BBC 1980s Clock confusion

[@fruitcakedog1997]

At 1:26 we get a cool glimpse at the wall with the two clocks, the globe mechanism and some other overlays with the camera aimed at whichever one is cued on-air. Reminds me of looking at the metal thing inside a Magic 8 Ball with all the different responses on it. I wonder what those other messages on the wall said...

[@bdavebaldwin]

Usually “temporary fault”, “there is interference on vision”, and “this programme will continue in vision until normal sound is restored”

[@rose-byte]

I didn't expect to see you here, @FruitcakeDog!

[@markofsaltburn]

I think we all remember what we were doing when this happened.

[@bdavebaldwin]

Like to have seen the look on his face with 30 seconds to disaster

[@rajtheangrydj2711]

@@bdavebaldwin Your Announcers are Richard Straker, Tim Nicholls, The Late Roger Maude and Peter Bolgar

[@KyleJBAwesomeness-OfficialChan]

Daylight Savings Time in the UK region be like

[@KyleJBAwesomeness-OfficialChan]

Do a compilation of all these closedowns of BBC over the years when they have to set the clocks backwards and forwards an hour during British Summertime which is probably the British equivalent of Daylight Savings Time

[@Jeannette-op5qe]

A timely reminder there.

[@MPFNTB]

Guy, is closedown. This clock from end and starting the tone bad

[@pauljackson6698]

Tim Nicholls & not Richard Straker on opening clip.

[@jeannettemanchester1444]

I wish they'd STOP MUCKING about.

[@VHSguy1989]

Agreed..

[@finnswebsite]

Does anyone know why a Noddy was used in the first place? Were cameras so expensive that developing a Noddy with motors and lights etc was a cheaper solution than a second camera?

[@Kythyria]

Even if in-house talent couldn't do it easily, it's not actually a very complicated mechanism, conceptually, and there were probably lots of engineering firms for whom it would be a straightforward request. Meanwhile, enough cameras for the at least twelve positions seen in the clip would indeed be pricey, especially since some would be rarely used. Broadcast-quality cameras being cheap is a new thing; camera tubes are more complicated than picture tubes, require comparable amounts of support circuitry, and were produced in smaller numbers to much higher standards, all of which makes them more expensive.

[@ItsRickysChannelEXTRA]

@@Kythyria Also add overheating cameras and failing camera into the mix. Yes the noddy camera could have burnt out and broke itself, but it but having 6+ cameras in different positions would be a little more crazy to coordinate.

[@jeremyminecraft3130]

1:08

[@matty6598]

LOL

[@tanyamccann1747]

Thanks!

[@brucedanton3669]

Thank you for this of course so then too!