This is a full documentary on Carole Hersee, the BBC Test Card Girl. Carole was photographed in 1967 to appear in the famous BBC Test Card F, which was shown for over 70,000 hours worldwide over a 34 year period, making her face the most broadcast on television in history. This video biography reveals Carole's story of how she came to be the Test Card Girl, how it impacted on her life, and what she went on to do as an adult. Watch to the end Carole appears from start to finish...
(Fully custom Subtitled/Closed Captioned click on the CC in the player.)
Update: I just found this article too, including a video showing Carole from November 2019!
https://www.itv.com/news/central/2019...
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Update, March, 2021: Check out Mindfuloftech's video, "The BBC Test Card: Britain's First Meme?", here: • The BBC Test Card: Britain's First Me...
Update, March 2022: Adam Martyn has made a very high quality video on Carole and Test Card F, called "The Test Card Girl: The Lasting Legacy of Test Card F", here: • The Test Card Girl: The Lasting Legac... . Go check that out, too!
Update, April 2022: This clip has appeared on the BBC website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/test_ca...
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