Draft:BBC Television (Test Card)

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum



Test Card F, J, W, X (July 2, 1967-?)

Visuals: The test card featured a central image of a young girl, Carole Hersee, playing a game of noughts-and-crosses (also known as tic-tac-toe) with a clown doll named Bubbles. Surrounding this image were various greyscale and color test signals used for picture quality assessment.

Trivia: The test card was created by George Hersee (1924-2001), a BBC engineer, with his daughter, Carole Hersee, featured in the central image.

Variants:

  • Test Card J: An enhanced version of Test Card F
  • Test Card W: A widescreen version of Test Card F.
  • Test Card X:

Technique: A still graphic, using a live-action photo and either a printed card or a digital graphic.

Audio: A beeping sound. In its early years, a jazz tune.

Availability: It premiered on BBC2 on July 2nd, 1967, following the introduction of colour television.

Legacy: The most famous test card of the United Kingdom, in which is still in use to this day.

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