The Bits in Between...
Hear from the people behind the scenes at the BBC Archive
The Bits in Between Programmes
The Bits in Between...
An interview with Andrew Martin a BBC preservation expert
Andrew Martin, an expert from the BBC's archives, tells us why the bits in between television programmes aren't just the times you can nip out and make a cup of tea.
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- The Bits in Between...
- Announcers
- Providing Guidance
- Children's Announcers
- Interludes
- Filler Films
- Trailers
- Demonstration Films
- Public Information Films
- Idents
- Closedown
Transcript
Children's Announcers
Children's television had their own announcer, a young girl called Jennifer Gay was the main one, at least, who would come on, very nicely, well spoken.
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It was kind of the accepted way of presenting children to themselves.
