YEARS AGO TODAY: a couple of months later Max Headroom would become the advertising face of New Coke in America, but it was the British retail market that really knew how to use him.
December 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
40 YEARS AGO TODAY: a couple of months later Max Headroom would become the advertising face of New Coke in America, but it was the British retail market that really knew how to use him.
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40 YEARS AGO TODAY: children's geography quiz Worldwide is enlivened by host... sorry, "controller" David Jensen sporting a headset in a magic floating chair . Can't imagine that TV these days gets many eleven year olds who like "smooth glass collecting".
Worldwise: S01E08
Recorded at TVS Maidstone
TX: 27.12.85
Controller: David Jensen
Thanks to: The Dave Lea
Had-Kune-So Demo Team
Devised by: Tim Graham & the Production Team
Title Music: Ray Shulman
Graphics: David…
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December 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
40 YEARS AGO TODAY: children's geography quiz Worldwide is enlivened by host... sorry, "controller" David Jensen sporting a headset in a magic floating chair . Can't imagine that TV these days gets many eleven year olds who like "smooth glass collecting".
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🚨NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO🚨
A deep dive into how The Feast of Steven’s sets were laid out based on all available evidence.
☃️ Was there snow?
🚀 Were there rockets?
🐎 Why the secret cowboy?
All this and more! Watch now!
youtu.be/8rs_J6TJPvY?...
A deep dive into how The Feast of Steven’s sets were laid out based on all available evidence.
☃️ Was there snow?
🚀 Were there rockets?
🐎 Why the secret cowboy?
All this and more! Watch now!
youtu.be/8rs_J6TJPvY?...
The Feast of Steven Lost Sets Recreated: Doctor Who's Missing Christmas Episode Revealed
YouTube video by Dalek 63•88
youtu.be
December 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🚨NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO🚨
A deep dive into how The Feast of Steven’s sets were laid out based on all available evidence.
☃️ Was there snow?
🚀 Were there rockets?
🐎 Why the secret cowboy?
All this and more! Watch now!
youtu.be/8rs_J6TJPvY?...
A deep dive into how The Feast of Steven’s sets were laid out based on all available evidence.
☃️ Was there snow?
🚀 Were there rockets?
🐎 Why the secret cowboy?
All this and more! Watch now!
youtu.be/8rs_J6TJPvY?...
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Christmas Eve on BBC2
December 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Christmas Eve on BBC2
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It's the 24th of December! What better time to do my first blog post of the year? While the 25th is renowned for putting on the same few programmes, are there any ubiquitous offerings on TV each Christmas Eve? There are, but often not ones you'd expect. brokentv.uk/2025/12/24/s...
So, What TV Programmes Appear Most Often on Christmas Eve?
Merry Excelmas! Here’s a quick post I thought of doing after exploring all the televisual fare on Christmas Eve this year, and wondering: are there any true mainstays on Christmas Eve BBC tel…
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December 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
It's the 24th of December! What better time to do my first blog post of the year? While the 25th is renowned for putting on the same few programmes, are there any ubiquitous offerings on TV each Christmas Eve? There are, but often not ones you'd expect. brokentv.uk/2025/12/24/s...
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The Goodies - The Goodies Rule O.K? (21st December 1975). The trio fall foul of the puppet government ....
December 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Goodies - The Goodies Rule O.K? (21st December 1975). The trio fall foul of the puppet government ....
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It’s Gauda Prime Day, the anniversary of the finale of #Blakes7 44 years ago.
Here is the report I wrote about visiting BBC Television Centre in 1981 to watch that episode, “Blake”, being recorded in studio.
It’s in three blog entries:
tinyurl.com/gauda1
tinyurl.com/gauda2
tinyurl.com/gauda3
Here is the report I wrote about visiting BBC Television Centre in 1981 to watch that episode, “Blake”, being recorded in studio.
It’s in three blog entries:
tinyurl.com/gauda1
tinyurl.com/gauda2
tinyurl.com/gauda3
December 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It’s Gauda Prime Day, the anniversary of the finale of #Blakes7 44 years ago.
Here is the report I wrote about visiting BBC Television Centre in 1981 to watch that episode, “Blake”, being recorded in studio.
It’s in three blog entries:
tinyurl.com/gauda1
tinyurl.com/gauda2
tinyurl.com/gauda3
Here is the report I wrote about visiting BBC Television Centre in 1981 to watch that episode, “Blake”, being recorded in studio.
It’s in three blog entries:
tinyurl.com/gauda1
tinyurl.com/gauda2
tinyurl.com/gauda3
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Cant wait for the weather to heat up for a "Spanish Beach Wear Party" with "Gary Davis". Which is definitely not "a trap".
December 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Cant wait for the weather to heat up for a "Spanish Beach Wear Party" with "Gary Davis". Which is definitely not "a trap".
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For me, Christmas doesn't really start until Blue Peter have closed their last show before Christmas with the "carol round the tree", which I maintain is one of the best produced bits of TV ever.
Here's a classic example from 50 years ago.
youtu.be/cWEGRO3NS6o?...
Here's a classic example from 50 years ago.
youtu.be/cWEGRO3NS6o?...
December 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
For me, Christmas doesn't really start until Blue Peter have closed their last show before Christmas with the "carol round the tree", which I maintain is one of the best produced bits of TV ever.
Here's a classic example from 50 years ago.
youtu.be/cWEGRO3NS6o?...
Here's a classic example from 50 years ago.
youtu.be/cWEGRO3NS6o?...
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I'm bored so here once again is the greatest Christmas title sequence in TV history
December 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I'm bored so here once again is the greatest Christmas title sequence in TV history
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It's definitely Noel Edmonds. There's a slide for The Noel Edmonds Live, Live Breakfast Show here which shows the same kids on the same set. rewind.thetvroom.com/27145/channe...
BBC One continuity (25th December 1984) - Rewind
The 10am BBC One junction.
rewind.thetvroom.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
It's definitely Noel Edmonds. There's a slide for The Noel Edmonds Live, Live Breakfast Show here which shows the same kids on the same set. rewind.thetvroom.com/27145/channe...
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It's 1984 BBC One Christmas Greeting promo, Who is Santa? ( everyone thought it was noel last year) However were missing the last 15second alas.. Has anyone seen this promo else where?
December 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It's 1984 BBC One Christmas Greeting promo, Who is Santa? ( everyone thought it was noel last year) However were missing the last 15second alas.. Has anyone seen this promo else where?
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Happy 100th Birthday, Dick van Dyke! What better time to look through all of his appearances on BBC Television.
December 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Happy 100th Birthday, Dick van Dyke! What better time to look through all of his appearances on BBC Television.
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R.I.P. Stanley Baxter.
December 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
R.I.P. Stanley Baxter.
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This Christmas on #TPTV Channel Premiere! Classic Spy-Fiction Series begins Sunday 28th December at 4pm! THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (1964) #TPTVsubtitles Stars #DavidMcCallum #RobertVaughn
December 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This Christmas on #TPTV Channel Premiere! Classic Spy-Fiction Series begins Sunday 28th December at 4pm! THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (1964) #TPTVsubtitles Stars #DavidMcCallum #RobertVaughn
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For the very first time Cosgrove Hall Films’ internationally acclaimed animation collection will go on permanent display in a new, purpose-built space. Danger…
https://downthetubes.net/forever-home-unveiled-for-cosgrove-hall-films-iconic-animation-collection-at-the-newly-refurbished-sale-library/
https://downthetubes.net/forever-home-unveiled-for-cosgrove-hall-films-iconic-animation-collection-at-the-newly-refurbished-sale-library/
December 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
For the very first time Cosgrove Hall Films’ internationally acclaimed animation collection will go on permanent display in a new, purpose-built space. Danger…
https://downthetubes.net/forever-home-unveiled-for-cosgrove-hall-films-iconic-animation-collection-at-the-newly-refurbished-sale-library/
https://downthetubes.net/forever-home-unveiled-for-cosgrove-hall-films-iconic-animation-collection-at-the-newly-refurbished-sale-library/
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Malcolm Terris and James Bate appearing in the last episode of the 1972 Granada TV serial "The Intruder". By coincidence both appeared as detectives in episodes of ATV's Thriller. Both were also originally from the North East (Sunderland & Whitley Bay respectively).
December 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Malcolm Terris and James Bate appearing in the last episode of the 1972 Granada TV serial "The Intruder". By coincidence both appeared as detectives in episodes of ATV's Thriller. Both were also originally from the North East (Sunderland & Whitley Bay respectively).
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Clicking in the bottom right of the page opens the settings pane where you can adjust pretty much everything to modify the built in clocks, change captions etc, or create your own completely custom ones.
December 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Clicking in the bottom right of the page opens the settings pane where you can adjust pretty much everything to modify the built in clocks, change captions etc, or create your own completely custom ones.
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It's still a work in progress, but seems stable enough for "public beta", so by popular demand here's a standalone version of the parametric clock generator I recently added to my online teletext viewer:
zxnet.co.uk/clock/#templ...
zxnet.co.uk/clock/#templ...
December 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It's still a work in progress, but seems stable enough for "public beta", so by popular demand here's a standalone version of the parametric clock generator I recently added to my online teletext viewer:
zxnet.co.uk/clock/#templ...
zxnet.co.uk/clock/#templ...
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#OnThisDay 10 December 1965 #DrWho
Hurry yourself along to Bladons in Hull - open until 7.45 tonight . . . Boys and Girls! See Santa Claus and ride with Dr Who's Daleks!
Hurry yourself along to Bladons in Hull - open until 7.45 tonight . . . Boys and Girls! See Santa Claus and ride with Dr Who's Daleks!
December 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
#OnThisDay 10 December 1965 #DrWho
Hurry yourself along to Bladons in Hull - open until 7.45 tonight . . . Boys and Girls! See Santa Claus and ride with Dr Who's Daleks!
Hurry yourself along to Bladons in Hull - open until 7.45 tonight . . . Boys and Girls! See Santa Claus and ride with Dr Who's Daleks!