I don't know about the U.K. but AT&T no longer prints telephone books. Those bulky Yellow Pages are gone too, although you might still find small phone books made by private companies with some business listings. But basically all gone. Only digital versions and online directories. I remember as a kid giant Yellow Page books being delivered to the house. Maybe 2,000 pages. A lot of those books were either little used or never used.
This brings back some memories. In 1977 we moved to a new house and found there was a phone installed. It was rather exciting getting the new phone book and looking yourself up (well, I was only 7!). I remember those Post Office directories shown in the film, the plain covers with the drawings of local historic buildings. And of course you got a separate area code book as well (I still have one from 1980, with all the family numbers scrawled on the cover!) Rather sad to think that now the directory just goes straight into the recycling unopened, but you have to remember that, before easy access to computers, everyone used the phone book quite often. And can I just say I am loving this channel, I love ephemeral corporate and training films like these, your efforts are very much appreciated!
+John B They always used to say "when a new book arrives check your own entry is correct" - have had them get mine wrong once! This "dividing up" they've done is not bad, except when it takes your local council out of your local book.
That tune they play with all those awesome phone books from the different areas being shown is catchy! I now wonder if I could ever find old phone directories like that.
Unfortunate that the video had faded to red, otherwise great video. I love watching these types of video's, the're kind of nostalgic, even though I was only about 12 months old when this was made :)
I don't know about the U.K. but AT&T no longer prints telephone books. Those bulky Yellow Pages are gone too, although you might still find small phone books made by private companies with some business listings. But basically all gone. Only digital versions and online directories. I remember as a kid giant Yellow Page books being delivered to the house. Maybe 2,000 pages. A lot of those books were either little used or never used.
This brings back some memories. In 1977 we moved to a new house and found there was a phone installed. It was rather exciting getting the new phone book and looking yourself up (well, I was only 7!). I remember those Post Office directories shown in the film, the plain covers with the drawings of local historic buildings. And of course you got a separate area code book as well (I still have one from 1980, with all the family numbers scrawled on the cover!) Rather sad to think that now the directory just goes straight into the recycling unopened, but you have to remember that, before easy access to computers, everyone used the phone book quite often.
And can I just say I am loving this channel, I love ephemeral corporate and training films like these, your efforts are very much appreciated!
+John B They always used to say "when a new book arrives check your own entry is correct" - have had them get mine wrong once! This "dividing up" they've done is not bad, except when it takes your local council out of your local book.
That tune they play with all those awesome phone books from the different areas being shown is catchy! I now wonder if I could ever find old phone directories like that.
Unfortunate that the video had faded to red, otherwise great video. I love watching these types of video's, the're kind of nostalgic, even though I was only about 12 months old when this was made :)
08.45 sounds like a doors concert
How many million phone books went to landfill
The 'Trump' Chump is Inspector Mullet' from Touch Of Frost!