Proud to be British?
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I thought I was the only one who liked those
I'd definitely have the BBC on there as well. Manc and Zargof were right on the money with their lists of British scientists. Also the history, architecture, engineering, NHS, National Trust and all the rest.
I'd definitely have the BBC on there as well. Manc and Zargof were right on the money with their lists of British scientists. Also the history, architecture, engineering, NHS, National Trust and all the rest.
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As a matter of interest, for a good part of the twentieth century, the number of US citizens who migrated to the UK far exceeded the number of British citizens who migrated to the US annually.
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These four people stand for all the hundreds of thousands (millions, maybe?) of Americans who have emigrated from America to Great Britain over the last four hundred years.
As a matter of interest, for a good part of the twentieth century, the number of US citizens who migrated to the UK far exceeded the number of British citizens who migrated to the US annually.
As a matter of interest, for a good part of the twentieth century, the number of US citizens who migrated to the UK far exceeded the number of British citizens who migrated to the US annually.
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All part of our exceedingly cunning plan, eh Black Adder. A slow buildup, then one day, wham!: BRITYWORLD, the 51st Sate. White picket fences, apple pie, Fox News,.....
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and I thought that I was the only ones that liked these. By the time I was born and was a little kid through it was Test card F with a test tone and Pages from CEEFAX with Test Card Music.:sunglasses:
These four people stand for all the hundreds of thousands (millions, maybe?) of Americans who have emigrated from America to Great Britain over the last four hundred years.
As a matter of interest, for a good part of the twentieth century, the number of US citizens who migrated to the UK far exceeded the number of British citizens who migrated to the US annually.
As a matter of interest, for a good part of the twentieth century, the number of US citizens who migrated to the UK far exceeded the number of British citizens who migrated to the US annually.
Well critics of the United States and of our foreign policy including some Republicans say that the UK along with Canada and Israel have been named 51st states because the US has such close relations with these nations. well that and many other reasons
I do not a agree with calling the UK, Canada, and Israel 51 states by the way.
But lest not get into politics with this forum because I do not think that this is the place for politics.
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Same here - Test Card F was the only one they really used when I was watching TV. I always loved days off school, when you got to watch Ceefax AM, cheesy music and all. I was a saddo even then ...
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You must be older than me because by the time I was a kid Test Card F and pages from CEEFAX were only used during the early hours of the morning because by then BBC1 had daytime TV and BBC2 had schools TV and sports so no Pages from CEEFAX or Test Card F during the day on BBC1. and the Music was mostly synthesizer and all non classical by then as well. This was the early 1990s. By 1997 all this was gone from BBC1 replaced with BBC news 24. But I was in the states by then so I do not remember BBC 1 airing BBC news 24 throughout the night.
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You must be older than me because by the time I was a kid Test Card F and pages from CEEFAX were only used during the early hours of the morning because by then BBC1 had daytime TV and BBC2 had schools TV and sports so no Pages from CEEFAX or Test Card F during the day on BBC1. and the Music was mostly synthesizer and all non classical by then as well. This was the early 1990s. By 1997 all this was gone from BBC1 replaced with BBC news 24. But I was in the states by then so I do not remember BBC 1 airing BBC news 24 throughout the night.
I remember News 24 - I was 18 in 1997. By then I was usually sitting up through the night during the summer watching the Learning Zone on BBC2. The Chemistry of Almost Everything - what a show!
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This was the early-mid 1980s. Test Card F came in during the 70s so by the time I was a wee-un it was all they used. Ceefax AM used to come on at 6, and again at 10 if I remember right to fill in the gaps before the all-morning TV started in around '86 or so. Music was all that cheesy '70s smooth jazz, which is utter crap but such great memories of 'Ceefax Music' and those blocky graphics ...
I remember News 24 - I was 18 in 1997. By then I was usually sitting up through the night during the summer watching the Learning Zone on BBC2. The Chemistry of Almost Everything - what a show!
I remember News 24 - I was 18 in 1997. By then I was usually sitting up through the night during the summer watching the Learning Zone on BBC2. The Chemistry of Almost Everything - what a show!
I do not remember much about the Learning Zone on BBC2 however.
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