Trade test colour films
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Trade test colour films were broadcast by the
The frequent broadcasting of the films made them well known to some viewers of the time. The one most frequently shown was The Captive River (1960), which was shown 525 times. The short film
A number of these films were produced by the oil company
The trade test colour films are among the subjects of interest of the Test Card Circle, an organization devoted to studying and preserving the test cards used by television broadcasters. The static test cards were typically transmitted for periods before and after regular programming, originally to permit viewers to adjust their television sets.
BBC2 daily schedule
According to the BBC Written Archive Centre, the following is an example of a typical day on BBC 2 in the late 1960s when the only scheduled programme during the day was Play School at 11 am:
- 09.00 Colour Testcard F
- 10.00 Service Information For The Television Trade
- 10.03 Colour Testcard F
- 10.30 The Colour Receiver Installation Film
- 10.43 TRADE TEST COLOUR FILM followed by Colour Testcard F
- 11.00 Play School followed by Colour Testcard F
- 11.30 Service Information For The Television Trade
- 11.33 TRADE TEST COLOUR FILM followed by Colour Testcard F
- 12.10 The Colour Receiver Installation Film
- 12.23 Colour Testcard F
- 2.30 Service Information For The Television Trade
- 2.33 TRADE TEST COLOUR FILM followed by Colour Testcard F
- 3.10 The Colour Receiver Installation Film
- 3.23 Colour Testcard F
- 3.30 TRADE TEST COLOUR FILM followed by Colour Testcard F
- 4.30 TRADE TEST COLOUR FILM followed by Colour Testcard F
- 5.30 TRADE TEST COLOUR FILM followed by Colour Testcard F
- 6.30 TRADE TEST COLOUR FILM followed by Colour Testcard F
References
- ^ BBC Trade Test Colour Films
- ^ Keys, Andrew (2007). "The Statistician's Guide to Trade Test Colour Films". Test Card Circle website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008.
- ^ "A to Z Of BBC2 Trade Test Colour Films". Test Card Circle website.
External links
- The BP Video Library: The BP Video Library has 22 of the BBC Colour Trade Test films available to view on their website and to purchase on DVD, including Guiseppina, The Home Made Car, and Cattle Carters.
- The Test Card Circle: Details of the UK's Trade Test Transmissions including the history of the BBC and ITA Test Cards, a look at the music used and full details about the Trade Test Colour Films shown from the late fifties to 1973.
- List of BBC2 Trade Test Colour films