Ecce Romanov Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I was looking at a story about Arsene Wenger's 20 years at Arsenal and they had this graphic of scores on Ceefax. I remember watching these scroll round until the Hearts score came up. Ah the memories You tell that to youngsters these days... Here's the item if you want a look http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37408155 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott herbertson Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I can't bear to think about ceefax - I was working in london in 1986 last day of the season and finishing at 5. The ceefax still had us winning the league at 4.50 - it was only when i got on the bus I got the news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Ceefax was great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August Landmesser Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Page 310 for the Scottish scores. The tension as the pages scrolled around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdriejambo3 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Page 310 for the Scottish scores. The tension as the pages scrolled around... now thats a memory for you, and the minute i read it i know you were right, 302 for football im sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshed Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I used to cover up one eye and scroll along past the team we were playing to see if they had scored, keeping my fingers crossed that the said team was 0 then get all excited the reveal if we had scored or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdriejambo3 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 anybody else partake in a bit Bamboozle on teletext. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Robbo Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Page 627 for snooker. Was 390 regional sport? 390 - yeah. Moved to 3905 for Scotland on digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Sifter Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Was 398 not the Hearts pages? I used to set all the tells onto it any time I was in a shop that sold tellys. In a similar vein today, I always get the Hearts site up on any tablets I pass in shops lol. I remember sittin in a boozer in Majorca watching Lantana v Hearts 'live' on Ceefax. Loved Ceefax. And dinny get me started on Bamboozle...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah O Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Always preferred channel 3's teletext for the scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August Landmesser Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Every day after school I was straight onto p312 for the News in Brief. Loved the random snippets about Doncaster Rovers taking the Cambridge Utd reserve keeper on loan or something. Good times... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinzo Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Waiting for "FT" to come up under the score was more nerve wracking than actually being at the game. When the time in the top right corner said 16.53 and there was still no "FT". Oh,the nerves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Liked a wee game of bamboozle in between as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I can't bear to think about ceefax - I was working in london in 1986 last day of the season and finishing at 5. The ceefax still had us winning the league at 4.50 - it was only when i got on the bus I got the news That's just shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clerry Jambo Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Page 310 for the Scottish scores. The tension as the pages scrolled around... Great shout mate page310 would pop up on the tv and the pub would shout "there's been a goal somewhere" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12XU Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I recall WHU always kicked off 15mins late ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyview Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I can't bear to think about ceefax - I was working in london in 1986 last day of the season and finishing at 5. The ceefax still had us winning the league at 4.50 - it was only when i got on the bus I got the news I was working in the doctors pub that same night, and was on my way up lauriston when i poped into lauries pub to catch the score., with 10 or so minutes to play................ The radio was blaring, most regulars were at the game, but the teletext/ceefax showed celtic having 3 goals.........well behind the radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CostaJambo Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Spent many a Saturday afternoon lying on the couch watching our score update on Ceefax when I lived in Durham in 91/92. Amazing to think that was the only way short of the telephone to get live updates in those days only 200 miles or so away from the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caramoon Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I recall WHU always kicked off 15mins late ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caramoon Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Whu games always kicked off late because of crowd trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I can't bear to think about ceefax - I was working in london in 1986 last day of the season and finishing at 5. The ceefax still had us winning the league at 4.50 - it was only when i got on the bus I got the newsChrist, if there's a contest for the worst way to find out how that season ended, that could be the winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebo Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Watched the Basel game on ceefax. Tortuous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gershwin Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Planet Sound on Channel 4's Teletext was top notch. Got into The Twilight Sad and Ben Kweller because of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Drifter Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I was looking at a story about Arsene Wenger's 20 years at Arsenal and they had this graphic of scores on Ceefax. I remember watching these scroll round until the Hearts score came up. Ah the memories You tell that to youngsters these days... IMG_0148.JPG Here's the item if you want a look http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37408155 I used to do that when I stayed in the colonies at Dalry but I could hear the roar of the crowd from there so I always knew we'd scored before it came up on Ceefax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
151 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 anybody else partake in a bit Bamboozle on teletext. Yep Good days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 That's the one, never done it first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Watts a step ahead half the time, he must be frustrated as hell. Sammon needs to move, he was good at running the channels, why is he standing n the centre halves? wrong thread, point still stands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glastonbury jambo Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Ceefax was great Miss it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kila Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 There was a real art to writing Ceefax titbits When faster ceefax (fastfax or someting?) came out it was like having broadband. Page 310 loaded instantly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkishcap Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 anybody else partake in a bit Bamboozle on teletext. Yes, loved the holiday weather page as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkishcap Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 And the music reviews.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Was genuinely gutted when it ended. Bookies pages on C4 , I haven't know what is number one since p531 on BBC two was taken from my world. As someone said the tension of the page turning. The old man and dear loved the snooker, waiting for the page number to update on the top corner of the screen and the dive for the remote to see who won the frame, unless it was really close and important when there was trepidation to hit the text button The Internet has stolen that from us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Getting home every night to see if we had signed Tommy Coyne, nearly fell over when we had signed Mo Johnston instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Quaresma Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Liked a wee game of bamboozle in between as well. Yep Good days. That's the one, never done it first time. http://www.teletextholidays.co.uk/Holidays/Travel/bamboozle-quiz?forcefull=true#/bamboozle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Good old days. OP's screenshot taken on my birthday too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Quaresma Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartgarfunkel Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Great thread! Scott's post just about made me greet though BarneyBattles was a Ceefax fanatic! Memories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StAndrewsHMFC Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Page 310 for the Scottish scores. The tension as the pages scrolled around... http://al.robotfuzz.com/~al/teletext/bbc1/1997-08-30-0005.4/310.html Always the first page to check, followed by 327 of course http://al.robotfuzz.com/~al/teletext/bbc1/1998-03-31-0054.0/327.html Was there a page that gave you the score updates at the bottom of the screen while you watched something else or have I just made that up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Did do Bamboozle occasionally. Wish there was a digital text equivalent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantjambo Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Simpler times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August Landmesser Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 http://al.robotfuzz.com/~al/teletext/bbc1/1997-08-30-0005.4/310.html Always the first page to check, followed by 327 of course http://al.robotfuzz.com/~al/teletext/bbc1/1998-03-31-0054.0/327.html Was there a page that gave you the score updates at the bottom of the screen while you watched something else or have I just made that up? There was. It was a button on the remote that minimised the page somehow. Aw man, I used to be fluent in ceefax. Can't believe I've lost the skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweegy Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 There was. It was a button on the remote that minimised the page somehow. Aw man, I used to be fluent in ceefax. Can't believe I've lost the skills. Think there was actually a page that all came up was a two line vidiprinter type thing. Ffs, ceefax and vidiprinter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 https://www.google.co.uk/search?client=ms-android-samsung&source=android-browser&ei=haTvV9TTL4Sza-yBjGA&q=bbc+football+theme+song+radio+2&oq=bbc+football+theme+song+radio+2&gs_l=mobile-gws-serp.12...0.0.0.111246.1.1.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1..64.mobile-gws-serp..1.0.0.K8KChAstVSA You knew there was a big night of football when the old man turned on the stereo before Ceefax with this tune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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