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TV weather forecast test, recorded 27 August, 1956.

In the summer of 1956, executives at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Television Service began an extensive review of the visual appeal and style of the channel. They analysed the quality of the announcing and promotion of programmes, and channel identity. As weather forecasting came under the control of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Presentation Department, the manner and effectiveness of forecasters also came under the spotlight. In this rare footage, the earliest known recording at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archives of a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV in-vision weather forecast, he attempts a natural and relaxed forecasting style, with mixed success.

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4 minutes