The telephone numbers for various recorded information services offered by BT in 1981. Taken from the dialling code book for Guildford.
Bedtime Stories (from 6pm each night) 8071
Cricket (8am to 7pm, not Sundays, during Test Matches played in England and certain other matches) 16
Dial a Disc (During certain cricket matches service will be restricted from Monday to Saturday 7pm to 8am) 16
Financial Times Index and Business News Summary 01 246 8026
Gardening Information (Saturday and Sunday 8am to 6pm) 8071
Motoring Information – The information given covers roads within 50 miles of each of the following centres:
Belfast 0232 8021
Birmingham 0203 8021
Bristol 0793 8021
Cardiff 0222 8021
Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield and Doncaster 0742 8021
London 8021
Manchester and Liverpool 0161 246 8021
Newcastle and Middlesbrough 0642 8021
Scotland (whole) 031 246 8021
Southampton 0705 8021
Race Line – Details of principal horse race meetings plus up to date results service 8060
Recipe (Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm) 8071
Skiing Information (1 December to 30 April) Skiing conditions at the principal Scottish ski centres 031 246 8031
Time 8081
Weather Forecast
Bedford area (40 mile radius) 01 246 8099
Belfast area 0232 8091
Birmingham area 0203 8091
Bristol area (including Weston-super-Mare) 0793 8091
Cardiff area 0222 8091
Devon and Cornwall 0392 8091
Edinburgh area 031 246 8091
Essex coast 01 246 8096
Glasgow area 041 246 8091
Kent coast 01 246 8098
Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire 061 246 8091
Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield area 0484 8091
London area 8091
Norfolk and Suffolk 0473 8091
N.E. England 0642 8091
N. Lincolnshire, Retford and S. Humberside 0522 8091
N. Wales coast from Conwy to Chester 0244 8091
Notts, Leicester and Derby area 0533 8091
Sheffield area (20 mile radius) 0742 8091
S. Hampshire and Isle of Wight (including the coastal area between Poole Harbour and Chichester) 0705 8091
S.W. Midlands 0242 8091
Sussex coast 01 246 8097
Thames Valley 01 246 8090
What's on – For a daily selection of the main events and places of interest in and around:
London 8041
London – in French 01 246 8043
London – in German 01 246 8045
Edinburgh (1 May to 30 September) 031 246 8041