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Jason Robertson (@jaseinblack.bsky.social) presents a curated selection of teletext pages recovered from videotape. Also on Mastodon at @grim_fandango@mas.to and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/teletextarchaeologist

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: BBC2 from 14 October 1988 1824:00

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2912

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: Channel Four from 14 October 1990 0724:57

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2913

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: BBC2 from 14 October 1988 1824:00

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2912

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: Channel Four from 14 October 1990 0724:57

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2913

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: BBC1 from 13 October 1990 2124:30

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2910

13.10.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: BBC1 from 13 October 1990 2224:00

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2911

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: BBC1 from 13 October 1990 2124:30

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2910

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: BBC1 from 13 October 1990 2224:00

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2911

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RTÉ Aertel: Going, Going, Gone - Rewind Thursday 12th October 2023 marked the end of the road for RTÉ's teletext service, Aertel.

πŸŸ₯ REWIND | On This Day in 2023 | RTΓ‰'s teletext service Aertel ceased broadcasting.

Aertel test transmissions began in late 1985.

Aertel was switched off in stages during the day on 12th October 2023.

See the phased shutdown here:
rewind.thetvroom.com/42478/featur...

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Teletext Mode 7 Messing around with frames and GIF import on Telepaint.

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: Central from 12 October 1990 1524:20

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2908

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: BBC2 from 12 October 1990 2224:00

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2909

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: Central from 12 October 1990 1524:20

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2908

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: BBC2 from 12 October 1990 2224:00

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2909

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: BBC1 from 11 October 1988 2024:02

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2906

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: Yorkshire from 11 October 1990 1924:12

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2907

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🟦 CLEAN FEED | With Stefan Dennis pulling out of tonight's Strictly due to ill health, the programme will finish 10 minutes early.

So The Weakest Link now starts at 8.30pm.

Though somehow, by the time we get to the late news, we're only 5 minutes ahead of the original schedule.

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: BBC1 from 11 October 1988 2024:02

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2906

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: Yorkshire from 11 October 1990 1924:12

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2907

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Several matches in progress tonight on nmsceefax.co.uk P331

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A new service has been recovered by TandCsApply: BBC1 from 10 October 1989 2024:00

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2904

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: Channel Four from 10 October 1989 2324:00

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2905

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A new service has been recovered by TandCsApply: BBC1 from 10 October 1989 2024:00

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2904

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A new service has been recovered by Tomsonic41: Channel Four from 10 October 1989 2324:00

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2905

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TELETEXT HALLOWEEN: C is for Clockwork Orange

Because nothing says dystopia like bowler hats, classical music, and a bit of the old in-out.

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A new service has been recovered by John Aspinall: Channel Four from 09 October 1991 2224:31

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2902

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A new service has been recovered by John Aspinall: BBC2 from 09 October 1992 1924:39

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2903

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People sometimes ask about Ceefax stats:

- The current instance of the PFC stream has had 42,400 views in its 248 day runtime - or around 170 per day

- About 130 people per day read Ceefax via the interactive viewer

- Around 20 people use Ceefax on a Raspberry Pi (via feeds.nmsni.co.uk) every day

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Yeah, it needs tuned for sure

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A new service has been recovered by John Aspinall: Channel Four from 09 October 1991 2224:31

https://www.teletextarchive.com/Pages/List/2902

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