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An image of a '''girl''' was used in a [[test card]], ([[AUDIO]]: | An image of a '''girl''' was used in a [[test card]], ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Light at the End (audio story)}}) which was broadcast on several [[BBC]] channels, including [[BBC2 (in-universe)|BBC 2]] and [[BBC One Northern Ireland]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Cyberman Ident Interruption (TV story)}}) beginning in [[1967]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Light at the End (audio story)}}) | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Evidently, the girl posed for a [[photograph]] while playing [[noughts and crosses]] next to the doll of a [[clown]], at some point in the [[20th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: | Evidently, the girl posed for a [[photograph]] while playing [[noughts and crosses]] next to the doll of a [[clown]], at some point in the [[20th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Autonomy (novel)}}, {{cs|Hidden Talent (short story)}}, etc.) | ||
=== History of the test card === | === History of the test card === | ||
The [[Fifth Doctor]] tried to tell [[Nyssa]] about test cards, after they saw the original [[1963]] test card on [[Bob Dovie]]'s television, but | The [[Fifth Doctor]] tried to tell [[Nyssa]] about test cards, after they saw the original [[1963]] test card on [[Bob Dovie]]'s [[television]]. Nyssa initially assumed that the test card was a [[code]]d message, but the Doctor clarified that they were for testing the television picture. The Doctor explained that in 1967, the test card would have an image of a little girl and a clown playing noughts and crosses, but Nyssa had no idea what he was talking about. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Light at the End (audio story)}}) | ||
In the latter half of the [[20th century]], the [[Third Doctor]] arranged to have the broadcast of the final of ''[[Make a Star]]'' replaced with the test card, thus defeating {{Delgado}}'s plan to release yet unwritten [[song]]s and unravel the timeline. ([[PROSE]]: | In the latter half of the [[20th century]], the [[Third Doctor]] arranged to have the broadcast of the final of ''[[Make a Star]]'' replaced with the test card, thus defeating {{Delgado}}'s plan to release yet unwritten [[song]]s and unravel the timeline. The Doctor showed the Master this, informing him that his viewers had been watching the "smirking figure" for the past hour thanks to a quick call to [[Brigadier]] [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Lethbridge-Stewart]], much to the Master's chagrin. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Hidden Talent (short story)}}) | ||
In [[2013]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] | In [[2013]], [[Reece Stanford]] asked the [[Tenth Doctor]] what he watched on television, surprised that he had not heard of [[Doomcastle]]. The Doctor simply responded that he had not watched television "in ages", describing a girl playing noughts and crosses with a clown as the last thing he saw. Reece, however, did not understand. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Autonomy (novel)}}) | ||
In the [[2010s]], when [[CyberMondan (Cyberman Ident Interruption)|a Cyberman]] broke into the studios of both [[Duncan Newmarch (in-universe)|Duncan Newmarch]] and [[Paul Buckle (in-universe)|Paul Buckle]], the broadcast of the [[continuity announcement]]s glitched and, momentarily, showed the test card featuring the girl. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Cyberman Ident Interruption (TV story)}}) | In the [[2010s]], when [[CyberMondan (Cyberman Ident Interruption)|a Cyberman]] broke into the studios of both [[Duncan Newmarch (in-universe)|Duncan Newmarch]] and [[Paul Buckle (in-universe)|Paul Buckle]], the broadcast of the [[continuity announcement]]s glitched and, momentarily, showed the test card featuring the girl. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Cyberman Ident Interruption (TV story)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
[[File:TestCardCybermanInterruption.jpg|thumb|right|The distorted test card as it appeared in [[TV]]: | [[File:TestCardCybermanInterruption.jpg|thumb|right|The distorted test card as it appeared in [[TV]]: {{cs|Cyberman Ident Interruption (TV story)}}]] | ||
* The image of {{w|Carole Hersee}} and a toy clown playing noughts and crosses was the real world image used on [[BBC]] produced test cards, such as {{w|Test Card F}}. Hersee's father, {{w|George Hersee}}, was the BBC engineer who developed the test card. | * The image of {{w|Carole Hersee}} and a toy clown playing noughts and crosses was the real world image used on [[BBC]] produced test cards, such as {{w|Test Card F}}. Hersee's father, {{w|George Hersee}}, was the BBC engineer who developed the test card. | ||
** A version of this test card appeared in the | ** A version of this test card appeared in the {{cs|Cyberman Ident Interruption (TV story)}} in [[2017 (releases)|2017]]. | ||
* The test card was shown when no programmes were being broadcast, from 1967 until the BBC began 24-hour programming in 1997. As a result, the test card became one of the most iconic images in British popular culture, with Hersee currently holding the status of most aired face in British television history. The test card featuring Hersee's image has also been used beyond the BBC, such as by [[ITV#Behind the scenes|ITV]] and even foreign broadcasters such as Norway's {{w|NRK}} and Sweden's {{w|Sveriges Television|SVT}}. | * The test card was shown when no programmes were being broadcast, from 1967 until the BBC began 24-hour programming in 1997. As a result, the test card became one of the most iconic images in British popular culture, with Hersee currently holding the status of most aired face in British television history. The test card featuring Hersee's image has also been used beyond the BBC, such as by [[ITV#Behind the scenes|ITV]] and even foreign broadcasters such as Norway's {{w|NRK}} and Sweden's {{w|Sveriges Television|SVT}}. | ||
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An image of a girl was used in a test card, (AUDIO: The Light at the End [+]Loading...["The Light at the End (audio story)"]) which was broadcast on several BBC channels, including BBC 2 and BBC One Northern Ireland, (TV: Cyberman Ident Interruption [+]Loading...["Cyberman Ident Interruption (TV story)"]) beginning in 1967. (AUDIO: The Light at the End [+]Loading...["The Light at the End (audio story)"])
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Evidently, the girl posed for a photograph while playing noughts and crosses next to the doll of a clown, at some point in the 20th century. (PROSE: Autonomy [+]Loading...["Autonomy (novel)"], Hidden Talent [+]Loading...["Hidden Talent (short story)"], etc.)
History of the test card[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Fifth Doctor tried to tell Nyssa about test cards, after they saw the original 1963 test card on Bob Dovie's television. Nyssa initially assumed that the test card was a coded message, but the Doctor clarified that they were for testing the television picture. The Doctor explained that in 1967, the test card would have an image of a little girl and a clown playing noughts and crosses, but Nyssa had no idea what he was talking about. (AUDIO: The Light at the End [+]Loading...["The Light at the End (audio story)"])
In the latter half of the 20th century, the Third Doctor arranged to have the broadcast of the final of Make a Star replaced with the test card, thus defeating the Master's plan to release yet unwritten songs and unravel the timeline. The Doctor showed the Master this, informing him that his viewers had been watching the "smirking figure" for the past hour thanks to a quick call to Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, much to the Master's chagrin. (PROSE: Hidden Talent [+]Loading...["Hidden Talent (short story)"])
In 2013, Reece Stanford asked the Tenth Doctor what he watched on television, surprised that he had not heard of Doomcastle. The Doctor simply responded that he had not watched television "in ages", describing a girl playing noughts and crosses with a clown as the last thing he saw. Reece, however, did not understand. (PROSE: Autonomy [+]Loading...["Autonomy (novel)"])
In the 2010s, when a Cyberman broke into the studios of both Duncan Newmarch and Paul Buckle, the broadcast of the continuity announcements glitched and, momentarily, showed the test card featuring the girl. (TV: Cyberman Ident Interruption [+]Loading...["Cyberman Ident Interruption (TV story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The image of Carole Hersee and a toy clown playing noughts and crosses was the real world image used on BBC produced test cards, such as Test Card F. Hersee's father, George Hersee, was the BBC engineer who developed the test card.
- A version of this test card appeared in the Cyberman Ident Interruption [+]Loading...["Cyberman Ident Interruption (TV story)"] in 2017.
- The test card was shown when no programmes were being broadcast, from 1967 until the BBC began 24-hour programming in 1997. As a result, the test card became one of the most iconic images in British popular culture, with Hersee currently holding the status of most aired face in British television history. The test card featuring Hersee's image has also been used beyond the BBC, such as by ITV and even foreign broadcasters such as Norway's NRK and Sweden's SVT.
