Early 1950's Children's TV introduction
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Jennifer Gay, early 1950's Children's TV announcer
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Another 1950's Children's TV introduction
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Television March
BBC Network theme 1946-1958

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Daughter of Molly Gay (actress) and Hugo Rignold (composer),
Jennifer was born on September 22 1935 and was aged just 14 when she began appearing as a children’s TV announcer from June 1949.
In December 1949 she announced the first children’s programmes transmitted from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter and was also at the opening ofLime Grove Studios in May 1950.
Her final appearance, aged 17, was in May 1953 when she left the BBC to continue ballet training.

This testcard was on your TV most of the time in the very early 1950's...
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Then this clock appeared before the programmes began...
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and here we go!....