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BBC Wales and West.
 
Wales and the West of England have always had close links in the television world, HTV and of course the BBC broadcast a service for both Wales and the West from the Wenvoe transmitter from 1957 to 1964 when the Mendip transmitter came on line.
 
Occasionally these links still occur, both intentionally and unintentionally.


BBC 1 Wales and West
1996 A special ident introducing the special Wales Today / News West programme from the Second Severn Crossing.

BBC One Idents
2001 The Second Severn Crossing in Wales and the West.

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BBC News West - Wednesday 3rd July
1991 News West - with Sheila Young.
 
Due to a fire at Broadcasting House in Cardiff, the Wenvoe transmitter switched it's signal to the output of the Mendip transmitter across the Severn. This was the result.

BBC News West - Wednesday 3rd July
1991 News West - with Sheila Young (& Rob Curling).
 
Not so much a combined bulletin with BBC Wales but with BBC South East!

Wales Today / News West
1996 Wales Today / News West - with Chris Vacher and Sara Edwards.
 
To commemorate the completing of the Second Severn Crossing, a special programme was broadcast to both Wales and the West of England.

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