This has gotta be one of my all-time favourite pieces of presentation. The classic BBC News 24 90 second countdown to the top of the hour, from 1999. It managed to air in its entirity just once, on BBC1 just before they joined BBC News 24 to fill in the overnight hours. On that occasion, they managed to plan it so that they joined the channel at the top of the hour, hence the use of the full countdown.
One of the all time greats, and I’m so glad I’m able to present it here.
Tags: 1999, BBC News 24, BBC Television, top of the hour countdown
