Transmitter shut-down Posted Fri Aug 4 10:33:04 BST 2000 by Richard

Sunday morning about 2am on BBC 1. I think they might be showing the test-card for bits. Have fun, anyway.

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Posted By Anonymous on Fri Aug 4 14:05:41 BST 2000:

I've set my video.

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Posted By [T][W][O] ident on Fri Aug 4 15:41:27 BST 2000:

Where'd you see that?

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Posted By Jon on Fri Aug 4 17:07:50 BST 2000:

I hope they don't switch it back on.

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Posted By Richard on Fri Aug 4 19:05:21 BST 2000:

>Where'd you see that?
The Radio Times

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Posted By Dan F on Sat Aug 5 17:35:19 BST 2000:

When was the last time there was anything decent on BBC1 anyway?

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Posted By [T][W][O] ident on Sat Aug 5 18:57:24 BST 2000:

BOTH BBC channels will be shut-down at the same time, for 5 WHOLE MINUTES! Coincedence, but it's rare. No BBC for 5 minutes! YES!!!! Except for the Fawlty Towers repeats maybe....

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Posted By Curious, er, sheep on Sat Aug 5 22:54:11 BST 2000:

I am curious to know why.

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Posted By Richard on Sun Aug 6 14:11:46 BST 2000:

>I am curious to know why.

In the event of the the main transmission thingy going down, Milton Keanes will automatically send out the Test Card or something like that. They pulled the plug to check it would happen.

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Posted By a0d on Sun Aug 6 14:22:53 BST 2000:

We're lucky to still be alive!!


Umm... This isn't heaven by any chance.. is it??

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Posted By [T][W][O] ident on Sun Aug 6 14:40:31 BST 2000:

Does BBC-2 show TCJ every weekend? If they do, I *am* in heaven. I watched it all last night. If you'd looked, no matter what region you were in you got Ceefax South-East.

Also, anyone catch the Digital Widescreen card on tape. I did. TCJ is animated! Cool! Huh, huh!

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Posted By Richard on Sun Aug 6 23:46:56 BST 2000:

>Does BBC-2 show TCJ every weekend?

No, it is usually Ceefax now. (And isn't it TCW anyway?)

> If they do, I *am* in heaven. I watched it all last night. If you'd looked, no matter what region you were in you got Ceefax South-East. Bugger - I didn't check!
>
>Also, anyone catch the Digital Widescreen card on tape. I did. TCJ is animated! Cool! Huh, huh!

Yup, and it's going on my website soon (though I expect it is already elsewhere)
>

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