THE LAST TURKEY

Yesterday I asked, which human being has appeared on television for the most number of hours in the world?

The answer is... Carole Hersee!

Who, you might ask. Carole Hersee has appeared on television for a combined total of over 70,000 hours - the equivalent of nearly 8 years on the tv uninterrupted.

She is, of course, the girl from the Telly Test Card that used to be on every afternoon and during the night on the BBC.

The card was developed by her late father George Hersee, an engineer for the BBC in 1967 and used on television in the UK and elsewhere for more than four decades, usually while no programmes were being broadcast. According to Keith Hamer, a collector of test cards, Carole is in the Guinness Book Of Records as the person who has appeared on television for more hours than anyone else - an estimated total of 70,000 hours, equivalent to nearly eight years. She was paid only £100 for this by the BBC.

She was eight years old at the time, though was 50 years old last month. Hence, I doubt very much any of you would recognise her if you walked past her in the street.

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