@@JohnLeeming23 Your film has resolved a query I had. I'm one of those annoying pedants who likes to spot errors on period dramas on TV - such as the wrong type of TV aerials on chimneys! Where I lived in the 1960s and early 70s the collection times on all post boxes were shown on a black panel with silver or white text. I had assumed that the now ubiquitous white panels with black text first appeared in the 70s. Not so it seems!
@@LostsTVandRadio Yes, it's so often the case that TV directors and producers get things wrong, such as a 1960s transistor radio in a 1955 -era drama. But I think black lettering on a white background was the norm. It was certainly the case in the 1950s in the area of Surrey where I lived, and appeared to be the case in London, too. I can remember seeing white-on-black, but I don't remember it being very common.
What a discovery! All flung together at UCL one afternoon when we were bored! Do get in touch! Peter Evans. UCL FilmSoc 1962-65.
The street has changed so much! Even the post box has gone :(
Yes. So much has changed in the last 60 years.
@@JohnLeeming23 Your film has resolved a query I had. I'm one of those annoying pedants who likes to spot errors on period dramas on TV - such as the wrong type of TV aerials on chimneys!
Where I lived in the 1960s and early 70s the collection times on all post boxes were shown on a black panel with silver or white text. I had assumed that the now ubiquitous white panels with black text first appeared in the 70s. Not so it seems!
@@LostsTVandRadio Yes, it's so often the case that TV directors and producers get things wrong, such as a 1960s transistor radio in a 1955 -era drama. But I think black lettering on a white background was the norm. It was certainly the case in the 1950s in the area of Surrey where I lived, and appeared to be the case in London, too. I can remember seeing white-on-black, but I don't remember it being very common.
And this is an example of why I look forward to John's videos.
Thanks very much! Very much a one-off as far as I am concerned (though there may be another ancient revival in a few weeks).
Brill !