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Teletext information service operated by the BBC
Ceefax (/ˈsiːfæks/) was the world's first teletext information service and a forerunner to the current BBC Red Button service. Ceefax was started by the
Ceefax
Interactive television service
by the BBC, and broadcast in the United Kingdom. The services replaced Ceefax, the BBC's analogue teletext service. The service was launched on 23 September
BBC_Red_Button
Northern Irish footballer (born 1976)
which he came off the bench after famously only turning up because of a Ceefax advert. Born in Belfast, Essandoh moved with his family to Ghana (his father
Roy_Essandoh
Television information retrieval service
were introduced by major broadcasters in the UK, starting with the BBC's Ceefax service in 1974. It offered a range of text-based information, typically
Teletext
British rock musician and songwriter (1946–1991)
April 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024. "Singer Freddie Mercury dies, aged 45". Ceefax. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2011
Freddie_Mercury
Test card used by BBC television for decades
replaced with broadcasts of Ceefax pages. It continued to be seen for around 7.5 minutes each day before the start of Ceefax broadcasts but it would also
Test_Card_F
British public service broadcaster
1974, ITV's Oracle tried to compete with Ceefax. Oracle closed on New Year's Eve, 1992. During its lifetime, Ceefax attracted millions of viewers, right up
BBC
News division of the British Broadcasting Corporation
by then using electronic captions, known as Anchor – to be superseded by Ceefax subtitling (a similar Teletext format), and the signing of such programmes
BBC_News
1997 studio album by Fridge
Ceefax is the debut studio album by English post-rock band Fridge, released on 10 March 1997. The album is notable for the fact that it contains three
Ceefax_(album)
timeline of the history of teletext on television in the UK. . 1972 October – Ceefax is announced by the BBC as a new service providing pages of text on ordinary
Timeline of teletext in the UK
Timeline_of_teletext_in_the_UK
UK television programme
October 2012. In-vision Ceefax broadcasts started in 1980, initially as a daytime filler, but as programme hours expanded Ceefax was shown before the start
ITV_Nightscreen
End-user information system
captioning. In 1972, the concept was first made public under the new name Ceefax. Meanwhile, the General Post Office (soon to become British Telecom) had
Videotex
British television service
voice-over translation was used instead of dubbing for budgetary reasons. Ceefax, the first teletext service, launched on 23 September 1974. This service
BBC_Television
Website of British news
were broadcasters and the only text-based journalists were those running Ceefax. The original design was created by a team, including Matt Jones, and was
BBC_News_Online
transmissions were made by the BBC in 1972–74, with the name Ceefax ("see facts"). The Ceefax system went live on 23 September 1974 with thirty pages of
List_of_teletext_services
Currency sign
8859-1: º) for the £ symbol, while most other printers used x9C. The BBC Ceefax system, which dated from 1976, encoded the £ as x23. The Sinclair ZX80 and
Pound_sign
Process of displaying interpretive texts to screens
captions), which is why the term subtitle is also used to refer to the Ceefax-based videotext encoding that is used with PAL-compatible video. The term
Closed_captioning
Sentence containing all letters of the English alphabet
The phrase being used in a BBC Ceefax test from 1972
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The_quick_brown_fox_jumps_over_the_lazy_dog
1980 British TV series or programme
Zimbabwe. Buccaneer was the first BBC drama series to be broadcast with Ceefax subtitles for the hearing impaired.[citation needed] Bryan Marshall - Tony
Buccaneer_(TV_series)
British electronic musician
the pseudonym Ceephax, which is a reference to the BBC teletext service Ceefax. He is the younger brother of Squarepusher (Tom Jenkinson). Jenkinson became
Ceephax_Acid_Crew
Television comedy series
"Little Mouse" (as featured in the module on music), a selection of mock-Ceefax pages, and a creator's commentary. The joke is taken even further by presenting
Look_Around_You
Wimbledon F.C. teams of the 1980s and 1990s
Lineker once commented dismissively, "the best way to watch Wimbledon is on Ceefax", criticising the team's supposedly unsophisticated approach to football
Crazy_Gang_(football)
1988 film directed by Dennis Hopper
made." One of the more negative reviews of the film appeared on the BBC's Ceefax service, on which critic Louise Hart remarked: "The main weakness of the
Colors_(1988_film)
Series of British microcomputers by Acorn
an original requirement due to the BBC's own use of broadcast teletext (Ceefax). It also made the computer useful as a Prestel terminal. The teletext characters
BBC_Micro
TV network in the United Kingdom
, whose news, sport and TV listings pages rivalled the BBC's offering, Ceefax on terrestrial and BBC Red Button on digital. Teletext Ltd. also provided
ITV_(TV_network)
Television channel operated by the BBC
are available on the BBC Red Button, and until 23 October 2012, via the Ceefax teletext service. The BBC also offers audio description on some popular
BBC_Two
1977 studio album by Ruby
cards, during intervals between schools programmes, and over Pages from Ceefax in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and sporadically thereafter. BART was
Ruby_(Ruby_album)
Test signal in television broadcasting
accompany both the test card and Ceefax on BBC channels, but some fans argue that new tapes introduced after Ceefax became the norm in 1983 were less
Test_card
British journalist (born 1968)
school summer holidays, Rosenberg worked at the BBC's teletext service, Ceefax. Following A-Levels at Chingford Senior High, he attended the University
Steve_Rosenberg
transmitted en clair instead of the test card (compare the BBC's Pages from Ceefax). TF1 and FR3 both also began to broadcast Antiope content from the early
Antiope_(teletext)
in-vision teletext transmission is broadcast. It is a 30-minute sample of Ceefax pages, shown on BBC1 between 8:30am and 9am. A short time later, two 30-minute
Timeline of in vision teletext broadcasts in the UK
Timeline_of_in_vision_teletext_broadcasts_in_the_UK
British satirical political candidate
satirical policies for the 2019 general election, including: Bringing back Ceefax, the teletext service. He had previously promised to bring back the service
Count_Binface
2000 science fiction dark comedy film by Peter Segal
thing in this overbearing but underwhelming sequel." In the UK, the BBC's Ceefax service gave the film a mixed review. Remarked the unnamed critic who reviewed
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Nutty_Professor_II:_The_Klumps
2025 video game
Roadshow, and the Psychic Friends Network. Femtofax was inspired by the BBC's Ceefax service, the world's first teletext information service. The ZEST Channel
Blippo+
2003 studio album by Ooberman
Entertainment.ie. 17 January 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2024. "Hey Petrunko - BBC Ceefax". themagictreehouse.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 March 2005.
Hey_Petrunko
Media technology research organization
version of the BBC iPlayer. BBC portal A-weighting Backstage.bbc.co.uk CEEFAX Dirac (codec) Equal-loudness contour Institut für Rundfunktechnik — German
BBC_Research_&_Development
British electronic musician and DJ (born 1977)
recording contract when Hebden was 15, and released their first album, Ceefax, on Trevor Jackson's Output Recordings label in March 1997. While working
Four_Tet
Television standard to indicate start and end of programmes
event based scheduling system. This was due to the BBC discontinuing the Ceefax service. PDC is transmitted once a second in special packets addressed as
Programme_Delivery_Control
British provider of teletext and digital interactive services
the UK. The BBC (one of the original developers of teletext) launched its Ceefax teletext service in 1974, the same year that Teletext's predecessor, ORACLE
Teletext_Ltd.
American and British businessman (born 1972)
York Times, 29 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012. BBC News 24 and Ceefax Rushton, Katherine (1 May 2012). "What does the Select Committee report
James_Murdoch
weekends. BBC1 begins broadcasting a 30-minute Ceefax slot prior to the start of Breakfast Time. It is called Ceefax AM. It is first mentioned in Radio Times
1983_in_British_television
Device used to control other devices remotely
of television remote control came in 1973, with the development of the Ceefax teletext service by the BBC. Most commercial remote controls at that time
Remote_control
Analog television closed captioning standard
provide program listings as early as 1974 with the full rollout of the BBC's Ceefax. The specification has been subsumed by the American National Standards
EIA-608
BBC symbol
water. The caption had the option of displaying the legend 'Ceefax 170' and later 'Ceefax 888' in reference to the subtitles available with the programme
Computer_Originated_World
British teletext system
the BBC to an actual broadcast demonstration (the BBC had demonstrated Ceefax in 1972 but only via a wired connection between decoder and computer), ORACLE's
ORACLE_(teletext)
during the first week. Rather than closing down, the BBC fills the gap with Ceefax Olympics AM which provides news from the Games to fill the gap between the
Timeline of overnight broadcasting in the UK
Timeline_of_overnight_broadcasting_in_the_UK
Brand name and home for the BBC's online service
Television stations programmes Radio stations local BBC Online BBC Red Button Ceefax iPlayer BBC Sounds Management Chairman Samir Shah Director-General Tim Davie
BBC_Online
Ident used by BBC2 between 1979 and 1986
additional caption below the numeral stating 'Ceefax 270' and later following a change of page 'Ceefax 888'. The clock which accompanied this new look
BBC Two "Computer Generated 2" ident
BBC_Two_"Computer_Generated_2"_ident
British TV science and technology series (1965–2003)
and pin (1969) Pocket calculator (1971) Digital watch (1972) Teletext (Ceefax) (1974) Mobile phone (1979) Personal stereo (1980) Compact disc and player
Tomorrow's_World
British TV series
Times magazine, on the BBCi website, and via the national teletext service Ceefax, inviting the public to "have your say" and "play your part in a major television
Britain's_Best_Sitcom
English conductor (1914–1995)
available in 2007. Many of his recordings were used during Test card and Ceefax intervals on BBC1 and BBC2 during the 1980s and 1990s. His last album was
Frank_Chacksfield
British novelty candidate
Policy" award for a manifesto pledge to bring back the teletext services Ceefax. A few days after the election, Lord Buckethead appeared on the American
Lord_Buckethead
BBC One begins broadcasting a 30-minute Ceefax slot prior to the start of Breakfast Time. It is called Ceefax AM. It is first mentioned in the Radio Times
Timeline_of_the_BBC
Beginning and ending of operations for broadcast station
updates related to the pandemic were broadcast alongside special programming. Ceefax Dark (broadcasting) Digital television transition in the United States Goodnight
Sign-on_and_sign-off
to the record viewing figures. 2 September – Subtitling of programmes on Ceefax begins. 3 September – Battle of the Planets, the US adaptation of the popular
1979_in_British_television
Television and radio streaming service
Television stations programmes Radio stations local BBC Online BBC Red Button Ceefax iPlayer BBC Sounds Management Chairman Samir Shah Director-General Tim Davie
BBC_iPlayer
Division for local and regional services
largely survived since the 1970s. Local news services were developed on Ceefax from 1997 and were extended onto the web in 1999. The decreasing costs of
BBC_English_Regions
BBC Region in west of England
Television stations programmes Radio stations local BBC Online BBC Red Button Ceefax iPlayer BBC Sounds Management Chairman Samir Shah Director-General Tim Davie
BBC_West
Continuity announcements during BBC children's television
10:20 for three weeks between 7 and 25 July 1986, displacing Pages from Ceefax that was seen elsewhere around the UK at the time. This was followed by
Children's_BBC_presentation
Malaysian teletext service
channels and stations transmitting Teletext in Malaysia. Infonet uses the BBC Ceefax teletext system. "Those with SBCText decoders can soon tune in to Beriteks"
Infonet
Transmission of software via teletext
5594/J10449. "Teletext Gallery - BBC Ceefax Telesoftware". The Teletext Museum. Mike Brown. Retrieved 19 October 2017. "Ceefax Telesoftware Axe Storm". The Micro
Telesoftware
English region of the BBC
Television stations programmes Radio stations local BBC Online BBC Red Button Ceefax iPlayer BBC Sounds Management Chairman Samir Shah Director-General Tim Davie
BBC_East_Midlands
Set of international standards
to provide interactive services for digital television such as the BBCs Ceefax replacement service, BBC Red Button. The full specification of how MHEG-5
MHEG-5
British broadcaster
Television stations programmes Radio stations local BBC Online BBC Red Button Ceefax iPlayer BBC Sounds Management Chairman Samir Shah Director-General Tim Davie
BBC_London
British music journalist (1951–2022)
2003. Retrieved 17 August 2011. Bowden, David (20 April 2012). "So long Ceefax, I shall miss you". Spiked. Retrieved 11 March 2024. "The Colin Irwin Column"
Colin_Irwin_(journalist)
British author, scriptwriter, and political campaigner (born 1962)
some of the best stories was published in 2008 as Isle of Wight to Get Ceefax. A number of the writers have gone on to write for BBC Radio or publish
John_O'Farrell_(author)
Instructions for preparing food
recipes were available by post from the BBC; later with the introduction of CEEFAX text on screen, they became available on television. The first Internet
Recipe
the term progresses. Pages from Ceefax is therefore shown for an increasing part of the day, with the general Ceefax miscellenany shown during the longer
Timeline of schools broadcasts in the UK
Timeline_of_schools_broadcasts_in_the_UK
Television stations programmes Radio stations local BBC Online BBC Red Button Ceefax iPlayer BBC Sounds Management Chairman Samir Shah Director-General Tim Davie
List of television programmes broadcast by the BBC
List_of_television_programmes_broadcast_by_the_BBC
Graphics language for videotex and teletext services
companies were developing the first teletext systems, notably the BBC's Ceefax system. Ceefax encoded character data into the lines in the vertical blanking interval
NAPLPS
The BBC begins broadcasting a 30-minute Ceefax slot prior to the start of Breakfast Time. It is called Ceefax AM and is first mentioned in the Radio Times
Timeline_of_BBC_One
frequencies it planned to allocate to the channel are still available. Pages from Ceefax broadcasts adopt the Level 2 teletext graphics. The change sees a significant
1994_in_British_television
British actor (born 1957)
charged with murder". BBC News. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011. Ceefax page 122 "Former Brookside star Brian Regan charged with drug offences"
Brian_Regan_(actor)
(weekends). BBC1 begins broadcasting a 30-minute Ceefax slot prior to the start of Breakfast Time. It is called Ceefax AM. It is first mentioned in the Radio Times
Timeline of breakfast television in the United Kingdom
Timeline_of_breakfast_television_in_the_United_Kingdom
Series of Acorn Computers peripherals
an obvious expansion, and the BBC would broadcast telesoftware free over Ceefax. The hardware and software design was created by Graham Toal. The initial
BBC_Micro_expansion_unit
1, presented by Ross King and Rhoda McLeod as an opt-out of Pages from Ceefax between 9:20am and 10:20am, concluding on 25 July. 28 July–29 August – Children's
Timeline of children's television on the BBC
Timeline_of_children's_television_on_the_BBC
English region of the BBC
podcasts for the BBC Sounds app. Until 2012 they produced local pages for Ceefax, which was replaced by services on BBC Red Button. In 2005 a year long pilot
BBC_West_Midlands
2000 American comedy-drama film
you don't execute it properly." A critic for the BBC's teletext service Ceefax wrote: Even at seventy-five, Paul Newman is by far the most lively thing
Where_the_Money_Is
English music journalist
Collector. No. 517. April 2021. p. 7. Bowden, David (20 April 2012). "So Long Ceefax, I Shall Miss You". Spiked. Retrieved 11 March 2024. "The Panel". Music
John_Earls
text and line-printing techniques or semigraphics, ASCII art, and BBC's ceefax teletext. Shatter was drawn on an original Macintosh Plus in MacPaint and
Shatter_(digital_comic)
Division and service of the British Broadcasting Corporation
Television stations programmes Radio stations local BBC Online BBC Red Button Ceefax iPlayer BBC Sounds Management Chairman Samir Shah Director-General Tim Davie
BBC_Radio
English region of the BBC
Television stations programmes Radio stations local BBC Online BBC Red Button Ceefax iPlayer BBC Sounds Management Chairman Samir Shah Director-General Tim Davie
BBC_East
the afternoon's children's programmes. 23 September – Teletext service Ceefax goes live. 1975 1 September Tonight returns to BBC1 after thirteen years
Timeline of BBC Television News
Timeline_of_BBC_Television_News
1998 studio album by Fridge
1998 Genre Alternative rock, post-rock, indietronica Length 61:08 Label Output Recordings Fridge chronology Ceefax (1997) Semaphore (1998) Eph (1999)
Semaphore_(album)
Decade of the Gregorian calendar (1970–1979)
information retrieval service Teletext was initially introduced when the BBC Ceefax system went live on 23 September 1974. In the late 1970s, BBC2's unveiled
1970s
British topical debate TV programme
via SMS; until October 2012 a selection of those comments was posted on Ceefax. Comments were edited and put to air by a team of four journalists based
Question_Time_(TV_programme)
Teletext standard
WST is used for all teletext services in Europe & Scandinavia, including Ceefax from the BBC and services from Teletext on ITV in the United Kingdom, ZDFtext
World_System_Teletext
Minister, "Open Government", airs on BBC2. March – The first in-vision Ceefax transmissions air. These consist of 30-minute transmissions that BBC2 airs
Timeline_of_BBC_Two
1982 British TV series
flowcharts, as well as some technologies only found in Britain (such as Prestel, Ceefax, ORACLE). The possibilities of networks, robotics, electronic offices and
The_Computer_Programme
American teletext service
1 and Satcom 3R satellites. Electra was America's answer to the British Ceefax or ORACLE systems, providing news headlines, weather, entertainment/lifestyle
Electra_(teletext)
British educational television programming block
programmes were only broadcast during the autumn and spring terms so Pages from Ceefax and sometimes Open University programmes were shown at lunchtimes during
BBC_Schools
BBC regional HQ in northwest England
Television stations programmes Radio stations local BBC Online BBC Red Button Ceefax iPlayer BBC Sounds Management Chairman Samir Shah Director-General Tim Davie
BBC_Manchester
Associates. Daytime Ceefax transmissions are renamed Pages from Ceefax following the decision by Radio Times to begin listing daytime Ceefax broadcasts. 9 January
1984_in_British_television
British pay television channel
Channel, Lands MGM's 'Harry Quebert'". Variety. [ TV Whirl - Teletext - BBC Ceefax UK Living programme schedule 18 December 1996] Katie Price signs multi-million
Sky_Living
becomes fully operational by September. 15 July – BBC1 transmits This is Ceefax in which Angela Rippon tells the story of this new form of broadcasting
1975_in_British_television
1994 British TV series or programme
Copley as Ian Pollard Anne Raitt as Izzy Butcher Colum Convey as Graeme "Ceefax" Revell Hywel Simons as Wilf "Village" Granelle Katy Murphy as Cath (Series
Roughnecks_(TV_series)
shows Conservative and Labour support equal at 41%. 24 April – The BBC's Ceefax teletext is running as only a partial service today owing to a strike by
1989_in_the_United_Kingdom
Canadian pianist and recording artist (born 1942)
Cafe", were used on BBC1 and BBC2 in the 1970s and 1980s during testcard, ceefax, and intervals between programmes. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Mills
Frank_Mills_(pianist)
September 2024. Westbrook, Ian. "It would have been better to watch it on Ceefax..." BBC History. BBC. Retrieved 23 September 2024. Turner, Laura Jane (25
2024_in_British_television
Package of television signifiers created by Lambie-Nairn
This meant that subtitles were available to accompany the programme on Ceefax page 888. Following the 1997 rebrand, the BBC logo was changed, with the
BBC_Two_1991–2001_idents
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Arabic, Muslim
Name of One of the Sons of Sayyidina Aadam his Sacrifice was Accepted by Allah but that of Qabeel, his Brother Rejected
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Tamil
Navyasri | நாவà¯à®¯à®¸à®°à¯€
Young or worth praising
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Indian, Sanskrit
A Sacred Chant; Verse; Hindu Prayer
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of Jack.South German and Swiss German (Jäcklin) : from a pet form of Jack, a South German name based on Jacob. Compare Jackley.
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Tamil
Lyrics, Musical notes
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Charitable, Good
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Light Green Colour; Light Green
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Russian
Stone.
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Indian, Sanskrit
Mirror
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Arabic, Australian, British, English, Gujarati, Hebrew, Indian, Marathi, Muslim, Sindhi
God will Judge; Place Name; Church Official; Religion; Poor; Day
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