BBC Vehicles Diecast Models

Gary Critcher

A friend of mine (Jeff, a BBC Transcription and Radio man) passed away recently.,  I have been asked to help sort through his effects and have come across a little selection of Dinky  and Lledo models, all depicting BBC vehicles or vehicles attached to the BBC.

I’m thinking that “Radio Times” van may be the oldest,  any ideas?  I am thinking that the two that are still boxed would be the newest.

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Graeme Wall

The “recording van” and “outside broadcast” van are Lledo models from the same period as the boxed “Radio Times” (“Dad’s Army”) models.

Ian Hillson, Graeme Wall

I think that the “Radio Times” van is a modern Dinky one from the1980s era – none are particularly valuable. The rest are also Lledo apart from the Radio 1 artic and the modern BBC van which are Corgi toys again from the mid 1980s onwards.  Now if you had the original Dinky OB unit with the plastic camera/cameraman on top in pristine condition you’re almost into 3 figures.

Albert Barber

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John Bennett

An interesting BBC Dinky Toys page here http://www.planetdiecast.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=125&id=49655&limit=15&limitstart=615&Itemid=0

Mike Jordan

Just a thing to notice.

Even on the supposedly oldest ones, the BBC phone number was WELbeck 4468 – which became LANgham 4468 (which we all remember).

Now that has been subsumed into some call centre in “outer Northumberland”  I wonder what happened to SHEpherds bush 8000?

Bill Jenkin

The SHEpherd’s bush (743) 8000 number still works, only it’s 0208 743 8000 now of course. Which is interesting as the TV Centre has now closed.

Also the LANgham no. still works, 0207 580 4468.

Of course both will put you through to a call centre somewhere in the back of beyond.

see London Telephone Exchanges

 

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