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#OnThisDay 1985: The iconic magnetic weather maps on all BBC forecasts were used for the final time, replaced by fancy new fangled computer-generated graphics.
Here, Bill Giles takes us from the old to the new.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1891397180403183976#m
Published: February 17, 2025 08:00
#OnThisDay 1985: The iconic magnetic weather maps on all BBC forecasts were used for the final time, replaced by fancy new fangled computer-generated graphics.
Here, Bill Giles takes us from the old to the new.
The story behind the BBC interludes was the subject of Time Shift in 2003.
The Potter's Wheel Interlude, which debuted #OnThisDay in 1963, is possibly the most famous - you can watch that one, and many more, on the BBC Archive site: https://www.bbc.co.uk/articles/ckg792j7x87o
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1891034789584724328#m
Published: February 16, 2025 08:00
The story behind the BBC interludes was the subject of Time Shift in 2003.
The Potter's Wheel Interlude, which debuted #OnThisDay in 1963, is possibly the most famous - you can watch that one, and many more, on the BBC Archive site:…
#OnThisDay 1959: Monitor visited Stratford, examining how the Theatre Royal played a part in the lives of the local community in East London.
Clip taken from Monitor, originally broadcast on BBC Television, Sunday 15 February, 1959.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1890672395616469393#m
Published: February 15, 2025 08:00
#OnThisDay 1959: Monitor visited Stratford, examining how the Theatre Royal played a part in the lives of the local community in East London.
Clip taken from Monitor, originally broadcast on BBC Television, Sunday 15 February, 1959.
R to @BBCArchive: Featured on Vernon’s Vault, a daily dive into the BBC Archive on @BBCRadio2. Listen back on @BBCSounds.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001lzng
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1890344982176800776#m
Published: February 14, 2025 10:18
Featured on Vernon’s Vault, a daily dive into the BBC Archive on @BBCRadio2. Listen back on @BBCSounds.
bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001l…
On Valentine's Day, we go back to 1964 and an episode of Marriage Today looking at the future of relationships. Young and old reflected on their experiences and shared their views on love and marriage.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1890310013089923087#m
Published: February 14, 2025 08:00
On Valentine's Day, we go back to 1964 and an episode of Marriage Today looking at the future of relationships. Young and old reflected on their experiences and shared their views on love and marriage.
R to @BBCArchive: Find out more about how Charles M Schulz created Charlie Brown and Snoopy on BBC In History.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20241205-how-charles-m-schulz-created-charlie-brown-and-snoopy
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1889985244960612831#m
Published: February 13, 2025 10:29
Find out more about how Charles M Schulz created Charlie Brown and Snoopy on BBC In History.
bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20…
#OnThisDay 2000: The last ever Peanuts comic strip, by Charles M Schulz, was published. In 1977, the creator of Snoopy, Charlie Brown et al., spoke to Everyman about his craft.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1889947618090033602#m
Published: February 13, 2025 08:00
#OnThisDay 2000: The last ever Peanuts comic strip, by Charles M Schulz, was published. In 1977, the creator of Snoopy, Charlie Brown et al., spoke to Everyman about his craft.
R to @BBCArchive: You can catch every episode of the classic sitcom Keeping Up Appearances on @BBCiPlayer 📺
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006xtbg/keeping-up-appearances
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1889599048400646198#m
Published: February 12, 2025 08:54
You can catch every episode of the classic sitcom Keeping Up Appearances on @BBCiPlayer 📺
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b…
#OnThisDay 1993: 'Daisy and Onslow' from Keeping Up Appearances (that is, Judy Cornwell and Geoffrey Hughes) chatted to Judi Spiers on Pebble Mill.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1889585236066861310#m
Published: February 12, 2025 08:00
#OnThisDay 1993: 'Daisy and Onslow' from Keeping Up Appearances (that is, Judy Cornwell and Geoffrey Hughes) chatted to Judi Spiers on Pebble Mill.
#OnThisDay 1975: Margaret Thatcher became the first female leader of a political party in the UK after defeating Edward Heath in the Conservative leadership election.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1889222845840191925#m
Published: February 11, 2025 08:00
#OnThisDay 1975: Margaret Thatcher became the first female leader of a political party in the UK after defeating Edward Heath in the Conservative leadership election.
#OnThisDay 1961: Dr Stephen Black conducted an experiment in hypnotism on a medical student with the aid of a nurse, a swab of spirits and a couple of very sharp needles. Ouch. Don't try this at home.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1888860461250015485#m
Published: February 10, 2025 08:00
#OnThisDay 1961: Dr Stephen Black conducted an experiment in hypnotism on a medical student with the aid of a nurse, a swab of spirits and a couple of very sharp needles. Ouch. Don't try this at home.
#OnThisDay 1973: Nationwide investigated the very important issue of pocket money and what children do with it.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1888498070146699742#m
Published: February 9, 2025 08:00
#OnThisDay 1973: Nationwide investigated the very important issue of pocket money and what children do with it.