Teletext archaeologist Jason Robertson (@grim_fandango) has uncovered a rare example of Ceefax’s much-celebrated holidays section. This service predates Teletext Holidays by many years, though ORACLE did run their own holiday pages in the...
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Teletextr Podcast 06, March 2017 – Sixels and Bad Apples
Recorded LIVE at Block Party Cambridge 2017. Prepare yourself for more good oranges and bad apples! And just what is a sixel? Well, I’m pretty sure the answer is in there somewhere. Direct download: Teletextr Podcast Episode 6 (mp3) Timecodes...
Block Party Cambridge 2017 winning art now on ARD Text
A selection of the best art created at last weekend’s Block Party collaborative editing event is currently available to view on German teletext service ARD Text. Click here to launch the ARD Text online teletext viewer …or fire up Das...
Teletextr Podcast 05, February 2017 – Fruit Basket
Apples, oranges and raspberries are the subject of this pre-Block Party babble. Also: a big announcement regarding ARD Text’s involvement in Text Fest 2017! Music in this episode: Hey Rozalinda (Pages From Ceefax) Direct download: Teletextr...
The Block Party is returning to Cambridge on 25 & 26 February!
The Block Party is back for 2017, and it’s artier than ever! Click here to get tickets or here to register your interest on Facebook. Location: Centre for Computing History, Cambridge Date: Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 February 2017, 11AM-5PM...
All ARD Text Advent calendar art available to view
December is almost over, which means you can now view all 26 pieces of art from the ARD Text 2016 Advent calendar as a miniature teletexthibition. This project contains 10 existing designs from previous Teletext40 calendars (revamped) plus 16...
Merry Teletextmas 2016!
Teletextart.co.uk wishes you a
very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
My seasonal message is over at the Teletext Facebook Group if you are in the mood to read paragraphs of text. 🙂
Have a teletext mince pie on me!
Four years since we said goodbye to Ceefax
Dan: And now, here’s something very special from the blokes at Ladbrokes. Take it away, chaps… 23rd October, 2012. That was the day that Ceefax officially stopped broadcasting, and the British public had to look elsewhere for football...
