Ceefax: Thanks for all the Memories
Did you know that one of the reasons the ´óÏó´«Ã½ originally agreed to produce See Hear was so that they could advertise programmes that had Ceefax subtitles?
After the first series, See Hear were allowed to drop the Ceefax subtitle plugs!
Sadly, the era of old fashioned teletext is reaching its end. As the UK switches over to digital, all those old sports result pages, interactive quizzes, 888 (and 171!) subtitles will soon cease to exist.
To commemorate the 35th birthday of a service that was part of so many Deaf and hard of hearing lives, here are some nice links.
10 Things You Didn't Know About Ceefax:
A few fun facts about Ceefax including Glenn Hoddle's daughter, Graham Taylor and more. Funny how most of these are sport-related.
Mark Lawson on subtitles:
Renowned cultural commentator and journalist Mark Lawson points out the problems of accurate subtitling on 24 hour news.
Charlie Swinbourne's Subtitle Diary:
Ouch! columnist watches TV, writes about it with hilarious results.
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