cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/teletext/t/1103403

In 1974, a brand new technology called teletext was being rolled out. It would, over the next few decades, have far-reaching implications, not only in the UK but worldwide. These are the stories of those involved in the production, restoration and art of the blocky medium that graced UK TV screens until 2012. You’ll hear from the pioneers, those who made teletext tick, and the newcomers keeping the medium alive 50 years after its inception. This is a social record of teletext, and these are the teletext people.

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    2 months ago

    Teletext may be gone, but it’s legacy lives on in subtitling.
    I still have to mulch around with character sets and swapping between hex for page numbers, 50 years later!