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A gallery of ITV regional idents and production slides, mainly from the 1950s to the 1980s. On the next page, more regions, plus Channel 4.


East


Anglia (from Oct 1959). Idents from unknown; 1969 (one of the cheapest idents of all time?!)


London & South East


Associated-Rediffusion/Rediffusion (weekdays Sep 1955-Jul 1968). Idents from 1955, 1964, 1964


ATV (weekends Sep 1955-Jul 1968). Idents from 1956, 1964, 1964


Thames (weekdays Jul 1968-Dec 1992). A plain animation and the first version of the famous skyline from 1968


Thames. The skyline bursts into colour from November 1969; and a subtly altered version from 1976


LWT (weekends from Aug 1968). Idents from 1968, 1969, 1969


LWT. The ribbons ident from 1971, which was suppose to vaguely represent the River Thames. In 1978 London Weekend became LWT; idents date from 1978 and 1986


Midlands


ABC (weekends Feb 1956-Jul 1968). Idents from 1956, 1964


ATV (weekdays Feb 1956-Jul 1968, all week Jul 1968-Dec 1981). Idents from 1956, 1956, 1964


ATV. Ident and production slide from 1969


Central (from Jan 1982). Idents from 1982, 1984, production slide from 1988


North East


Tyne Tees (from Jan 1959). Ident from 1959


North West


ABC (weekends May 1956-Jul 1968). Idents from 1956, 1964


Granada (weekdays May 1956-Jul 1968, all week from Jul 1968). Idents from 1956, 1960s


Granada. Ident and production slide from 1969. This static, music-less ident would remain for twenty years


Northern Ireland


Ulster (from Oct 1959). Idents from 1959, 1970s


Scotland


Grampian (from Sep 1961). Idents from 1961, 1985


Scottish (from Aug 1957). Idents from 1960s, 1985

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