CEEFAX: A brief introduction to the BBC’s original teletext service, from 1972
dangerousminds.net
CEEFAX: A brief introduction to the BBC’s original teletext service, from 1972
Before 24-hour rolling news, satellite TV and the internet, CEEFAX was how most people accessed breaking news stories, sports results, weather reports, TV listings and even horoscopes. CEEFAX was the first teletext facility in the world, enabling television viewers to ‘see facts’ on their TV screens. Launched in 1974, CEEFAX was originally ...
Jun 19, 2012
Related Products
Ceefax TV Listings
Ceefax TV Background
TV ARK Ceefax Idents
#Ceefax History
Ceefax - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia
Ceefax - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia
alchetron.comNov 28, 2012
#OnThisDay 1978: Ceefax Is Here went behind the scenes of everybody's favourite teletext information service. BBC Archive loves the naturalistic conversations captured in this piece. | BBC Archive
#OnThisDay 1978: Ceefax Is Here went behind the scenes of everybody's favourite teletext information service. BBC Archive loves the naturalistic conversations captured in this piece. | BBC Archive
FacebookOct 19, 2020
Top videos
Teletext / Ceefax in 2020 using a Raspberry Pi 3
20:08
Teletext / Ceefax in 2020 using a Raspberry Pi 3
YouTubeNiksCave
6.8K viewsOct 19, 2020
Reviving Ceefax: How To Build Your Own Teletext System. On air 24x7 on the web and YouTube!
35:30
Reviving Ceefax: How To Build Your Own Teletext System. On air 24x7 on the web and YouTube!
YouTubeBroadcast Focus
1.1K viewsJan 14, 2025
#OnThisDay 1974: CEEFAX - the world's first teletext service - went live, with a whopping 30 pages of information at your fingertips. In 1972, BBC science correspondent David Wilson chatted to project lead Stanley Edwardson about this newfangled interactive service, and got a sneak peak at a CEEFAX prototype. | BBC Archive
2:32
#OnThisDay 1974: CEEFAX - the world's first teletext service - went live, with a whopping 30 pages of information at your fingertips. In 1972, BBC science correspondent David Wilson chatted to project lead Stanley Edwardson about this newfangled interactive service, and got a sneak peak at a CEEFAX prototype. | BBC Archive
FacebookBBC Archive
209.8K viewsSep 23, 2024
Ceefax Memories
Hmm... BBC Archive is experiencing a few minor technical issues. Here are some pages from Ceefax - from the 29th of February, no less. | BBC Archive
5:20
Hmm... BBC Archive is experiencing a few minor technical issues. Here are some pages from Ceefax - from the 29th of February, no less. | BBC Archive
FacebookBBC Archive
28.5K viewsAug 23, 2019
#OnThisDay 1974: #Ceefax ("see facts" get it?) was introduced! Please don your low res shades and enjoy this brief look back at the pioneering service. | BBC Archive
1:08
#OnThisDay 1974: #Ceefax ("see facts" get it?) was introduced! Please don your low res shades and enjoy this brief look back at the pioneering service. | BBC Archive
FacebookBBC Archive
9.2K viewsSep 23, 2016
#OnThisDay 1975: This is Ceefax took a look behind the scenes of everybody's soon-to-be favourite teletext information service. | BBC Archive
6:56
#OnThisDay 1975: This is Ceefax took a look behind the scenes of everybody's soon-to-be favourite teletext information service. | BBC Archive
FacebookBBC Archive
38.3K viewsJul 15, 2019
Teletext / Ceefax in 2020 using a Raspberry Pi 3
20:08
Teletext / Ceefax in 2020 using a Raspberry Pi 3
6.8K viewsOct 19, 2020
YouTubeNiksCave
Reviving Ceefax: How To Build Your Own Teletext System. On air 24x7 on the web and YouTube!
35:30
Reviving Ceefax: How To Build Your Own Teletext System. On air 24x7 …
1.1K viewsJan 14, 2025
YouTubeBroadcast Focus
#OnThisDay 1974: CEEFAX - the world's first teletext service - went live, with a whopping 30 pages of information at your fingertips. In 1972, BBC science correspondent David Wilson chatted to project lead Stanley Edwardson about this newfangled interactive service, and got a sneak peak at a CEEFAX prototype. | BBC Archive
2:32
#OnThisDay 1974: CEEFAX - the world's first teletext service - wen…
209.8K viewsSep 23, 2024
FacebookBBC Archive
The end of an era: The final broadcast of Ceefax
0:30
The end of an era: The final broadcast of Ceefax
Sep 23, 2021
Mail OnlineHARRY HOWARD
#OnThisDay 1978: Ceefax Is Here went behind the scenes of everybody's favourite teletext information service. BBC Archive loves the naturalistic conversations captured in this piece. | BBC Archive
7:08
#OnThisDay 1978: Ceefax Is Here went behind the scenes of everyb…
52.6K viewsOct 18, 2019
FacebookBBC Archive
#OnThisDay 1975: This is Ceefax took a look behind the scenes of everybody's soon-to-be favourite teletext information service. | BBC Archive
6:56
#OnThisDay 1975: This is Ceefax took a look behind the scenes of e…
38.3K viewsJul 15, 2019
FacebookBBC Archive
23rd September 1974: BBC launches the Ceefax teletext service
2:43
23rd September 1974: BBC launches the Ceefax teletext service
7.8K viewsSep 22, 2015
YouTubeHistoryPod
Ceefax, world's first Teletext service, to shut down October 24
Oct 22, 2012
arstechnica.com
Ceefax Lives! (Courtesy of a Raspberry Pi) #piday #raspberryp…
Jan 27, 2022
adafruit.com
26:43
Ceefax The world's first teletext information service 6th November …
10.7K viewsOct 30, 2020
YouTubeAny Old Iron?
The End Of TV Text The end of TV text
Nov 1, 2019
louderthanwar.com
14:25
The Legacy Of CEEFAX | A Ground-Breaking Service
16.1K viewsSep 23, 2024
YouTubeAdam Martyn
1:47
#OnThisDay 1983: What was on TV 35 years ago tomorrow? Ceefax h…
36.9K viewsMay 24, 2018
FacebookBBC Archive
2:40
Whatever happened to Ceefax and Teletext, the internet of its time?
Nov 29, 2019
The TelegraphTom Hoggins
This is CEEFAX - Movie
May 12, 2024
moviefone.com
10 things from the 80s you never see on TV any more
Feb 8, 2015
MetroChris Hallam
36:22
Demonstrating (and using) Ceefax with BeebEm
701 viewsNov 13, 2023
YouTubeDJ Saunders
8:00
Pages from Ceefax
794 viewsFeb 19, 2017
Internet ArchiveVHS Deck
1:08
#OnThisDay 1974: #Ceefax ("see facts" get it?) was introduced! Ple…
9.2K viewsSep 23, 2016
FacebookBBC Archive
1:15:18
Pages from Ceefax
1.2K viewsNov 13, 2022
YouTubePages From Ceefax
11:54:58
Pages from Ceefax
1.5K viewsDec 16, 2021
YouTubePages From Ceefax
9:13
BBC CEEFAX
5.5K viewsNov 3, 2019
YouTubeDavid Baldwin
5:02
1977: CEEFAX - The Dawn of INTERACTIVE TV | Pebble Mill | Re…
50.3K viewsApr 28, 2022
YouTubeBBC Archive
0:21
Ceefax 1997 BBC 1
164 viewsFeb 27, 2025
YouTubeThe Archive Channel
6:35
bbc2 into ceefax teletext pages vhs (with music )
1.7K viewsApr 24, 2022
YouTubejunk_vhs_tapes_pal
4:20
Classic Ceefax Teletext Tv 08092012
483 viewsSep 10, 2012
YouTubefenlandbuckley
3:39
Ceefax: the teletext service that gave us news at our fingertips
Aug 8, 2018
bbc.co.uk
1:56
Pages from Ceefax | BBC2 27/03/1980 (rare)
43K viewsMay 8, 2012
YouTubePut The Telly On
12:32
Pages From Ceefax, BBC2 9/12/1980 (re-construction)
4.8K viewsApr 28, 2019
YouTubesub-TV
See more videos
Static thumbnail place holder