BBC identification symbols and presentation from the 1950s to today

BBC1

BBC2

Other BBC

BBC1 Pre-1991
BBC1 globes and captions from
the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s

BBC2 Pre-1991
Idents and captions from the
BBC's second channel

BBC3
The blobs have gone!

BBC4
The channel that launched
as a 'place to think'
BBC1 1991-97
Around the world in 24 screenshots
- the virtual globe

BBC2 1991-97
The most popular idents in
the world? Probably...


BBC Choice
The digital channel that launched before digital tv

BBC Knowledge
A look at the short-lived predecessor to BBC4

BBC1 1997-2002
A guide to the much-missed
BBC balloon

BBC2 1997-2001
New look...same '2's...

CBBC
CBBC in the late 90s and
today, plus CBeebies

BBC Schools
Diamonds, clocks and slides

BBC1 2002-06
Please BBC...can we have
our globe back?

BBC2 2001-07
The '2' lives on...and they
were all yellow

Christmas BBC
Festive idents from the
past few years

Other BBC
BBC Parliament and the bits
that don't fit elsewhere

BBC1 2006-date
The circle returns to BBC1

BBC2 2007-date
The '2' becomes a 'window
on the world'

BBC Video
Opening idents from BBC
Video releases

The BBC Logo
The changing face of those
famous three boxes

Presentation from BBC News over the years,
including the channel formerly known as
BBC News 24, can now be found in its own section
See Bits and Pieces for a
selection of ITV idents from
the era of regional television
Summary
All the idents in one place

 

TV & Radio Bits
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