Teletextr

Teletext R Podcast, 12 December 2020 – Behind Vertical Bars: Prisoners and Coded Teletext Messages

Contributed by Lukas

Recently, Spanish prisoners have hit the international headlines for their use of teletext to communicate with the outside world. But, as Dan and Carl...

Teletext R Podcast, 20th February 2021 – Roy Essandoh, The Ceefax Striker – with Paul Lewis

Contributed by Lukas

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 lea...

Teletext R Podcast, 20th February 2021 – [EXTRA TIME Edition] Roy Essandoh, The Ceefax Striker – with Paul Lewis

Contributed by Lukas

NOTE: There is also an abridged edition in case you are pressed for time. It’s one of the most iconic moments in FA Cup history - Roy Essandoh le...

Teletext R Podcast, 24 December 2020 – Advent Calendar Cavalcade

Contributed by Lukas

Who ever thought that opening teletext doors could be so much fun? Yes, on today’s episode of Teletext R, Dan and Carl revisit that childhood thrill...

Teletext R Podcast, 22 November 2020 – We’re all going on a Ceefax Holiday

Contributed by Lukas

As soon as the medium of teletext started offering package vacations in the 1980s, the Ceefax Holidays legend was born. ‘Ceefax Holidays’ soon bec...

Teletext R Podcast, 19 September 2020 – Save the BBC Red Button teletext service with Sarah from NFBUK

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this year, we reported on the BBC Red Button teletext service, which has unfortunately been threatened with switch-off. Since then, it has sta...

Teletext R Podcast, 31 August 2020 – Sara Scott-Rivers of Teletext Ltd, Datasolve, ITM, GWV and Videotron

Contributed by Lukas

In her glittering career, Sara Scott-Rivers worked extensively with both Viewdata and teletext. Following designer-editor roles with Prestel in the 19...

Teletext R Podcast, 17 August 2020 – Chris Bell of Digitiser Fansite Super Page 58

Contributed by Lukas

If you had to make a list of memorable teletext sections, you’d probably have Digitiser somewhere in your top 5. Today’s guest is, outside of Mr B...

Teletext R Podcast, 5 May 2020 – In conversation with Jarkko Räsänen: teletext art festivals and museums

Contributed by Lukas

Digital artist Jarkko Räsänen is a member of the FixC artists co-operative, who have been organising teletext festivals since 2012. Their most recen...

Teletext R Podcast, 14 April 2020 – Teletext In A Time of Crisis

Contributed by Lukas

In these testing times, teletext is needed more than ever. Could this signal a revival for the BBC Red Button? Also in this episode, we discuss how...

Teletext R Podcast, 15 March 2020: Teefax in the Media & #Teletext50

Contributed by Lukas

Teefax, the community teletext service created by Peter Kwan, has recently been signal boosted in numerous news outlets. Most significantly, its appea...

Teletext R Podcast, 31st December 2022 – Russty Russ & the Demise of ORACLE (2015 Rerun)

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ne...

The Max Headroom Incident: Television Sofa Club, 15th November 2022

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Max Headroom Incident has been increasing in notoriety year upon year. Ever since pirates hijacked the signals of two Chicago television statio...

[Audio] In Conversation With Mort Smith – Teletext Block Party 2022-04-24

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Carlos presents a conversation with teletext legend Mort Smith, formerly of Ceefax and Intelfax, from the Sunday of Block Party 2022. This w...

Teletext R Podcast, 23rd October 2022 – Jason Robertson the Teletext Archaeologist (TSC Live 1/4/21)

09 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 al...

Teletext R Podcast, 18th August 2022 – Demoparties, Phones And Fax-Silly-Mes (TSC Live)

28 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Greetz to the t3l3t3xt crew! Orange roolz! Infinite lives? (Y/N) Itʼs festival season, and teletext has been appearing at demoparties and techie e...

[Audio] Teletext & Viewdata Block Party Afterparty (8th May 2022) With Nathan Dane Interview

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

Teletext R Podcast, 2nd February 2022 – Bamber Boozler Unmasked & More Digitiser Lore with Chris Bell (TSC 11/6/21)

05 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

(Guest edited by Kyra Diamondine) Reckon you know all about Bamber Boozler? Think again, maaan! During the 1990s, Digitiser's Mr Biffo took it u...

Teletext R Podcast, 15th April 2021 – Ian Irving (Ceefax/Intelfax)

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 s...

Blockdown Party, 25 April 2020 – Morning Session Highlights

25 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday 25th April 2020, teletexters from around the universe gathered in the Teletext Discord to make beautiful data together. Dozens of artists ...

Teletext R Podcast, 1 April 2020 – Teletext Mythbusters

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In honour of All Fools' Day Version 20.20, we look back at some popular legends surrounding teletext in this myth-busting special. Separating fact fr...

Teletext R Podcast, 29 February 2020 – Matti Ramo: Teletext Is Not Fin(n)ished

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Matti Ramo has been a journalist with Finland’s YLE Text for 19 years. Not only has he written and formatted thousands of articles and teletext...

Teletext R Podcast, 17 February 2020 – Text n’ Bugs n’ Remote Controls

09 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Much like a washed-up 80s rock star who’s run out of cash to pay his TV license, the Teletextr Podcast has returned for a new decade of text ‘n’...

Teletextr Podcast 06 – March 2017 – Sixels and Bad Apples

01 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded LIVE at Block Party Cambridge 2017! Prepare yourself for more good oranges and bad apples.

Teletextr Podcast 05 – February 2017 – Fruit Basket

19 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Apples, oranges and raspberries are the subject of this pre-Block Party babble.

Teletextr Podcast 04 – March 2016 – Teletext After Hours

25 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Paul ‘Minitel’ Rose joins Carl (‘C-Man’) and Dan for some 18+ chat about explicit teletext art, controversial Ceefax news item...

Teletextr Podcast 03 – February 2016 – Teletext Home and Away

24 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Teletextr goes all Top Gear circa 1998 with a nostalgia-heavy teletext-head edition. Vroom! What was teletext like in Canada? Hosts Dan and Carl invit...

Teletextr Podcast 02 – EXTRA – December 2015 – Teletext Rapping

11 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

A musical mini podcast of out-takes from Teletextr 02. Marry Crestmas.

Teletextr Podcast 02 – November 2015 – ITAF15 – Teletext Porn

11 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the Teletextr Podcast: The World at Your Fingertips! Carl and Harry are back to discuss teletext at art galleries, physical and analogue, in 20...

Teletextr Podcast 01 – Escape from the NTSC

08 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

“But guys,” we hear you cry. “How on earth can you represent teletext, a naturally silent medium, in audio form?” Well, Carl a...