I seen it on TV before it aired on PBS local stations : British Comedies on Saturday Nights including "Keeping Up Appearances" and "As Times Go By", right here on THIRTEEN PBS. : )
I was actually out of the country for the pandemic, and this is the first time I'm seeing the idents from that time. It's interesting how much the tone and purpose of these idents shifted towards being a force of consistency and comfort for people.
Hi everyone. Just want to say thanks for the support over the last 2 weeks. It's very interesting to see some people commenting on which idents they grew up with, and other things, and it's nice to see some Gen X hanging about. I've been interested in logos and idents ever since I was about 8, and I still love digging into idents at the age of 15.
The 97-02 indents were very high quality with some time being spent with the Music being calming and inviting with keeping the globe for the last time around. These ones were great and the bbc with this new logo was a turning point for them. As an american these are very calm with most US networks wanting to rush indents due to advertisers. Well done overall.
I was lucky enough to have a long telephone conversation with Martin Lambie Nairn back in 2005 as part of my graphic design degree dissertation. His company designed the BBC news identities from the mid 1990s, along with the BBC TV idents from 1997 including the famous '2', the hot air balloons and the main box BBC logo used from then. Fascinating man.
That's awesome! You are one lucky man! His company did indeed design the BBC 2 idents from the 1990s! The hot air balloon idents are my favorites from BBC One. Thanks for watching.
@@JontyMaster It was about an hour long phonecall, and he also arranged for a copy of his book to be sent to me (I had previously seen it offered on eBay for over £300 - 17 years ago!! He was very humble about his achievements, and a sad loss to COVID recently.
@@gaelenski_ He was much about the way the BBC had no real 'corporate identity' when he was approached to design the idents for the news bulletins, and he managed to persuade the top management from that time that the whole corporation needed a unifying identity - which he then was asked to do.
@@JontyMaster It was a long time ago that we spoke, but I remember him saying the BBC 2 character was his favourite. He was also very proud of the Castle Urquhart balloon scene. I think I still have a transcript of the conversation somewhere. I was amazed when he agreed to speak to me, but it just shows, if you ask, the answer MIGHT be yes!
The ident from Christmas Day 1991 will always be my favourite. The Batman emblem was used in the clouds on the moon and it was such a faithful representation by the graphics team that never left me. It was so well done at the time and loved how it gave you the feel before the 1989 film began. A great history of logo designs and ideas; thank you for uploading these. 🌟
Reflecting the pandemic era with separated and isolated clips was quite touching, I'm glad they brought back the circle in the most recent iteration tho
25:32 And now BBC One hurtles through space and time. Come with us for the trip of a lifetime. Aliens you have been warned. Christopher Eccleston is the new, Doctor Who!
BBC television is only 86 as of 2/11/22. The oldest broadcasting company in the world is CBS in the US, which first launched as radio station KQW in 1909.
Thanks for this! All these years I thought I imagined the One Balloon floating through on the backdrop of Walking with Dinosaurs! My late mother thought it was ridiculous. “What’s an air balloon doing there? They hadn’t even invented it yet!” She struggled with the concept of branding! 😂 Thanks for the memories 😀
_Happy 100th anniversary, BBC!_ Excellent evolution of idents from BBC Television and BBC One, Jonty! BBC! The greatest television channel in the UK since 1922! Some of their greatest shows include Doctor Who, and some of their children's shows like Teletubbies (1997)! The most memorable idents from BBC One are the globe idents from the 1960s until 2002. Some of my favourite idents from BBC One would be: - the 1966 ident (the one with the logo that looks like a stopwatch) - the 1969 ident (colour) - the 1986 ident (the one with the computer-generated globe) - the 1991 ident (also known as "The Virtual Globe") - the 1997 "balloon' idents (probably the best idents from BBC One) - the 2002 ident (also known as "Rhythm and Movement") - the 2006-2016 idents - the Christmas idents from 2021 (34:43) However, if I had my least favourite idents from BBC One, then it would be the Oneness idents of 2017 (the given reason is: lack of creativity). At least the Rhythm & Movement idents are better than the Oneness idents. The 2022 idents are a huge improvement over the Oneness idents. And last, _rest in peace to HM Queen Elizabeth II. Gone, but definitely not forgotten._
Thanks, Man, and yes, happy 100th anniversary to the British Broadcasting Corporation. There are a lot of classic shows on the BBC. Some more shows include Monty Python's Flying Circus, Casualty, Top of the Pops, Pointless, The Magic Roundabout, and EastEnders. I agree with your picks. The globe idents are fascinating. The concept might be simple, but it took hard work to create the mechanical globes. The 1985 ident is a great introduction to CGI in the BBC One industry. The 1997 ident is probably my favorite also. I'd love to go riding in that balloon. Unfortunately, I would have to disagree. There isn't really a lack of creativity in the Oneness idents. Sure, some might be awkward (for example The old Swimmers variant), but there are some which are very upbeat (for example Excercise class and Steel Pan Band). The 2022 idents are great and have beautiful scenery. And yes, rest in peace to HM Queen Elizabeth II. Gone, but definitely NOT forgotten indeed. Thanks for watching, and stay tuned for my logo history on BBC Two.
I don't know why, but whenever I saw the Noddy logo or any old Christmas logo with that anthem over it, it brings me a sense of nostalgia. I was never born in the UK, I live in New York, but I did go to London for the first time back in 2022, and for some reason, it makes me miss London. I think when I'm in my gap year before college, I think I'll just move to the UK entirely.
Never seen those. And yeah some of the Christmas idents can creep some people out, but the one which I think is the creepy one would be the two faced santa ident from 1978.
BBC One é o principal canal de televisão da British Broadcasting Corporation no Reino Unido, Ilha de Man e Ilhas do Canal da Mancha. Foi inaugurado a 2 de novembro de 1936 como BBC Television Service («Serviço de Televisão da BBC»), e foi o primeiro serviço regular de teledifusão com um alto nível de resolução.[1] Foi renomeada BBC TV em 1960 até 1964, quando o lançamento do segundo canal público obrigou à mudança para BBC1, e que desde finais dos anos 90 é escrito da forma atual (com o número por extenso).
I'm currently at uni and my lecturer who worked on and off for the bbc in the 80 and 90s, was once given the task of delivering the new (at the time) collection of logs/ transitions. He said that they where stored on Laser Disc to transport them they where 4 disks made one for each area the BBC covered. Each disc cost 30K. Also i think you missed some from 2018.
That's interesting. Thanks for sharing. Also, I decided NOT to add every single ident because then the video would be way too long and some viewers might go to sleep.
Umm Jonty? I have a correction. For BBC TV service, the first logo's date should be (1936-1939, 1946-1953). Because BBC shut down in 1939 due to WWII. It returned in 1946.
This is so fucking wonderfully geeky. I afore UK TV identity. There is a great BBC Christmas Idents Video out there. And one showing the Radio Times Christmas front covers. Thanks so much for this Ant p uk teacher retired
To be fair, I should have called them idents. There isn't a difference between the actual corporate logos, but the concept of the idents has a difference. My most recent logo histories starting from my take on NBC have used the term "ident" for the TV networks instead of "Logo".
Hi! Are heard about the news? On November, There's a rebrand happening of competitor of this TV channel. I check Twitter and in Wikipedia Daily, but there's no news what is the exact date so far.
When I clicked on this video, I expected it to be a documentary or at least a discussion about the evolution of the branding. I was actually a little disappointed to find it was just a collection of clips
Watching the 1960-1963 ident where they say "This is BBC television", they pronounce the word "television" the same way as the Queen pronounced it in Her 1957 Christmas speech, the first to be televised. I think that now the British pronunciation of that word has changed.
The ones with the balloon are the ones I remember most and I'm most nostalgic for.
Those are the best idents from BBC One in my opinion.
I remember those early 2000s ? I was age 7 to 9 then . Be nice to have the years printed thi of broadcast
I only remember 2022
Maybe the Russian NTV took this idea in 2003 from BBC, but the balloon was green
I seen it on TV before it aired on PBS local stations : British Comedies on Saturday Nights including "Keeping Up Appearances" and "As Times Go By", right here on THIRTEEN PBS. : )
I was actually out of the country for the pandemic, and this is the first time I'm seeing the idents from that time. It's interesting how much the tone and purpose of these idents shifted towards being a force of consistency and comfort for people.
Hi everyone. Just want to say thanks for the support over the last 2 weeks. It's very interesting to see some people commenting on which idents they grew up with, and other things, and it's nice to see some Gen X hanging about. I've been interested in logos and idents ever since I was about 8, and I still love digging into idents at the age of 15.
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0:15 My Favorites
@JontyMaster Wheres the blobs
As an American I love the calm and slightly snarky announcers.
I’m in the uk
Same
🇬🇧
This channel is uk only I’m in uk
@@IDKMANTECHWell then, how do you explain BBC America?
The 97-02 indents were very high quality with some time being spent with the Music being calming and inviting with keeping the globe for the last time around. These ones were great and the bbc with this new logo was a turning point for them. As an american these are very calm with most US networks wanting to rush indents due to advertisers. Well done overall.
Wow! The amount of work, time and clips this would have taken! This is truly fantastic I love it
Thanks for the support!
@@JontyMasterCan you Do CBBC?
I was lucky enough to have a long telephone conversation with Martin Lambie Nairn back in 2005 as part of my graphic design degree dissertation. His company designed the BBC news identities from the mid 1990s, along with the BBC TV idents from 1997 including the famous '2', the hot air balloons and the main box BBC logo used from then. Fascinating man.
That's awesome! You are one lucky man! His company did indeed design the BBC 2 idents from the 1990s! The hot air balloon idents are my favorites from BBC One. Thanks for watching.
What sort of things did he say? Love his ideas
@@JontyMaster It was about an hour long phonecall, and he also arranged for a copy of his book to be sent to me (I had previously seen it offered on eBay for over £300 - 17 years ago!!
He was very humble about his achievements, and a sad loss to COVID recently.
@@gaelenski_ He was much about the way the BBC had no real 'corporate identity' when he was approached to design the idents for the news bulletins, and he managed to persuade the top management from that time that the whole corporation needed a unifying identity - which he then was asked to do.
@@JontyMaster It was a long time ago that we spoke, but I remember him saying the BBC 2 character was his favourite. He was also very proud of the Castle Urquhart balloon scene. I think I still have a transcript of the conversation somewhere.
I was amazed when he agreed to speak to me, but it just shows, if you ask, the answer MIGHT be yes!
This was amazing. I absolutely love the Christmas ones. Wow. So great. Thanks for this
So glad you enjoyed! I also like the Christmas ones because of their creativity.
@@JontyMaster Yes extremely creative I must say.
So crazy when you saw the title said "BBC 1 COLOUR" but there's still no colour
The ident from Christmas Day 1991 will always be my favourite. The Batman emblem was used in the clouds on the moon and it was such a faithful representation by the graphics team that never left me. It was so well done at the time and loved how it gave you the feel before the 1989 film began. A great history of logo designs and ideas; thank you for uploading these. 🌟
Glad you enjoyed it, mate. I quite like that Ident too. Very beautiful.
That was yet another amazing logo history. Really love this.
i swear i see you everywhere
I like how you included the closing variants from two of my favourite BBC programmes, “Doctor Who” (1963) and “The Magic Roundabout” (1965)
PLEASE READ THE NOTES IN THE DESCRIPTION!
What are your favorite idents from BBC One?
The Steel Drums and Lens.
the 1991-1997 logo
All
the 1997-2002 and 2002-2006 ones.
The 1974-1981 mirrored globe, the 1981-1985 mirrored globe, the 1969-1974 mirrored globe, & the 1985-1991 COW globe are my favourite BBC1 idents
This is awesome! Even the 12th (and 13th logos) are nostalgic for me.
Because, I was born in 2007. Good video!
Glad you enjoyed it! I was also born in 2007.
@@JontyMaster as someone born in 2005 thanks for making this
The balloon idents are far and away the best set BBC 1 will ever have!
Wow, this was a really interesting history of BBC One. I did a video about BBC One before, I liked this video a lot!
Thanks again!
Reflecting the pandemic era with separated and isolated clips was quite touching, I'm glad they brought back the circle in the most recent iteration tho
Thank you for this so much-well done too of course!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@JontyMaster guaernon -idk, someone in the stream??
Wonderful too for sure!!
25:32
And now BBC One hurtles through space and time. Come with us for the trip of a lifetime. Aliens you have been warned. Christopher Eccleston is the new, Doctor Who!
Happy 100th Anniversary BBC 🇬🇧📺
All of them done brilliantly. The globe from the sixties on are my memories.
The globes are very interesting. And the process of the ident is interesting too.
Wow. BBC is the oldest Broadcasting company in the world. And this is first channel! Happy 100th birthday 🎂🎉
BBC television is only 86 as of 2/11/22. The oldest broadcasting company in the world is CBS in the US, which first launched as radio station KQW in 1909.
@@oldblueshirtguy CBS was founded in 1927, five years after the BBC.
@krashd NBC was the oldest. 1926 to be exact was when it was founded
@@CowboysNo1FanBBC beats NBC by four years. This is counting the British Broadcasting Company, which the corporation replaced in 1927.
Love this video I’m sure it was alot of work very much appreciated thank you
It sure was! It takes days of research and clip finding to create a logo history. Thank you.
nice logo history, cant wait to see more
so much nostalgia. I wish I could go back and relive the 90s and early 2000s :(
12:28 forgot the BBC1 1985-1991 logo (I was hearing when Simon parody starts, which is in Saturday night live with Macaulay Culkin)
I didn't know BBC was that old! Now from today BBC is 100!
in terms if you count the early days, if we only do modern BBC only then the 100-year anniversary won't come until 2036
I actually didnt know that ans sorry if im 5 months late,
Thanks for this! All these years I thought I imagined the One Balloon floating through on the backdrop of Walking with Dinosaurs! My late mother thought it was ridiculous. “What’s an air balloon doing there? They hadn’t even invented it yet!” She struggled with the concept of branding! 😂
Thanks for the memories 😀
No problem, mate. The CGI in the Walking with Dinosaurs series is rather impressive for 1999. The series budget was 6.1 million pounds!
The life on Mars one from 2006/07 went straight into a skit about Gene Hunt “kicking in a nonce” 😂😂
26:08 OMG THIS ONE IS SO NOSTALGIC!!!
FR THE MUSIC ALONE NEARLY BOUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES WTF
I love the cat one where they are all napping.
Same.
@@JontyMaster I bet one is cuddling up with another kitty.
I miss the BBC1 Balloon Idents 1997-2002 and BBC1 Circles Idents RIP😭😢😥🥺😿
Circle indents were so underrated, especially the ocean and lawn mower one
nice video edit. brings back memories....
Glad you enjoyed it!
0:35 Bumper Speed and Good Afternoon is Forward.
😂🎉
_Happy 100th anniversary, BBC!_
Excellent evolution of idents from BBC Television and BBC One, Jonty!
BBC! The greatest television channel in the UK since 1922! Some of their greatest shows include Doctor Who, and some of their children's shows like Teletubbies (1997)!
The most memorable idents from BBC One are the globe idents from the 1960s until 2002. Some of my favourite idents from BBC One would be:
- the 1966 ident (the one with the logo that looks like a stopwatch)
- the 1969 ident (colour)
- the 1986 ident (the one with the computer-generated globe)
- the 1991 ident (also known as "The Virtual Globe")
- the 1997 "balloon' idents (probably the best idents from BBC One)
- the 2002 ident (also known as "Rhythm and Movement")
- the 2006-2016 idents
- the Christmas idents from 2021 (34:43)
However, if I had my least favourite idents from BBC One, then it would be the Oneness idents of 2017 (the given reason is: lack of creativity). At least the Rhythm & Movement idents are better than the Oneness idents. The 2022 idents are a huge improvement over the Oneness idents.
And last, _rest in peace to HM Queen Elizabeth II. Gone, but definitely not forgotten._
Thanks, Man, and yes, happy 100th anniversary to the British Broadcasting Corporation.
There are a lot of classic shows on the BBC. Some more shows include Monty Python's Flying Circus, Casualty, Top of the Pops, Pointless, The Magic Roundabout, and EastEnders.
I agree with your picks. The globe idents are fascinating. The concept might be simple, but it took hard work to create the mechanical globes. The 1985 ident is a great introduction to CGI in the BBC One industry. The 1997 ident is probably my favorite also. I'd love to go riding in that balloon.
Unfortunately, I would have to disagree. There isn't really a lack of creativity in the Oneness idents. Sure, some might be awkward (for example The old Swimmers variant), but there are some which are very upbeat (for example Excercise class and Steel Pan Band). The 2022 idents are great and have beautiful scenery.
And yes, rest in peace to HM Queen Elizabeth II. Gone, but definitely NOT forgotten indeed. Thanks for watching, and stay tuned for my logo history on BBC Two.
BBC Television first launched in 1936.
@@oldblueshirtguy Yes, but he was not recognising the birthday of BBC Television.
I don't know why, but whenever I saw the Noddy logo or any old Christmas logo with that anthem over it, it brings me a sense of nostalgia. I was never born in the UK, I live in New York, but I did go to London for the first time back in 2022, and for some reason, it makes me miss London. I think when I'm in my gap year before college, I think I'll just move to the UK entirely.
great video Jonty my favorite was 2002 ident also happy 100 years bbc :) :) :)
I think the 2002 idents were nice, especially the tap dancing boys and the haka.
Love it took a while for colour to come after the in colour and it just blue for a lot of them.
2:44 this song is from the worlds end right? I looked through the intro but i couldn't find it
20:15 a police balloon, that's something you don't see every day
2:40 This theme shows up in the third episode of Spaced
0:16 Where did you find this logo?
This: th-cam.com/video/zKlkyZE8XH8/w-d-xo.html
2:27 Clock used to announce for the ESC (Eurovision Song Contest) 1963
Interesting.
Great compilation, but some of those early Christmas idents were the stuff of nightmares! Ever see the Monkey Dust take on the early 00's idents?
Never seen those. And yeah some of the Christmas idents can creep some people out, but the one which I think is the creepy one would be the two faced santa ident from 1978.
0:35 First known BBC glitch and certainly not the last!
LOL yes indeed. BBC had one too many Monster Energy.
Good Afternoon at 0:35
Lol
20:13 Got me lol
Ah, yes! BBC 1. *One* of my favorite British logos! Get it? One?
Ha! That was a good one!
@@JontyMaster that was a good one too!
20:25 AYO THE TWO FROM BBC2-
Another awesome video jonty can't wait for the next one
Thanks again!
Man That Stream was good!
BBC One é o principal canal de televisão da British Broadcasting Corporation no Reino Unido, Ilha de Man e Ilhas do Canal da Mancha. Foi inaugurado a 2 de novembro de 1936 como BBC Television Service («Serviço de Televisão da BBC»), e foi o primeiro serviço regular de teledifusão com um alto nível de resolução.[1] Foi renomeada BBC TV em 1960 até 1964, quando o lançamento do segundo canal público obrigou à mudança para BBC1, e que desde finais dos anos 90 é escrito da forma atual (com o número por extenso).
36:24 where can I find this.
I'm currently at uni and my lecturer who worked on and off for the bbc in the 80 and 90s, was once given the task of delivering the new (at the time) collection of logs/ transitions. He said that they where stored on Laser Disc to transport them they where 4 disks made one for each area the BBC covered. Each disc cost 30K.
Also i think you missed some from 2018.
That's interesting. Thanks for sharing. Also, I decided NOT to add every single ident because then the video would be way too long and some viewers might go to sleep.
@@JontyMaster that makes sense
fascinating. Please do the BBC two logo history next
I actually did one on BBC Two not long ago.
Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/k0okR_W7-kg/w-d-xo.html
@@JontyMaster thanks man
26:21 Here’s the BBC logo, but at 26:36 that hippo goes in front of it! Are there any other adverts/logos/previews, that do what that hippo just did?
Didn't expect to hear the Magic Roundabout theme!
My mum grew up with that show.
@@JontyMasterayy same with mine (and subsequently so did I)
Awesome man.
Thank you!
I hope the bring back the balloon idents someday. Absolutely iconic and unbeaten since
@@Bille994 Absolutely!
1:05 Screen, could you turn your brightness down I can't see the BBC text
Umm Jonty? I have a correction.
For BBC TV service, the first logo's date should be (1936-1939, 1946-1953). Because BBC shut down in 1939 due to WWII. It returned in 1946.
This is so fucking wonderfully geeky.
I afore UK TV identity.
There is a great BBC Christmas Idents Video out there.
And one showing the Radio Times Christmas front covers.
Thanks so much for this
Ant p uk teacher retired
I also adore UK television idents, especially the BBC idents and the regional idents from ITV (Granada, Yorkshire, etc). Thanks for the kind comments.
0:34 This one made me laugh.
(PROCEEDS TO GO WARPSPEED)
good aFTERnoon,
12:50 That was fucking clever!
what is the difference between 15th and 16th logo?
To be fair, I should have called them idents. There isn't a difference between the actual corporate logos, but the concept of the idents has a difference. My most recent logo histories starting from my take on NBC have used the term "ident" for the TV networks instead of "Logo".
I like the part where BBC goes from Radio to Television. : )
Looks like you included every single variant to me...
Noddy go left, noddy go right. Noddy go up.
Hi! Are heard about the news? On November, There's a rebrand happening of competitor of this TV channel. I check Twitter and in Wikipedia Daily, but there's no news what is the exact date so far.
Never heard about it.
@@JontyMaster ah ok, wait til November
uh are you talking about ITV?
You mean ITV? I heard from Adam Martyn that ITV 1 is coming back.
@@JontyMaster yes
The "Batwings" logo has very calm music.
Agreed.
2:40 Just if you’re wondering the tv program is down here
0:36 Good Afternoon!
0:16 Not on youtube😢 give me the link!😢
I don't know what you're talking about.
@@Iannnunes2013 I think this is the one: th-cam.com/video/zKlkyZE8XH8/w-d-xo.html
My next Request for El Canal 2 Mexico logo history as soon as possible Jonty master!
24:21 That CBBC
Hang on, where's the BBC One Doctor Who indent with David Tennant riding the sleigh??
Read the description. That's why I didn't include it.
10:55 cube
Good video! Advanced 100 Anniversary to the company itself.
Thanks and Happy anniversary indeed!
@@JontyMaster it's 100th anniversary to it's company itself today, right? right?
@@ArianesDrawingPH YAAAAAY!
4:31 well there goes the secret😅
I like the purring cats
dayum the hippo one hittin different
23:55 references walking with beasts the last episode
Would have been better to include the actual year of the idents.
3:29 Why is it thrown out anyway
Best logos ever!!!!
Request: nbc and abc logo history
After all these years 1985s cow ident still reigns supreme.
🇬🇧 [Episode 251] BBC One Logo History [1936-2022]
Damn, it's already been a century of that company...
Watch the early ones and you can see what people meant when they talked about the "BBC Voice."
BBC One 2nd November 1936 ❤
32:02: A song that remembers "Danza Kuduro" 😯😯😊😊
When I clicked on this video, I expected it to be a documentary or at least a discussion about the evolution of the branding. I was actually a little disappointed to find it was just a collection of clips
Logo histories most of the time are not like the documentaries you see on TV. Also, discussing and speaking about them would take a lot of time to do.
Aw I always liked the hippo one
Watching the 1960-1963 ident where they say "This is BBC television", they pronounce the word "television" the same way as the Queen pronounced it in Her 1957 Christmas speech, the first to be televised. I think that now the British pronunciation of that word has changed.
After BBC Two is BBC Three!
0:32 tho 💀
*_gOoD aFtErNoOn_*
0:21 1950s experimenting
The BBC Television Service idents all belong in the 1890's 1900's
11:57 That is the poshest Northern Irish accent I have ever heard
25:45 26th March 2005 at 7pm