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Old BBC World countdown

(February 2002)

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Gary Founding member 4 February 2002 11:10am

Now that I can watch BBC World over the net, I've noticed that I'm missing the old countdiwn! Even though I like the current one, it just reminds me of News 24 too much! Does anyone else miss it, and can someone tell me why they took it off air?

Thanks!
Gary.

Buzz 4 February 2002 11:35am

I actually much prefer the old World countdown!

Ben Founding member 4 February 2002 11:53am

Me to, and I only see it on the web.

Katherine Founding member 4 February 2002 3:41pm

I'm missing it too, and I want the flags back!

itsrobert Founding member 4 February 2002 3:52pm

Yes, I did prefer the old countdown - i liked the idea of the 10sec countdown followed by the BBC World Symbol. I do think that World Pres should put the BBC WORLD logo somewhere on the current countdown, as they no longer use the Symbol at the top of the hour. Having said that, they do have the DOG, but that turns into a blind spot after you watch it for a bit!