NEWS
Backed by all the BBC's news-gathering resources, Ceefax can
bring you the news - first. |
Headlines |
101 |
News in detail |
102-116 |
News diary |
117 |
People in the news |
118 |
Charivari -
a lighter look at the news |
119 |
News Index |
190 |
Newsreel - all the main items will
appear in succession |
199 |
FINANCE
For the private investor, small
businessman or anyone who wants up-to-date financial news. |
Headlines/Index |
120 |
News |
121-125 |
Market reports |
126-129 |
FT Index |
130 |
Stocks & shares |
131-133 |
Money markets |
134 |
Exchange rates |
135 |
Bullion |
136 |
Commodities |
137-138 |
Diary |
139 |
SPORT
Another unique advantage of
Ceefax is 'recall ' - you dial the page whenever you want it. Ceefax provides a rapid service of news, results and background. On Saturday, the Sports service takes over pages from Finance. |
Headlines |
140 |
Sports news |
141-159 |
FOODGUIDE |
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Index |
161 |
Shopping basket |
162 |
Meat prices |
163 |
Fish and egg prices |
164 |
Vegetable prices |
165 |
Fruit prices |
166 |
Daily recipe |
167 |
Farm news |
168 |
ENTERTAINMENT
Ceefax can help you to keep up
to date with late changes to programmes. |
Today's TV |
BBC1 |
171 |
BBC2 |
172 |
ITV |
173 |
Radio highlights |
174 |
Films on TV |
175 |
Top 40 & Top 10 LPs |
176 |
TV Choice |
177 |
Tomorrow's BBC1 and BBC2 |
178 |
Points of view |
179 |
WEATHER & TRAVEL |
Index |
180 |
Weather maps |
181 |
Weather forecast |
182 |
Temperatures |
183 |
Travel news |
184-189 |
OTHER PAGES |
Newsflash - watch and keep an eye on the latest news |
150 |
Alarm Clock - instructions for the silent alarm |
160 |
Engineering tests |
197-198 |
FOR THE DEAF |
To help those with hearing problems, Ceefax is subtitling some programmes. These subtitles appear on page 170 (BBC1) and 270 (BBC2). |
No Need to Shout, a mini-magazine especially for those with
hearing difficulties |
169 |
Synopses |
275
(BBC2) |
INDEX
PAGES |
Contents |
100 |
A-F |
193 |
G-O |
194 |
P-Z |
195 |
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Viewers with ordinary television sets will frequently find sample Ceefax pages displayed on BBC1 at about 8.30 am. |
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NEWS BACKGROUND
This section fills in the facts behind the news, providing the
background on the important stories of the week |
Index |
202 |
Pages |
203-209 |
FUN 'N' GAMES
Ten pages of puzzles, problems and quizzes designed to amuse the whole family. And don't worry if you find yourself baffled, many pages make use of the 'reveal' facility - giving you the answer at the touch of a button. The whole section is changed every Friday |
Index |
210 |
Pages |
211-219 |
FINANCE
Here you can find advice on
beating inflation and the answers to many questions about tax and investment. And there is a section to keep you in touch with the leading economic indicators. |
Index |
220 |
Pages |
221-229 |
SPECTRUM
The What's On pages provide a diary of interesting or unusual events up and down the country. In many cases these are reviewed in more detail on other pages. |
Index |
230 |
Pages |
231-239 |
SPORT
These pages enable you to look ahead to forthcoming sporting attractions - football internationals,
race meetings, etc. And there are important statistics such as league tables and leading goal-scorers - useful as a reminder or a way of settling an argument. |
Index |
241 |
Pages |
241-249 |
FEATURES
Each week there are new topics designed to amuse, entertain and inform you. |
Index |
251 |
Pages |
252-259 |
CONSUMER
News, views and advice on a wide range of topics in and around the home. You'll also find weekly hints on the work that needs to be done in the garden. |
Index |
261 |
Pages |
262-269 |
TV & RADIO PLUS
This section starts with a full guide to television and radio programmes. This is followed by a look behind the scenes to find out what is coming next. |
Index |
279 |
Pages |
271-278 |
REVIEWS
Some of the latest offerings from stage, screen, publishing and the world of music. |
Index |
280 |
Pages |
281-289 |
OTHER PAGES |
Contents/Page guide |
200-201 |
Newsflash |
250 |
Alarm clock |
260 |
Christian comment |
294 |
Index |
295 |
Engineering tests |
297-299 |
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One of the advantages of Ceefax is flexibility. Old pages can be removed and new ones put in virtually immediately. For this reason Ceefax pages can vary from day to day as new ideas are tried out. Both magazines have full indexes to help you find your way around. |
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