BBC1 Mechanical Model

We would like to thank John Mundy for allowing TVARK to film his BBC1 globe, so we can show you how it worked. This clip recorded in 2012 shows the 1981 version of the globe in action. (You can read more about the Andrew Murray's globe design in the BBC1 1974 idents page) . The frame of the box measures exactly 12 x 9 inches, which is exactly the 4:3 tv aspect ratio, and also the size of black and white graphic cards from the time that were placed infront of studio cameras usually with Letraset type in the days before electronic character generators.