[Athena E.]

When TV stations switched to colour television​

Remember when TVs switched to colour for the first time? It was like the world had suddenly turned technicolour, and everyone was glued to their screens, seeing their favourite shows in a whole new way. 4

Check out this video to see the exact moment TV stations around the globe made the switch.

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Share your nostalgic memories with us here!

 

[Oaklegs]

Prior to colour TV our set had a huge oil filled magnifier and a thing that somehow gave an illusion of colour.

 

[Margew]

we came here in November 1974 it was a bit of a shock to find black and white TV as the UK had it from 1967 !!!!

 

[NotNats]

Had a laugh at the presenters.
All so strait laced.
Then comes the Aussie's - God I miss Aunty Jack

 

[Athena E.]

Had a laugh at the presenters.
All so strait laced.
Then comes the Aussie's - God I miss Aunty Jack

It was so creative!

 

[Ebby]

It was so creative!

When we first had b/w TV all the programs were boring and everyone spoke so perfectly and all with straight faces no smiles but now anything goes.

 

[Helen Jeffery]

Don't remember tv turning to colour but I loved watching aunty jack. Missed it when it finished.

 

[Cateyes]

Yes, I remember when we went to colour in Aust in 1975. I was 14 and recall we had to borrow my older sisters colour TV to watch the shows that aired to celebrate the introduction of colour TV!! My Dad was too mean to buy a colour set haha! Well, not long after the old b & w telly blew up and My Mum then insisted we get a new colour. Dad agreed, but my lovely sister gave us her telly. This was due to her boyfriend moving in, and they didn't need another one! Very excited to watch Countdown in colour haha!

 

[Oaklegs]

we came here in November 1974 it was a bit of a shock to find black and white TV as the UK had it from 1967 !!!!

We arrived in Australia as 10 pound poms in 1970 and we bought a 2nd hand TV that didn't work but the detector van discovered our set and my wife received a fine for not having a TV license.