Oracle 1992

31st December 2010 - From Ant :

At this time of year I'm always reminded of how long it has been since Oracle disappeared - 18 years ago this evening in fact. With that in mind. thought you might like this. Bits and pieces of it have been floating around in various forms for a while but at the moment I think this is probably the most complete and restored version of the full last night of Oracle. Sourced from an SVHS recording, processed with some teletext hardware that basically did its best to repair the pages from as many repeat cycles as it could make out, and - after much procrastination - a certain amount of human repair (that would be me then).

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  ********  The editor strikes back     
                                        
 Mostly it's been great. Thank you      
 everyone. Thank you, Clifford of       
 Hornchurch. I could have run the page  
 just on your letters.                  
                                        
 Thank you Mr Hawkins of Formby and     
 Peter Williams of Sheen for your       
 doughty defence of the Conservatives.  
 What would I have done without you?    
                                        
 Thank you, Mr Parry of Clwyd for       
 carrying the Lib Dem banner (almost)   
 singlehanded. I'd have been in deep    
 doodoo during the election without YOU!
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