Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I think it was repeated as part of a 'banned' season once? 000
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Just in time for the new Yorkshire region and Channel were exempt? 100
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Looks like I'd have to put Antarctica back in for Scotland 😁 110
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026WEBSITE UPDATE: All these years I've never had BBC1 spinning globe re-creations on the site, but now I have two... (JavaScript is rendering these live. I've tested on what I can, but I don't know how they will work on a monitor with a refresh rate of above 75 Hz.) 625.uk.com 1115
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Not sure HTV were there at the beginning for this? 001
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I was thinking later, when Lost was airing. There was a cast member in one and it was the same scene for both Sky 1 and Sky 2 except the big numeral did something different in both? 000
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Was this just a cheap You Bet! re-tread before they actually brought back You Bet!? 100
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I'm guessing it was from the beginning of this... youtu.be/9jV6FYKgaHI?...youtu.beBBC2 - continuity around Red Dwarf inc BBC Video ads - from 1992YouTube video by 625tvroom 110
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026WEBSITE UPDATE: I've never re-created a globe ident before, but with D3.js, some free map data and help from Claude, I now have a working BBC1 Olympics ident from 1984. 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg...625.uk.comBBC 1 Olympics Ident - 1984The BBC 1 Olympics ident from 1984, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets. 0143
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Put a Blue Peter badge on it and let them fight it out. 030
Reposted by Andrew WisemanDave Jeffery @kecskebak.bsky.social · 07/08/2026A long and winding blogpost about a lovely discovery made by @aldupres.bsky.social www.kecskebak.hu?p=633 #inkscape #thegimp #blender3dkecskebak.huMark a PoloThis post covers several of my favourite subjects, so it will ramble all over the place. Apologies for that, but here we go… Sticking some kind of disc over the centre of an onscreen clock mechanism i... 34014
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026WEBSITE UPDATE: Go back in time with the BBC - a update focusing on re-creating the look of the BBC. There are six more clocks. There is schools presentation from when programmes were temporarily shifted from BBC 1 to BBC 2. And more! 625.uk.com 1317
Reposted by Andrew WisemanDave Jeffery @kecskebak.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Thanks to @aswiseman.bsky.social for letting me know about the existence of this. A special Olympic Symbol from the BBC in 1972. I'm just knocked this up quickly as an experiment... youtu.be/kpYq1zqVsmEyoutu.beBBC1 1972 Olympic SymbolYouTube video by Dave Jeffery 3189
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I also did WALES, with the blue centre dot. 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg... but I didn't try SCOTLAND because I knew they used the fancy, shiny BBC 1 letters from the globe and they look tricky to make 😁625.uk.comBBC 1 Wales Clock - 1985The BBC 1 Wales clock introduced in 1985, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets. 120
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Finally, I can re-create a working 1985 clock from BBC 1 Northern Ireland 😁 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg...625.uk.comBBC 1 Northern Ireland Clock - 1985The BBC 1 Northern Ireland clock introduced in 1985, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets. 151
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Yay! I remember him on ATV and Central announcing programmes and then presenting Look East for the BBC. The rest of the country might know him from being one of the few human faces to appear on Spitting Image. 010
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 18/04/2026And, as was discussed recently, there was a different cover this week for areas of the country who weren't about to get BBC2. (Did it feature Shakespeare?) 111
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Bought a box of six today. Chocolate was inside the cone and at the bottom - there was even a picture of the chocolate-filled base on the box. But they are so much smaller than I remember ☹️ 000
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026The sitcom where the President's people arranged for him to be shot inorder to boost his popularity? That could never happen in real life😁 010
Reposted by Andrew WisemanTabatha 🇺🇲 Marshal 🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (ally) @tabathamarshal.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Well, that was unnecessary 😶 14312125
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Nope... "Your money's safe with the Woolwich" demutualised (became a plc) and was bought by Barclays. Alliance & Leicester (where you get a smarter invester) went the same way as Abbey National and became part of Santander. 000
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 20/03/2026If you can't get enough TV clock re-creations, try this site... It can also add ghosting and other effects... mubd.net.au/tv-history/t...mubd.net.auTV Clocks by mubd1234Interactive recreations of TV clocks from multiple networks worldwide. 110
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 02/03/2026WEBSITE UPDATE (2/2): A mechanical Yorkshire clock as seen in 1983, but I wonder if it was introduced in 1982 when Yorkshire updated its ident? Possibly the last mechanical clock before the electronically-generated one arrived? The hour markers resemble plant pot tags 🙂 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg...625.uk.comYorkshire Clock - 1983Yorkshire Television's station clock, as seen in 1983, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets. 051
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 02/03/2026WEBSITE UPDATE (1/2): In 1982 when Welsh programmes moved to S4C, HTV Wales introduced a new ident which appeared to have been bodged together from other bits. The symbol was thicker than for the WEST version! (Based on @kecskebak.bsky.social's Flash files.) 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg...625.uk.comHTV WalesHTV Wales ident, introduced in 1982, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets. 020
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Hey there! I wasn't aware - every so often it disappears and I have to nudge them, but I didn't spot it this time and it all seems ok right now, thankfully. But thanks for letting me know 👍 010
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Look-in had ten years' head start. Where did Fast Forward fit in? 200
Reposted by Andrew WisemanStephen Neal @stephen-neal.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Fellow TV nerds may appreciate this live stream from a BBC GNAT clock generator www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0M9... (It's the prototype - hence the funky artwork demonstrating all the features)youtube.comGNAT Live Stream New Year's EveYouTube video by Richard Russell 1144
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 26/12/2025On Boxing Day 1983, BBC 1 treated us to a special Christmas closedown clock. The following night it was a different colour! (See them both at tvark.org/branding/bbc...) @tvark.bsky.social @tvroom.bsky.social 080
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Liking the https and the Christmas theme :-) How did the node.js conversion go? I have lots of Classic ASP on my site and I know one day Microsoft will stop supporting it. 100
Reposted by Andrew WisemanJason Robertson @jaseinblack.bsky.social · 09/12/2025For some reason I've updated sub-TV for the first time in 20 years (and that is not an exaggeration) - I've brought it into the 21st Century by converting it to Node, but you'll be pleased to know I've not changed the turn-of-the-century aesthetic. Videos are inline now! www.sub-tv.co.uk 3124
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 01/12/2025WEBSITE UPDATE: To celebrate the start of festive continuity on BBC One, here's the 1984 electronic clock that was adapted for the season... 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg.... It may be this was reserved for closedowns only. And the white 'snow' shadow appeared in a slightly different position every night!625.uk.comBBC 1 Clock - Christmas 1984The BBC 1 Christmas clock from 1984, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets. 093
Reposted by Andrew WisemanNathan Dane @nmsni.co.uk · 24/11/2025It's cold outside, but not to worry - I'll fire me clock up for heat. 1275
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 16/11/2025This ad popped up in my YouTube feed earlier. Could someone lend Secret Escapes an 'o', they seem to have run out. 100
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 17/10/2025As I recall, Pamela S answers and it looks like it's a 'heavy breathing' nuisance call, probably Mel Smith. Can't remember the punchline... 100
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Was there a Not the Nine o'clock News sketch with Pamela Stephenson answering the phone with the same number? Or am I just misremembering the Victor Meldrew scene? 100
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 05/10/2025I believe Lambie-Nairn decided centre-justification was a neat solution for a design system that would need to cope with presentation in 4:3, 14:9 and 16:9. The balloon idents were filmed widescreen and there was even a widescreen closedown that was never used 000
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Oct. 4th 1997 was also the first day of the main network's new name: "BBC ONE". (A similar update befell BBC2.) Here's the main network clock... 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg...625.uk.comBBC1 Balloon ClockThe BBC1 network clock, introduced in October 1997, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets. 051
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 04/10/2025WEBSITE 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...625.uk.comBBC1 Northern Ireland Balloon ClockThe BBC1 Northern Ireland clock, based on the network clock introduced in October 1997, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets. 1175
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Interesting user of the term "displays" instead of pages and weird that they call this "ITN's latest service". 110
Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 25/09/2025From 1973 according to the Top 20. First time I've seen any early Oracle. 2-digit page numbers, monochrome, no graphics and all caps (ignoring the colour graphic of the queen which must have been from a later time). 110
