News BBC2 (News 2) 1979

Click here to watch this video in High Quality Image Standard Format: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWfpeHKsT0k&fmt=18 Against the 1979 BBC2 Clock (7:46 p.m.), into the beginning of News BBC2 (News 2) with the late Peter Woods. Headline: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had inspected the British troops in Northern Ireland. The two men (who were allegedly I.R.A.) were caught after they destroyed the boat and its owner none other than Louis Mountbatten, 1st. Earl Mountbatten of Burma. (He was killed on August 27, 1979) And the late Pope John Paul II condemned the Irish civil war and didn't visit Ireland at all. The opening titles of the BBC2's nightly news program was altered. With the introduction of the new BBC2 identification in 1979, News on BBC2 (News on 2) became News BBC2 (News 2). Its news studio was also changed as well. Its last appearance was on January 27, 1980 when it was replaced by the present day "Newsnight" 3 days later. Source: http://www.tv-ark.org.uk and http://thetvroomplus.com Copyright: BBC News 1979