I would like like to say thankyou for Mr straker for helping me to feel calm when I was a little girl I have learning disabilities get very anxious and his voice seemed to calm me down hope he's doing ok he remind me of Paddington Bear as he sounds a bit like Paddington sometimes ,

There's a metaphor here. Just as telly wasn't relentlessly 24-hour, neither was life

God Save The Queen in a very slow funeral version for the closedown on BBC1

Wish BBC would close down for good..thx for posting

The weatherman effortlessly handled like a real pro what would have been an embarrassing mistake for anyone else

BBC1 seemed to have very chummy and happy weather people in this era...

0:17 i could hear someone clicking there fingers indicating to the weather man to wake up

When a Sunday fell between 27th December and 30th December inclusive back then, it was named "Christmas Sunday" - BBC would use it a lot. 1993 was the last time the term would be used by the BBC.

Goodnight Bill Giles! 0:18

at 6:06, the tell-tale loud tone can be heard telling you to "get to fucking bed!'

After this, there were just two days of the 1970s left to go!

this version of the national anthem was played when diana princess of wales died

Why was the sombre, more slower version of GSTQ used here?

A slow version of The National Anthem. Used when members of The Royal Family pass.

Saturday 29th December 1979

6:08 Why the black screen squeaks