yeah it has that 00's cheese, on the other hand I dont see them going after aesthetic trends like back in the day. I dont see how they could pull off a minimalist intro, with pastel colors
There's no point comparing them, it's all the same tune. It was composed in 1999 by David Lowe. There have been MANY variations of it, shown in various time slots and networks, but it's all basically the same tune. It was overhauled a little in the mid 2000s, but since then it hasn't changed much, and there are still MANY variations, so comparing the ones in this video is pointless.
One highly evocative of the olden days and one familiar nostalgic one before the chop and change of the identity crisis years of the 80s,and to some extent the 90s,in the face of ITV's classic old version of News at Ten with all its gravitas. Finally evolving into the theme we're so familiar with today,using the theme already on News 24 built around the "pips" from BBC radio.
i know this is a joke but in other countries they have music, while in my home country malaysia we have IJAIPOGJADIOGFAJDGIOAFJAFGDIOPADGFJAGFDAGFDFGDGFDAFGAF
BBC had the beeping sound long before 1999 at least for radio. But it didn't have all the extra music and drums. I remember growing up in Jamaica and hearing bip bip bip beeeeep right before the 8AM BBC news on the radio. Even as a child I thought it was cool.
+jamviator That is because radio uses that to let people know it was the news. and the bbc realised that people watch tv more than listen to radio, so they started using it on tv
Interesting how BBC not only did set a standard for TV news broadcasting but also radio. The Greenwich time signal is being used by a lot of stations in their news tune packages. For example NOS op 3 (Netherlands, th-cam.com/video/C_eCRBDdQpA/w-d-xo.html) ^BB
The 1964-1981 intro is my favourite. As a little kid in the 70's I used to look forward to the news because I found that theme so exciting. It set the tone for my perception of the news.
88-93, I was just old enough to be allowed to stay up and watch the news after the watershed. This theme was then the most dramatic, the most scary, the most grown-up sound I remember. Serious things were about to be spoken about!
I would have been much older than you, as I was an adult then and between the ages of eighteen and twenty three. I remember the intros before 1981 in my formative years!
88-93 is my fave and always will be. It was like a punch in the face when it launched and nobody liked it. I love it for the bombastic discordant opening and the triumphant final chord. And it's short. Graphics were quaintly retro even at the time. The 1999+ has weathered better than I thought at the time, when it seemed funky but very lightweight with no gravitas. It's mellowed well, and of course has to promote a global brand like its predecessors didn't. The sweep to the newsroom is a bit hackneyed, but as the Beeb has the second largest news gathering studios in the world, it's obvious they'll show it off. It is time now for a change, but it will be a hard act to follow.
For me, 1984-85 is the most dramatic and impactful, with great rhythm which matches the visuals. 1986-88 is my close second favourite with its crisp clear trumpet sounds and complex yet coherent textures. 1985-86 is quite futuristic with a hint of Star Wars, broadcasting the news from the commanding planet to a galaxy of inhabited satellite planets.
I never even noticed the change from the 2008 - 2013 to the 2013 - one because I just thought they did that on special occasions but now they use it for every report lol. You can also see in one before the 2000's to the one present to this very day how technology developed and made a huge impact in our lives today.
The 1993-1999 theme you have here was from the lunchtime and weekend afternoon bulletins. The main 9 o'clock news intro was a lot more grand and majestic with better music and darker lighting.
The first one sounds like The Archers. My first memory was the 1999 revamp, my favourite of the modern ones is probably the 2004 one. But if I had to choose one to represent the news the best it's the 1988-1993 one I think.
This is a very interesting video in terms of the music they used as intro. By the early 1980s they had moved away from including classical instruments then they go back to them again by the end of 1980s right up to the beginning of the 2000s when they go retro digital, using the radio pips sequence we all know (and occasionally laugh at thanks to Bill Bailey). Thanks for posting it.
I've never been one for actually watching the news, I usually just read up on it. But since the pandemic the pure anxiety those beeps put in me from when I'd tune in to watch announcements I think will always be there.
I was expecting the BBC to be more "traditionalist" and keeping the same tune throughout the years. The intro of the first channel of the Italian state television for example has been the same since '54, aside from the updates in instrumentations. The current one is awesome btw
The 1993 set was always my favourite. Some slight inaccuracies on the dates though; the 1986 One O'Clock presentation continued right up until 1993. There's some clips going around of this design with a 1992 copyright date.
1981 is most evocative for me. Only there for three years, but that seems like an age when you're a kid. You can sort of feel the mood of the nation/era at the time as well. 1954, echoes of Empire, with pomp and optimism. 1964-1981, Cold War, danger, military telex arriving, stay alert. 1981-1984, a world in change and on the edge of crisis, but not as threatened as in the 60s and 70s. 1985 starting to feel a little more optimistic, 1986 definitely a feeling of optimism (slightly reminiscent of John Williams' "Superman" score). By 1993, fairly self-confident, by 1999 relaxed if still on guard. If the 80s has the most chopping and changing, it's because it's the most dramatic decade in terms of switching from a war footing to a peacetime footing (even if the "war" was cold).
their is so many you have missed including the countdowns from like 2006, the old news 24 flags ident also the 2004-2007 one is some report on bbc world news! not a bbc news intro
Your dates on the mid-1980s ones are wrong. The "Six o'Clock News" one wasn't replaced after a year, it ran well into the 90s *alongside* the "Nine o'Clock News" one and the "One o'Clock News". They didn't have a unified presentational style for the different shows at that time. Did you just assume that this was the case?
Nice compilation, but there were a few missing. Also, I have absolutely NO memory of the 1985 one at 1:07, and I clearly remember several before that. It can't have been used very often?
This is great, but the dates are all wrong I'm afraid. The 1, 6 and 9 all overlapped for several years and didn't follow on from each other. Each bulletin had a totally different into.
At least after 1999 they got some kind of brand consistency. Although for me those BBC World News idents are more iconic, it’s interesting that they don’t use those on domestic TV. Makes it see how big of news organisation BBC actually is
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The 2013 - the current one is the best. The music is powerful and makes a statement.
yeah it has that 00's cheese, on the other hand I dont see them going after aesthetic trends like back in the day. I dont see how they could pull off a minimalist intro, with pastel colors
Imo 2007-2008 music was most powerful
The view of the camera also goes to show the hard-working BBC crew at work.
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There's no point comparing them, it's all the same tune. It was composed in 1999 by David Lowe. There have been MANY variations of it, shown in various time slots and networks, but it's all basically the same tune. It was overhauled a little in the mid 2000s, but since then it hasn't changed much, and there are still MANY variations, so comparing the ones in this video is pointless.
The current one is fucking awesome.
It honestly sounds like it could be used in a tense action movie when they are trying to defuse a bomb! Beep beep boom!
The present Intro was introduced to us 20 years ago. Amazing. Kudos to BBC.
The current BBC News theme is such a banger. Hard to believe it's that old. Legend in the making.
We can observe two major changes: in the late 1980s with a kind of technologic revolution, and in the begining/mid-2000s.
Nothing compares to the majesty of the 1999 - 2004 one. Grand yet subtle
the current one is the best in my opinion
One highly evocative of the olden days and one familiar nostalgic one before the chop and change of the identity crisis years of the 80s,and to some extent the 90s,in the face of ITV's classic old version of News at Ten with all its gravitas. Finally evolving into the theme we're so familiar with today,using the theme already on News 24 built around the "pips" from BBC radio.
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agreed. the older ones look more childish, the current one is more serious.
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"In the Before Time, they introduced news with music. Then, in 1999, we entered the Age of the Boop Boops."
Boop boop boop
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i know this is a joke but in other countries they have music, while in my home country malaysia we have IJAIPOGJADIOGFAJDGIOAFJAFGDIOPADGFJAGFDAGFDFGDGFDAFGAF
Boop boop boop
@@begexqisweird9124 Beep beep beep beep boop boop boop.
BBC had the beeping sound long before 1999 at least for radio. But it didn't have all the extra music and drums. I remember growing up in Jamaica and hearing bip bip bip beeeeep right before the 8AM BBC news on the radio. Even as a child I thought it was cool.
+jamviator
That is because radio uses that to let people know it was the news. and the bbc realised that people watch tv more than listen to radio, so they started using it on tv
That was the Geeenwich Time Signal - the beginning of the long beep marks the exact top of the hour.
Interesting how BBC not only did set a standard for TV news broadcasting but also radio. The Greenwich time signal is being used by a lot of stations in their news tune packages. For example NOS op 3 (Netherlands, th-cam.com/video/C_eCRBDdQpA/w-d-xo.html) ^BB
jamviator I live in Ashton Under Lyne, in Tameside, Greater Manchester. When I hear BBC Radio Manchester I hear beep beep beep beep beep bleeeep.
I really & truly love the BBC World News Report's theme song from 1994 to the present. I even called that one some dance music to say the very least.
1954-1999: A orchestral news tune
1999-present: A techno-like news tune with beeps
The 1964-1981 intro is my favourite. As a little kid in the 70's I used to look forward to the news because I found that theme so exciting. It set the tone for my perception of the news.
My sentiments exactly- I couldn't agree with you more.
Agree. I think it, and the most recent one, are the best. The rest are pretty forgettable.
The stuff from 1999 onwards is so damn good compared to everything before then that the very first few notes of the music sent shivers down my spine.
Very interesting history! Agree that the BBC always produced fascinating news intros. Thanks for sharing.
From 1999 onwards we were in the legendary era of BBC News intros
Funny to see the old and cheesy animations
A e s T h e t I c
Must’ve taken ages to render lol
Amazing! 1999 - 2004 is my personal best 2:20 - 2:28
The nostalgia, my goodness...
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A S Gowri Sankar It makes me remember the news intro of ATV(Hong Kong)
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I like the one from 2008 onwards, but the 9 o' Clock News one from 1988 to 1999 has such a powerful feeling to it.
88-93, I was just old enough to be allowed to stay up and watch the news after the watershed. This theme was then the most dramatic, the most scary, the most grown-up sound I remember. Serious things were about to be spoken about!
I couldn't agree more mate
Your right mate very powerful cracking intro my favourite. I'm serious you couldn't have something so emotional now it would upset people.
yeah it’s like info that’s filling up the transmitter, then the transmitter explodes by producing airwaves
I would have been much older than you, as I was an adult then and between the ages of eighteen and twenty three. I remember the intros before 1981 in my formative years!
The ones starting from 2007 are so good.
love the bass in the 1999 intro
I was two when the intro at 2:00 was scrapped but I remember that sound clear as day!
nightw4tchman It's probably because they brought the music back in the mid 90s.
You cant remember things when youre two
2:20 is my favourite.
I Love All Of These Intros From The BBC News. They Are Truly Great.
Composers:
1954-1964 Charles Williams
1964-1981 Peter Hope
1981-1999 George Fenton
1999 Onwards David Lowe
2:28 is the best !
1:31 Love the aesthetic of this one tbh.
from black and white video with orchestral music to the colour red and beeps
88-93 is my fave and always will be. It was like a punch in the face when it launched and nobody liked it. I love it for the bombastic discordant opening and the triumphant final chord. And it's short. Graphics were quaintly retro even at the time. The 1999+ has weathered better than I thought at the time, when it seemed funky but very lightweight with no gravitas. It's mellowed well, and of course has to promote a global brand like its predecessors didn't. The sweep to the newsroom is a bit hackneyed, but as the Beeb has the second largest news gathering studios in the world, it's obvious they'll show it off. It is time now for a change, but it will be a hard act to follow.
For me, 1984-85 is the most dramatic and impactful, with great rhythm which matches the visuals. 1986-88 is my close second favourite with its crisp clear trumpet sounds and complex yet coherent textures. 1985-86 is quite futuristic with a hint of Star Wars, broadcasting the news from the commanding planet to a galaxy of inhabited satellite planets.
This, this and thrice this.
The 80's was a wild confusing time to be a TV intro!
I never even noticed the change from the 2008 - 2013 to the 2013 - one because I just thought they did that on special occasions but now they use it for every report lol. You can also see in one before the 2000's to the one present to this very day how technology developed and made a huge impact in our lives today.
1999-2004 is when our generation of BBC Intros started but current version is the best
0:04 so that's where Monty python got their intro... that's makes so much more sense now...
Present day and 2007-2008 are by far the best
1988-1993 reminds me of doctor who for some reason.
Macadam Blob I Love 19986, 1988, 1993 Even More Better. It Is Truly Great.
Same 😂
I agree
I can see the resemblence
Love the rhythmic synth at the end of the 2004 one and the big low pad at the end of the 2007 one
The 1993-1999 theme you have here was from the lunchtime and weekend afternoon bulletins. The main 9 o'clock news intro was a lot more grand and majestic with better music and darker lighting.
1964 - 1981 was best, thats why it lasted so long
The first one sounds like The Archers. My first memory was the 1999 revamp, my favourite of the modern ones is probably the 2004 one. But if I had to choose one to represent the news the best it's the 1988-1993 one I think.
The intro's after 1999 are recognizable have the same lovely music we know today. Greetings from The Netherlands.
2008 - 2013 and 2004 - 2007 the best
1986, 1988, 1993 To Me Are The Best Ones Ever.
1998-1993 by far the best intro...
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It's amazing to see the journey unfold infront of my eyes. I am from India and this video looks spectacular.
I wish the one from 2007-2008 lasted longer because it looks cool, is my personal favourite and the current intro is starting to get old.
Incredible! out of the box music of BBC... In love with the current one. Just awesome and awesome and awesome.
Top three intros
3.Mordern day
2.1993 - 1999
1.1999 - 2004
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The best ever is the 2008 - 2013 one with stories and reports from different countries of the world
I've saw one of them from those years
1:07 is the best
This is a very interesting video in terms of the music they used as intro. By the early 1980s they had moved away from including classical instruments then they go back to them again by the end of 1980s right up to the beginning of the 2000s when they go retro digital, using the radio pips sequence we all know (and occasionally laugh at thanks to Bill Bailey). Thanks for posting it.
I've never been one for actually watching the news, I usually just read up on it. But since the pandemic the pure anxiety those beeps put in me from when I'd tune in to watch announcements I think will always be there.
i personally like the intro at 1:07 and 1:59
The 2008 - 2013 intro is still used but only on the bbc news channel at 2:00AM
I think we are overdue a total image refresh for the news
The 1999-2007 idents and the short lived 2007-2008 idents are broadcasted at 14:9.
love 1954 music + 2013 intro
Bless who ever posted this !!!!💜
2:20からは知ってる人多そう
I was expecting the BBC to be more "traditionalist" and keeping the same tune throughout the years.
The intro of the first channel of the Italian state television for example has been the same since '54, aside from the updates in instrumentations.
The current one is awesome btw
The 1993 set was always my favourite. Some slight inaccuracies on the dates though; the 1986 One O'Clock presentation continued right up until 1993. There's some clips going around of this design with a 1992 copyright date.
Best opening theme ever!
Prince: "Party like it's 1999."
BBC: "And I took that personally."
while I realise that the 1984-85 intro represented the best in CGI of the time, it always remind me how I first surf the Internet in 1994
I love all of these logo
1981 is most evocative for me. Only there for three years, but that seems like an age when you're a kid.
You can sort of feel the mood of the nation/era at the time as well. 1954, echoes of Empire, with pomp and optimism. 1964-1981, Cold War, danger, military telex arriving, stay alert. 1981-1984, a world in change and on the edge of crisis, but not as threatened as in the 60s and 70s. 1985 starting to feel a little more optimistic, 1986 definitely a feeling of optimism (slightly reminiscent of John Williams' "Superman" score). By 1993, fairly self-confident, by 1999 relaxed if still on guard.
If the 80s has the most chopping and changing, it's because it's the most dramatic decade in terms of switching from a war footing to a peacetime footing (even if the "war" was cold).
I was born approx. 3 days just after the 2008-2013 intro was made.
the 2008 is the best one in my opinion
The one from 1985 to1986 inspired the danish TV2 news jingle in 2000-2001. The have almost the same opening sound
The 1964-1981 versión sounds powerful
I Liked 2:20, 2:30, 2:42, 2:55 And 3:09
1984 - 1985 is very futuristic and optimistic. 1986 triumphant hollywood-ish
I kinda loved the 1954 - 1964 one. The music is great to listen to.
The 1984 intro for the Six O'clock news ran until 1993, not 1985.
their is so many you have missed including the countdowns from like 2006, the old news 24 flags ident also the 2004-2007 one is some report on bbc world news! not a bbc news intro
1964-1981 is my favorite
That bleeping sound is iconic abd very uplifting too.
1:59 for the music only that is the most dramatic I'd say
Love the 2008 -2013 intro
I saw that intro two days ago
Hope that will come again?
It still comes out (sometimes)
+Emily Thompson It still comes out in BBC World News.
It even may come out on BBC One during the news.
1:07
*Since when did aliens and UFO's provide the news?*
Your dates on the mid-1980s ones are wrong. The "Six o'Clock News" one wasn't replaced after a year, it ran well into the 90s *alongside* the "Nine o'Clock News" one and the "One o'Clock News". They didn't have a unified presentational style for the different shows at that time.
Did you just assume that this was the case?
2:20 The beginning of the legend
1984-85 wins hands down pre the 2013-
Nice compilation, but there were a few missing. Also, I have absolutely NO memory of the 1985 one at 1:07, and I clearly remember several before that. It can't have been used very often?
2:20 THIS IS THE START OF THE ERA
Some of those early ones were amazing!
Although I've always liked the modern news theme, I think the loveliest was the 1 o'clock with white titles, very beautiful.
3:09 Calm.
My favorite is 1985-1986 1:07
This is great, but the dates are all wrong I'm afraid. The 1, 6 and 9 all overlapped for several years and didn't follow on from each other. Each bulletin had a totally different into.
1988-93 is the era i remember the most for some reason
At least they kept the globe for the news. Pity it is no longer on the BBC1 idents.
My favourite is the 1988 -1993 version.
For me the 81 to 84 theme brings back memories of the Falklands War .. strange how a theme brings back such memories as do others
2004-07 IS GREAT
2003-2006 was the best... it set the tone.. i miss the music beats
At least after 1999 they got some kind of brand consistency. Although for me those BBC World News idents are more iconic, it’s interesting that they don’t use those on domestic TV. Makes it see how big of news organisation BBC actually is
I suprised, so the last intro came out in 2008 (shorted in 2013), and stills using now :O
2:54-3:08 I mainly remember that one.