BBC Wales Closedown - 1985

9th / 10th January 1985 - This has a bit of everything - news, weather, regionalia, transmitter info, two menu captions - I think I need a lie down after that. Good thing it's bedtime!

[@AllenJeremy]

This was from the final weeks that the BBC used the magnetic symbols for the weather forecasts, also the final weeks of the BBC Wales mirror globe & mechanical clock as the following month the COW globe would make it's debut & BBC Wales would finally have a electronically generated clock.

[@michaeleddy1589]

Your closedown announcer for this BBC1 Wales night was Lyn Morgan.

[@huntsurveys7477]

Thank you. I really enjoyed watching that, remembering what was important at the time and how people built sets for tv.

[@johnking5174]

6:33 - The only deviation from the network schedule was here at 8.30 as the network was airing A Question of Sport at this slot, so BBC Wales must have moved it to another slot that week.

[@speakfreeley4473]

The dying days of the old weather magnetic symbols, much to Michael Fish's relief. He was the weather forecaster who tried putting those symbols up but wouldn't stay on, & angrily had enough.

[@Knightyknight72]

An excellent upload. We were served by two regions (well three actually, but we never watched BBC1 South West!) when I was growing up (born in 1966). An early observation when BBC1 West still did their own continuity in the evenings was that the regional news was always read in vision by the announcer whereas on BBC Wales it was always read over a slide. In fact we never saw the announcer in vision on BBC Wales. Occasional links were "in vision" on BBC1 West too. Always wondered why the difference between Wales and West in this regard....

[@samanthagrundy1040]

Knightyknight72 r

[@Knightyknight72]

Thanks for the reply. It makes sense although the English regions were still self op weren't they?

[@AW336Lab]

Did BBC 1 Wales use the closedown theme for the balloon idents? Cause I’m trying to find it right now

[@betaman7988]

I didn't know BBC Wales still used a physical clock, not computer generated by 1985! England got that by 1981!

[@ajs41]

England didn't get it until December 1981 and this is January 1985 so not such a big gap really, although I don't know why they didn't adopt the computerised clock in 1981 as you say.

[@grahampearson5670]

BBC1 England had a electronic time piece from December 1981.

[@johnking5174]

Like Northern Ireland, BBC Wales put their local news at 5.35pm, whereas the rest of the UK had their local news at 6.30pm.

[@joannegray5138]

Wasn't Radio Wales' Maureen Staffer a continuity announcer on Teledu Cymru?

[@gentsw13]

I believe Maureen was one of the inVision announcers for TWW.

[@gentsw13]

Ah! Maureen Staffer was on the STAFF as a vision announcer for TWW - Television for Wales and the West of England before the company 'lost' its contract in the late 1960s. HTV took over a few months later.

[@eitanbitan14]

8:03 Welsh National Anthem at the Beginning of the AC/DC In Roblox Tour: Hells Bells

[@LewisYamanoteAintReal]

To be honest, I like this version of the anthem then the regular version.

[@fantacat8824]

Ah yes; weather news weather again

[@marnanel]

Everyone's excited about the C5, though not for the reasons Sir Clive was hoping

[@dhtelevision]

The welsh anthem is better than the British anthem

[@GoodOlGranite]

Being from Wales, I very much agree.

[@madabbafan]

UK should switch to Land of Hope and Glory

[@mango4606]

Same here.

[@mango4606]

I so agree.

[@stormendless552]

7:54: NOS DA

[@michaeleddy1589]

That's good night in Welsh.

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

@@michaeleddy1589 I'm not Welsh but i know Bore da is Good morning. Prynhawn da is good afternoon. Noswaith da is Good evening and nos da is Good night

[@gidzmobug2323]

What song is this (right before God Save the Queen).

[@19Link86]

Hen Wlad fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers), the Welsh state anthem

[@anthonyperkins7556]

I've noticed they only play one third of the British National Anthem.

[@davidlewis5681]

The first six bars are "The Vice Regal Salute", so could be to honour the Prince of Wales, or it could be to allow the chorus of Hen Wlad fy Nhadau to be fitted in the time slot. Also the only BBC nation in the UK which played its own national anthem, albeit only the chorus. HTV Wales, on the other hand played both anthems as they are usually performed.

[@essvee86]

The Sinclair C5... LOL!

[@dhtelevision]

essvee86 Also known as the weirdest car ever made in Britain

[@MultiAstraTVI]

BBC Wales played their state anthem then God Save The Queen (short version)

[@markjeffries3684]

"Catchphrase 1" on Radio Wales---presented by Roy Walker?

[@gencilleshi4661]

BBC ONE WALES

[@Ndlanding]

Aw, I thought this was going to be funnier.

[@EestiDorito]

BBC ONE WALES Closedown