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Tunes, chat and Ceefax celebration

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a feast of great music and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's Ceefax service with a selection of related tunes and chat.

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast.

Today, they mark 50 years since the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ launched 'Ceefax' - the first teletext facility in the world.

Developed by ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ engineers, Ceefax was launched in September 1974 and allowed TV viewers to see text on their TV screens at the touch of a button! It hosted news and sport coverage, weather, music reviews, travel information, jokes and even an alarm clock. At its height, as many as 600 pages were available, and it eventually had 22 million weekly users. As Ceefax was part of the analogue television signal, it was discontinued when the network became digital-only in 2012, but was followed by services like the Red Button.

To celebrate the anniversary, Mark and Stuart play some Ceefax-related tunes and hear listeners memories.

Also on the show... a host of quality radio items including 'The Chain' - our world-famous list of over 8000 interconnected songs.

There’s also the chance to take part in β€˜Tea Time Theme Time’, guessing the link between three top tunes.

Plus a finely balanced blend of new and old music, setting you up for a Sunday.

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Last on

Sun 8 Sep 2024 08:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Hamilton Bohannon

    Let's Start The Dance

    • (Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 2.

  • Jorja Smith

    High

  • TV on the Radio

    Golden Age

    • CD SINGLE.
    • 4 A.D..
    • 1.

  • The Monkees

    What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?

    • Rhino.

  • Simon Fisher Turner

    Barefeet

    • Mute.

  • The xx

    Angels

    • Coexist.
    • Young.
    • 1.

  • Kraftwerk

    Computer Love

  • OneDa

    Let Me In

    • Heavenly Recordings.

  • The Radiators From Space

    Television Screen

    • 1,2,3,4 It Was Like This ... Punk And New Wave 1976-1979.
    • Universal.

  • Alternative TV

    Action Time Vision

  • Black Box Recorder

    Facts of Life

    • Facts of Life.
    • Nude.
    • 1.

  • Daft Punk

    Technologic

    • Human After All.
    • Virgin.
    • 9.

  • Buzz’ Ayaz

    Efdji

    • Glitterbeat Records.

  • The Last Dinner Party

    Caesar On A TV Screen

  • Thompson Twins

    Doctor! Doctor!

    • Into the Gap.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited.
    • 1.

  • Bess Atwell

    Where I Left Us

    • Real Kind Records.

  • Rosie Lowe

    In My Head

    • Blue Flowers.

  • Little Simz

    101FM

  • Steve Monite

    Only You

  • Gregory Isaacs

    Night Nurse

  • Anna Erhard

    Not Rick

    • Radicalis Music.

  • Beck

    The New Pollution

    • DGC.

Broadcast

  • Sun 8 Sep 2024 08:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music