New BBC News Clock

[John145]

Bit difficult to read and bears an uncanny resemblance to a certain flag…!

[Mr Dendrite]

Welcome to 1983

[Earthdweller]

Them docks never looked like that in 1983 !

[Louis Balfour]

John145 said:

Bit difficult to read and bears an uncanny resemblance to a certain flag…!

It's not the new BBC clock. They are celebrating the start of Breakfast TV and going all retro.

So nothing to do with a "certain flag".

[LivLL]

Mr Dendrite said:

Welcome to 1983

Precisely

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/bbc-breakfast-stars...

[Mr Dendrite]

Louis Balfour said:

It's not the new BBC clock. They are celebrating the start of Breakfast TV and going all retro.

So nothing to do with a "certain flag".

I think the OP is in 1984 rather than 1983

[bigpriest]

The BBC clock looked dated in 1983 - how we laughed as we played The Yellow Rose of Texas on our digital watches

[anonymous-user]

OP, are you one of those who watches the BBC specifically so you can get mad at them about something?

[RicksAlfas]

Bring back Selina Scott!

[anonymous-user]

RicksAlfas said:

Bring back Selina Scott!

Sadly she won't be back, nor will she have anything to do with this 40 year reunion!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1163...

[Catastrophic Poo]

Lord Marylebone said:

OP, are you one of those who watches the BBC specifically so you can get mad at them about something?

Does look like it

[Dynion Araf Uchaf]

bigpriest said:

The BBC clock looked dated in 1983 - how we laughed as we played The Yellow Rose of Texas on our digital watches

I had that watch, or at least, my brother and I had it. We were supposed to share it, when it was my turn to take it to school, I got to morning break before my brother took it from me. And I never wore it again. Sigh!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arKFaO206SU

[John145]

Lol, I wasn’t born in 83 so didn’t appreciate the cultural reference! I only put it on for 5 mins whilst having a cuppa before setting off to work.

[Talisker]

John145 said:

Bit difficult to read

To tell time on an analog clock, you look at where the hands are pointing. The short or small hand tells you the hour, the long or big hand tells you the minute of the current hour, and the thinnest hand indicates the seconds of the current minute.

[littlebasher]

Probably a whole generation of kids that don't know how to read a clock with hands

OR watch BBC news

[Eric Mc]

littlebasher said:

Probably a whole generation of kids that don't know how to read ....

Edited for accuracy.

[bigpriest]

Dynion Araf Uchaf said:

bigpriest said:

The BBC clock looked dated in 1983 - how we laughed as we played The Yellow Rose of Texas on our digital watches

I had that watch, or at least, my brother and I had it. We were supposed to share it, when it was my turn to take it to school, I got to morning break before my brother took it from me. And I never wore it again. Sigh!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arKFaO206SU

Funny, it looks exactly as it does in my memory - down to the yellowish back light on one side. Imagine 15 of those going off in Maths class on a Monday morning!

[bitchstewie]

Angry about the BBC clock looking like an EU flag.

Peak PistonHeads.

[TDK-C60]

John145 said:

Bit difficult to read and bears an uncanny resemblance to a certain flag…!