Greenwich Time Signal 19:00. By 19:45 the same day the power supply was repaired and the 20:00 pips were broadcast as normal. Many radio broadcasters around the world use the Greenwich Time Signal as a means to mark the start of the hour. The pips are used in both domestic and international commercial and public broadcasting. Many radio stations use six tones similar to those used by the BBC World Service; some shorten it to five, four, or three tones. Greenwich Time Signal The Greenwich Time Signal (GTS), popularly known as the pips, is a series of six short tones broadcast at one-second
BBC Sound Effects No. 26: Sci-Fi Sound Effects BBC Sound Effects No. 26: Sci-Fi Sound Effects BBC Sound Effects No. 26: Sci-Fi Sound Effects is a 1981 compilation of sound effects and atmospheres created by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. It was the second in the BBC Sound Effects series to be credited to the Workshop. It featured sounds from popular television series "Doctor Who" (all from Season 18) and "Blake's 7", as well as effects for the first series of the radio versions of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and James Follett's "Earthsearch". In 1991 it was re-released on CD as "Essential Science Fiction Sound