BBC 'on this day'

I hope this isn't too OT, but I've noticed that the BBC 'On This Day'
service is now in broadband on the video clips- it used to be around
56k, pretty grainy, now up to 256k. (Anyone know how recent this is?)
This is a welcome upgrade on what is IMO a remarkable site, and one of
the most useful free (well, broadband is limited to license payers in
the UK- I've only gotten 56k from outside the UK) services I use.

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"chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I hope this isn't too OT, but I've noticed that the BBC 'On This Day'
> service is now in broadband on the video clips- it used to be around
> 56k, pretty grainy, now up to 256k. (Anyone know how recent this is?)
> This is a welcome upgrade on what is IMO a remarkable site, and one of
> the most useful free (well, broadband is limited to license payers in
> the UK- I've only gotten 56k from outside the UK) services I use.

and the URL is ....??
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Slartibartfast <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1gxfc88.7t2z4v1rpgcbrN%this_address_is_for_sp (E-Mail Removed)...
> > I hope this isn't too OT, but I've noticed that the BBC 'On This Day'
> > service is now in broadband on the video clips- it used to be around
> > 56k, pretty grainy, now up to 256k. (Anyone know how recent this is?)
> > This is a welcome upgrade on what is IMO a remarkable site, and one of
> > the most useful free (well, broadband is limited to license payers in
> > the UK- I've only gotten 56k from outside the UK) services I use.
>
> and the URL is ....??

sorry-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/default.stm

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In news:1gxfgcx.gq34mv1h4pzamN%this_address_is_for_sp (E-Mail Removed),
chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco
<(E-Mail Removed)> opined very noisily:
> Slartibartfast <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:1gxfc88.7t2z4v1rpgcbrN%this_address_is_for_sp (E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I hope this isn't too OT, but I've noticed that the BBC 'On This
>>> Day' service is now in broadband on the video clips- it used to be
>>> around 56k, pretty grainy, now up to 256k. (Anyone know how recent
>>> this is?) This is a welcome upgrade on what is IMO a remarkable
>>> site, and one of the most useful free (well, broadband is limited
>>> to license payers in the UK- I've only gotten 56k from outside the
>>> UK) services I use.
>>
>> and the URL is ....??
>
> sorry-
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/default.stm

Would help if the BEEBs video server was working
:-(
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"Yddap" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In news:1gxfgcx.gq34mv1h4pzamN%this_address_is_for_sp (E-Mail Removed),
> chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco
> <(E-Mail Removed)> opined very noisily:
>> Slartibartfast <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco"
>>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:1gxfc88.7t2z4v1rpgcbrN%this_address_is_for_sp (E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> I hope this isn't too OT, but I've noticed that the BBC 'On This
>>>> Day' service is now in broadband on the video clips- it used to be
>>>> around 56k, pretty grainy, now up to 256k. (Anyone know how recent
>>>> this is?) This is a welcome upgrade on what is IMO a remarkable
>>>> site, and one of the most useful free (well, broadband is limited
>>>> to license payers in the UK- I've only gotten 56k from outside the
>>>> UK) services I use.
>>>
>>> and the URL is ....??
>>
>> sorry-
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/default.stm
>
> Would help if the BEEBs video server was working
> :-(

It worked for me just now - looking at the announcement of Liverpool's
withdrawal from European football in 1985 following the Heysel tragedy.

In news:429c6b95$1$40232$(E-Mail Removed),
Martin Underwood <(E-Mail Removed)> opined very noisily:
> "Yddap" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3UZme.42723$(E-Mail Removed) k...
>> In news:1gxfgcx.gq34mv1h4pzamN%this_address_is_for_sp (E-Mail Removed),
>> chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> opined very noisily:
>>> Slartibartfast <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco"
>>>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:1gxfc88.7t2z4v1rpgcbrN%this_address_is_for_sp (E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> I hope this isn't too OT, but I've noticed that the BBC 'On This
>>>>> Day' service is now in broadband on the video clips- it used to be
>>>>> around 56k, pretty grainy, now up to 256k. (Anyone know how recent
>>>>> this is?) This is a welcome upgrade on what is IMO a remarkable
>>>>> site, and one of the most useful free (well, broadband is limited
>>>>> to license payers in the UK- I've only gotten 56k from outside the
>>>>> UK) services I use.
>>>>
>>>> and the URL is ....??
>>>
>>> sorry-
>>>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/default.stm
>>
>> Would help if the BEEBs video server was working
>> :-(
>
> It worked for me just now - looking at the announcement of Liverpool's
> withdrawal from European football in 1985 following the Heysel
> tragedy.

Yup working now must have been a temp glitch
:-)
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Yddap
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Yddap <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> In news:429c6b95$1$40232$(E-Mail Removed),
> Martin Underwood <(E-Mail Removed)> opined very noisily:
[]
> > It worked for me just now - looking at the announcement of Liverpool's
> > withdrawal from European football in 1985 following the Heysel
> > tragedy.
>
> Yup working now must have been a temp glitch

While extolling the virtues of the BBC website(s) in general, they
aren't without their temporary problems- I occasionally have problems
trying to listen to their online radio services, for example. Maybe just
high capacity?

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