made by the COI. The Gold Miners was made by Films of Africa, and A Journey into the Weald of Kent (1959) and Beauty in Trust were made by the National Benzole Company with narrations by Sir John Betjeman. The trade test colour films are among the subjects of interest of the Test Card Circle, an organization devoted to studying and preserving the test cards used by television broadcasters. The static test cards were typically transmitted for periods before and after regular programming, originally to permit viewers to adjust their television sets. BBC2 daily schedule According to the BBC Written Archive Centre, the following is an example of a typical day on BBC 2 in the late 1960s when the only scheduled programme during the day was Play School at 11 am: 09.00 Colour Testcard F 10.00 Service Information For The Television Trade 10.03 Colour Testcard F 10.30 The Colour Receiver Installation Film 10.43 TRADE TEST COLOUR FILM followed by Colour Testcard F 11.00 Play School followed by Colour Testcard F 11.30 Service Information For The Television Trade 11.33 TRADE TEST COLOUR FILM followed by Colour Testcard F 12.10 The Colour Receiver Installation Film 12.23 Colour Testcard F 2.30 Service Information For The Television Trade 2.33 TRADE TEST COLOUR FILM followed by Colour Testcard F 3.10 The Colour Receiver Installation Film 3.23 Colour Testcard F 3.30 TRADE TEST COLOUR FILM followed by Colour Testcard F 4.30 TRADE TEST COLOUR FILM followed by Colour Testcard F 5.30 TRADE TEST COLOUR FILM followed by Colour Testcard F 6.30 TRADE TEST COLOUR FILM followed by Colour Testcard F References External links The BP Video Library: The BP Video Library has 22 of the BBC Colour Trade Test films available to view on their website and to purchase on DVD, including Guiseppina, The Home Made Car, and Cattle Carters. The Test Card Circle: Details of the UK's Trade Test Transmissions including the history of the BBC and ITA Test Cards, a look at the music used and full details about the Trade Test Colour Films shown from the late fifties to 1973. List of BBC2 Trade Test Colour films BBC Sponsored films 1960s in British television 1970s in British television Interstitial television shows