I was one on the London Based Engineers that made BFBS possibel along with the presenters Nicole, Olga, Hilary, Keith, Richard etc. whe had a true "whale" of a time being at the cutting edge of technology and often spent hours of our time, sometimes during the night, to make things better for the troops in Germany. I so remenber the live link. and then the fact you guys were also allowed to see decent films (not black and white crap from the 40 &50s) . We did our best but sadly our bosses London Weekend Television were adding 30% to the cost so understandably the MOD moved it to the SSVC in Chalfont. Yours were the best days of my working career! God bless you all! Andy B
I heard this channel aired Audrey And Friends in 2002 along with Channel 5 during the Milkshake! and Shake! blocks. Does anybody have any BFBS tapes from 2002 that contain children’s shows that may potentially have some Audrey and Friends episodes?
BFBS brought me my childhood telly for 3 formative years when I was 7-10 years old. Fascinating to see those presenters again! Thanks for uploading :O)
Providing the continuity and also featured within the documentary is continuity announcer Keith Martin. Sadly news came last week that Keith had died at the age of 89 following a long illness.
I was one on the London Based Engineers that made BFBS possibel along with the presenters Nicole, Olga, Hilary, Keith, Richard etc. whe had a true "whale" of a time being at the cutting edge of technology and often spent hours of our time, sometimes during the night, to make things better for the troops in Germany. I so remenber the live link. and then the fact you guys were also allowed to see decent films (not black and white crap from the 40 &50s) . We did our best but sadly our bosses London Weekend Television were adding 30% to the cost so understandably the MOD moved it to the SSVC in Chalfont. Yours were the best days of my working career! God bless you all! Andy B
With today's technology, this live link from London to Germany doesn't seem that remarkable but back in 1982 it was really something.
It was truly groundbreaking!
Thank you for this wonderful piece of nostalgia! I served over in Germany between 1984 and 1992 - very fond memories of my time there reflected here.
I heard this channel aired Audrey And Friends in 2002 along with Channel 5 during the Milkshake! and Shake! blocks. Does anybody have any BFBS tapes from 2002 that contain children’s shows that may potentially have some Audrey and Friends episodes?
BFBS Radio playing "What Cha' Gonna Do For Me" by Chaka Khan. Nice slice of post-disco which sadly failed to chart in the UK.
BFBS brought me my childhood telly for 3 formative years when I was 7-10 years old. Fascinating to see those presenters again! Thanks for uploading :O)
Providing the continuity and also featured within the documentary is continuity announcer Keith Martin. Sadly news came last week that Keith had died at the age of 89 following a long illness.
RIP Keith
Brilliant brilliant guy! I do no have a bad word to say abou him RIP Keith!
❤ Brilliant memories. Especially (for me, as an ex bleep) the introduction of live news via the microwave links.
I thought I was watching TVS