Recording and reproducing a time code signal together with digital video and audio signals

In recording a time code signal together with digital video and audio signals, at least one channel of a digital audio signal is supplied to rotary heads scanning successive slant tracks on a tape for recording in intermediate sections of the slant tracks, a digital video signal is supplied to the same heads for recording in other sections of the slant tracks situated before and after the intermediate sections and being relatively longer than the latter, and the time code signal is also supplied to the rotary heads for recording in the intermediate sections with the same time codes being represented by the time code signal recorded in the intermediate sections of a successive plurality of the slant tracks which contain the digital video signal for a respective frame.