Thirty measly years ago, a grand changing of the teletext guard took place. Piece by piece, ORACLE disappeared from our screens to be replaced by a new service from Teletext (Limited). Jokingly billed as a ‘nightmare’ by ORACLE’s TV listings, midnight on 1st January 1993 marked the end of a glorious era that encompassed legends […]

The Max Headroom Incident has been increasing in notoriety year upon year. Ever since pirates hijacked the signals of two Chicago television stations in November 1987, the Federal Communications Commission, and latterly the Internet, have been attempting to solve the mystery of who exactly was behind the stunt. In this podcast, Dan and Carl posit […]

Carlos presents a conversation with teletext legend Mort Smith, formerly of Ceefax and Intelfax, from the Sunday of Block Party 2022. This was not a scheduled panel, rather a discussion that broke out regarding Intelfax’s bid for the ITV/Channel 4 teletext offer in 1993. Due to its impromptu nature, only the second half of this discussion was […]

It’s precisely ten years since the fateful day that Ceefax disappeared from its rightful home in the Beeb’s Vertical Blanking Interval once and for all. That’s a decade too long for our liking, so let’s relive those golden days with a fun chat with Grim Underscore Fandango himself, the Master of Astrophysics, Jason Robertson. The […]

Greetz to the t3l3t3xt crew! Orange roolz! Infinite lives? (Y/N) Itʼs festival season, and teletext has been appearing at demoparties and techie events the length and breadth of Britainʼs very own Silly-con Valley. Aided by the knowledgeable Teletext Discord, Dan and Carl investigate various communication methods that may be featured alongside teletext in a muddy […]

Dan and Carl welcome a selection of Block Party panellists to the Teletext Sofa Club for a behind-the-scenes review of proceedings at 2022’s biggest teletext festival. This hour-long session also includes an interview with the internationally-renowned Nathan Dane – how has fame changed him? What’s the story behind his Ceefax Mission Control setup? Starring: Dan […]

(Guest edited by Kyra Diamondine) Reckon you know all about Bamber Boozler? Think again, maaan! During the 1990s, Digitiser’s Mr Biffo took it upon himself to expand the Boozler family lore in a long-running series of pre-clickbait headlines. And considering he is a just a man made of yellow pixels, Bamber has led a rich […]

If you’ve ever seen a teletext animation, there’s a very good chance Ian Irving had something to do with it. Arguably the world’s first teletext art superstar, he pushed the boundaries of the medium’s artistic capabilities in its formative years. As a member of the original Ceefax team, Irving revolutionised the service with a variety […]

Welcome to the Amscast – The only Amstrad CPC podcast on the Internet. Apple Podcast Link – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast…​ I welcome Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum collectors, fans and personalities on to chat about their CPC/Spectrum experiences, get to know them a little and any other gaming insights they may have. A first for the Amscast, […]

NOTE: There is also an ‘Extra Time’ edition for football fans out there. It’s one of the most iconic moments in FA Cup history – Roy Essandoh leaping to score a last-minute goal against Leicester and earn Wycombe Wanderers a place in the Semi-Finals of England’s most prestigious cup competition.  The ‘Ceefax Striker’, as he […]