One Day In The Life Of TV – BBC1 Closes down

In 1989 Yorkshire Television broadcast "One Day In The Life Of Television" – a documentary examining the workings of all four broadcasters over a 24-hour period, highlighting the decisions faced by those on the frontline and in the boardroom. As a nice touch the end of the programme gave an announcer's eye view of BBC1's nightly closedown. It's clear from the following clip why NC1 was affectionately called "the Broom Cupboard" by Phillip Schofield… Cathy Stewart closes down BBC1 for another night, before packing her things and leaving NC1. Mystery surrounds how the national anthem was played – it's widely thought to have come from a record, though we don't see the grams working here. However Cathy replaces some cartridges before she leaves – maybe that's how it was done?