In honour of All Fools’ Day Version 20.20, we look back at some popular legends surrounding teletext in this myth-busting special. Separating fact from fiction, we offer our verdict on these folk teletext tales. Warning: explicit themes...
Author - Dan Farrimond
Dan Farrimond
Teletext R Podcast, 15 March 2020: Teefax in the Media & #Teletext50
Teefax, the community teletext service created by Peter Kwan, has recently been signal boosted by numerous news outlets. Most significantly, its appearance on The One Show marked teletext’s return to the BBC almost 8 years after the demise of...
Teletext Must Not Die: lecture & workshop by Mathias Coinchon
Mathias Coinchon, Chief Technology Officer at Radio Télévision Suisse, has hosted a teletext lecture at Fixme Hackerspace in Switzerland. Concluding with a teletext creation workshop, the talk was broadcast live via Twitch on Friday night...
Teletext R Podcast, 29 February 2020 – Matti Ramo: Teletext Is Not Fin(n)ished
Matti Ramo has been a journalist with Finland’s YLE Text for 19 years. Not only has he written and formatted thousands of articles and teletext pages, but has somehow found the time to be an internationally renowned travel writer. His bicycle...
TART2020 is underway on YLE Text
TART2020 (Teletext Art 2020) has begun broadcasting on Finland’s YLE Text service. Presented by FixC and the Museum of Teletext Art, the festival will be featured on YLE Text pages 820 to 831 and include artwork from 11 international artists...
Teletext Art 2020, TART 2020 @ YLE Text [Press Release]
25.2.-25.4.2020 In YLE Teletext from page 820 (Note: there was a typo in the original press release – this show runs for two months rather than one.) TART2020 is showcasing artworks from 11 international artists specifically created for the...
Teletext R Podcast, 17 February 2020 – Text n’ Bugs n’ Remote Controls
Much like a washed-up 80s rock star who’s run out of cash to pay his TV license, the Teletextr Podcast has returned for a new decade of text ‘n’ bugs ‘n’ remote controls. We begin 2020 with the sad news that the BBC would like to close their Red...
The New Ceefax: Teefax on BBC’s The One Show
For one night only, teletext has made a triumphant return to the BBC. Wednesday’s edition of The One Show featured a segment on Ceefax and its successor Teefax, including contributions from teletext legends Mort Smith and Peter Kwan. The 5...
