Another YouTube pod has been uploaded, discussing the history of CEEFAX and other text-based TV information services. youtu.be/Vy0KHSSy7Tc
CEEFAX
YouTube video by The Beige Age
youtu.be
September 29, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Another YouTube pod has been uploaded, discussing the history of CEEFAX and other text-based TV information services. youtu.be/Vy0KHSSy7Tc
In 1981 Blake 7 returned for it's 4 series, and if you were hard of hearing Ceefax had you covered on page 170
September 28, 2026 at 4:02 PM
In 1981 Blake 7 returned for it's 4 series, and if you were hard of hearing Ceefax had you covered on page 170
BBC AI generated subtitles are so bad I'm all for a return to Ceefax subtitles and Nanna's doing the speedy touch typing 🙄
September 28, 2026 at 11:34 AM
BBC AI generated subtitles are so bad I'm all for a return to Ceefax subtitles and Nanna's doing the speedy touch typing 🙄
Take me back
It was far from perfect but it was better than this
Missing my parents
11yrs
It was far from perfect but it was better than this
Missing my parents
11yrs
The Flashing Blade - Full Theme (Ceefax Twin Video Edit)
YouTube video by Ceefax Twin
youtu.be
September 28, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Take me back
It was far from perfect but it was better than this
Missing my parents
11yrs
It was far from perfect but it was better than this
Missing my parents
11yrs
Happy 28th Birthday #Google!
The date on this #teletext artwork (from 2016) actually represents when the company was first incorporated.
Probably inspired by this Philip Linde #artwork: www.flickr.com/photos/lektr...
#pixelart #videotext #internet #www #worldwideweb #oldinternet #retro #ceefax
The date on this #teletext artwork (from 2016) actually represents when the company was first incorporated.
Probably inspired by this Philip Linde #artwork: www.flickr.com/photos/lektr...
#pixelart #videotext #internet #www #worldwideweb #oldinternet #retro #ceefax
September 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Happy 28th Birthday #Google!
The date on this #teletext artwork (from 2016) actually represents when the company was first incorporated.
Probably inspired by this Philip Linde #artwork: www.flickr.com/photos/lektr...
#pixelart #videotext #internet #www #worldwideweb #oldinternet #retro #ceefax
The date on this #teletext artwork (from 2016) actually represents when the company was first incorporated.
Probably inspired by this Philip Linde #artwork: www.flickr.com/photos/lektr...
#pixelart #videotext #internet #www #worldwideweb #oldinternet #retro #ceefax
There's also a recreation being generated as an actual teletext signal by @nmsni.co.uk which you can view via a web based tv emulation here: nmsceefax.co.uk#id=WyJubXMtY... 😀
NMS Ceefax
An up-to-date version of the BBC's teletext service, Ceefax.
nmsceefax.co.uk
September 26, 2026 at 12:18 PM
There's also a recreation being generated as an actual teletext signal by @nmsni.co.uk which you can view via a web based tv emulation here: nmsceefax.co.uk#id=WyJubXMtY... 😀
Ceefax used to have rogue characters. It was trying to tell me something
Can the new cutting-edge AI models feel pain? They at least behave as if they do, according to a recent study.
The work, which has not been peer reviewed, has divided #AI researchers. https://scim.ag/4hHU6BA
The work, which has not been peer reviewed, has divided #AI researchers. https://scim.ag/4hHU6BA
September 26, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Ceefax used to have rogue characters. It was trying to tell me something
Probably those who didn't have sky or cable ordering non-Ceefax holidays. I imagine Sky made at least some money from advertising on there - almost every page had an ad of some sort!
September 25, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Probably those who didn't have sky or cable ordering non-Ceefax holidays. I imagine Sky made at least some money from advertising on there - almost every page had an ad of some sort!
Are Red Bull F1 sponsored by the ITV equivalent of Ceefax? 🧐
September 25, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Are Red Bull F1 sponsored by the ITV equivalent of Ceefax? 🧐
There's even a simulator you can DL bbcbasic.itch.io/ceefax
Ceefax Simulator by BBC BASIC
Simulates the BBC's teletext service Ceefax
bbcbasic.itch.io
September 25, 2026 at 12:13 PM
There's even a simulator you can DL bbcbasic.itch.io/ceefax
Ceefax! Another blast from the past!
World’s first apparently www.bbc.com/historyofthe...
World’s first apparently www.bbc.com/historyofthe...
CEEFAX: world's first teletext service
23 September 1974
www.bbc.com
September 25, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Ceefax! Another blast from the past!
World’s first apparently www.bbc.com/historyofthe...
World’s first apparently www.bbc.com/historyofthe...
Ha! I showed Ceefax to my web dev students. They thought I was joking.
September 25, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Ha! I showed Ceefax to my web dev students. They thought I was joking.
hehe. I remember being at my Auntie's in Betwys Coed (she owned a guest house) and they had just got a ceefax TV the same week we'd got a VCR. She was like "this is better than a video recorder isn't it?!" and I was like
static.klipy.com
September 24, 2026 at 6:58 PM
hehe. I remember being at my Auntie's in Betwys Coed (she owned a guest house) and they had just got a ceefax TV the same week we'd got a VCR. She was like "this is better than a video recorder isn't it?!" and I was like
ngl I really miss Ceefax 😔
BBC Archive 1977: Ceefax hits TV screens
Pebble Mill looked at the newfangled BBC information service. They also played a little bit of computer squash and tennis.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
ngl I really miss Ceefax 😔
I think they're planning to use it to relaunch Ceefax
September 24, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I think they're planning to use it to relaunch Ceefax
In those early days, you had to navigate to get to the page you wanted unlike paging a direct number like you could with Ceefax. Fortunately that changed.
September 24, 2026 at 7:19 AM
In those early days, you had to navigate to get to the page you wanted unlike paging a direct number like you could with Ceefax. Fortunately that changed.
We as a country lost something when Pages from Ceefax stopped.
September 24, 2026 at 5:22 AM
We as a country lost something when Pages from Ceefax stopped.
Heh, we get everywhere!
(I'm afraid my Ceefax stuff only runs to the duvet and a Christmas jumper, nowhere near as extensive or impressive as your setup! But I absolutely appreciate the follow, and your NMS Ceefax is genuinely a thing of brilliance!)
(I'm afraid my Ceefax stuff only runs to the duvet and a Christmas jumper, nowhere near as extensive or impressive as your setup! But I absolutely appreciate the follow, and your NMS Ceefax is genuinely a thing of brilliance!)
September 23, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Heh, we get everywhere!
(I'm afraid my Ceefax stuff only runs to the duvet and a Christmas jumper, nowhere near as extensive or impressive as your setup! But I absolutely appreciate the follow, and your NMS Ceefax is genuinely a thing of brilliance!)
(I'm afraid my Ceefax stuff only runs to the duvet and a Christmas jumper, nowhere near as extensive or impressive as your setup! But I absolutely appreciate the follow, and your NMS Ceefax is genuinely a thing of brilliance!)
another Nathan who has Ceefax things? it must be catching.
September 23, 2026 at 9:10 PM
another Nathan who has Ceefax things? it must be catching.
Happy Birthday Ceefax - 52 today!
Here's an article I wrote for the 50th birthday two years ago.
www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthe...
Here's an article I wrote for the 50th birthday two years ago.
www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthe...
It would have been better to watch it on Ceefax...
Ceefax went live fifty years ago. BBC journalist and former Ceefax sports editor Ian Westbrook recalls the years when teletext ruled the airwaves.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Happy Birthday Ceefax - 52 today!
Here's an article I wrote for the 50th birthday two years ago.
www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthe...
Here's an article I wrote for the 50th birthday two years ago.
www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthe...
🟩 TELETEXT | #NationalTeletextDay 3/3 | A reminder that teletext lives.
A huge archive of pages from Ceefax, Oracle, Teletext (Ltd), 4-Tel and a variety of international services.
- THE TELETEXT ARCHIVE: teletextarchive.com
A huge archive of pages from Ceefax, Oracle, Teletext (Ltd), 4-Tel and a variety of international services.
- THE TELETEXT ARCHIVE: teletextarchive.com
September 23, 2026 at 7:32 PM
🟩 TELETEXT | #NationalTeletextDay 3/3 | A reminder that teletext lives.
A huge archive of pages from Ceefax, Oracle, Teletext (Ltd), 4-Tel and a variety of international services.
- THE TELETEXT ARCHIVE: teletextarchive.com
A huge archive of pages from Ceefax, Oracle, Teletext (Ltd), 4-Tel and a variety of international services.
- THE TELETEXT ARCHIVE: teletextarchive.com
🟩 TELETEXT | #NationalTeletextDay 2/3 | A reminder that teletext lives. There's also:
- NMS CEEFAX: webfax.thetvroom.com/teletext-vie...
- CHUNKYTEXT: webfax.thetvroom.com/teletext-vie...
- TEEFAX: webfax.thetvroom.com/teletext-vie...
- NMS CEEFAX: webfax.thetvroom.com/teletext-vie...
- CHUNKYTEXT: webfax.thetvroom.com/teletext-vie...
- TEEFAX: webfax.thetvroom.com/teletext-vie...
September 23, 2026 at 7:31 PM
🟩 TELETEXT | #NationalTeletextDay 2/3 | A reminder that teletext lives. There's also:
- NMS CEEFAX: webfax.thetvroom.com/teletext-vie...
- CHUNKYTEXT: webfax.thetvroom.com/teletext-vie...
- TEEFAX: webfax.thetvroom.com/teletext-vie...
- NMS CEEFAX: webfax.thetvroom.com/teletext-vie...
- CHUNKYTEXT: webfax.thetvroom.com/teletext-vie...
- TEEFAX: webfax.thetvroom.com/teletext-vie...
#OnThisDay 1974 : CEEFAX went live and a new way of getting instant information via the means of teletext was born.
September 23, 2026 at 7:24 PM
#OnThisDay 1974 : CEEFAX went live and a new way of getting instant information via the means of teletext was born.
Level 1 and Level 2 Ceefax
#NationalTeletextDay
#NationalTeletextDay
September 23, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Level 1 and Level 2 Ceefax
#NationalTeletextDay
#NationalTeletextDay