Andrew Wiseman

I believe Lambie-Nairn decided centre-justification was a neat solution for a design system that would need to cope with presentation in 4:3, 14:9 and 16:9. The balloon idents were filmed widescreen and there was even a widescreen closedown that was never used

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BBC1 Balloon Clock The BBC1 network clock, introduced in October 1997, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets.

Oct. 4th 1997 was also the first day of the main network's new name: "BBC ONE". (A similar update befell BBC2.) Here's the main network clock... 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg...

BBC1 Northern Ireland Balloon Clock The BBC1 Northern Ireland clock, based on the network clock introduced in October 1997, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets.

WEBSITE UPDATE: On this day in 1997, the balloon idents launched, on which the BBC showed off its new corporate logo. To celebrate, here's the balloon-era clock from Northern Ireland re-created. Thanks to @nmsni.co.uk for the background image. 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg...

Interesting user of the term "displays" instead of pages and weird that they call this "ITN's latest service".

Link to video... bsky.app/profile/thet...

From 1973 according to the Top 20. First time I've seen any early Oracle. 2-digit page numbers, monochrome, no graphics and all caps (ignoring the colour graphic of the queen which must have been from a later time).

Pages from Oracle in 1973 just shown on ITV News at 70...

Was that promo broadcast or was it actually shown in cinemas? Or both?

Superb... I especially like the diagram on the door showing there's a card for each hand on the clock and a card where you can manually set the time! Was this just for BBC 1 NI or does the box also have the BBC 2 background in? And what is the drop-shadow card all about?

The BBC One Northern Ireland 1997 clock running on an Amazfit BIP5.

New watch face. Thanks to @nmsni.co.uk for extracting the background from the GNAT original hardware. 😎

HQ capture (3/3)

London Weekend London Weekend's first flowing stripes ident from September 1970, reproduced by Dave Jeffery with Adobe Flash and then translated into SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets.

If you add in the widescreen version broadcast on the station's last day on air... 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg... and the MOCK of the Christmas-themed logo here 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg..., I think that makes 32 different versions you can view! Happy 55 years, London Weekend stripy logo!

There was also apparently a version where the lettering didn't appear. I did that one too... 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg....

On this day in 1970, London Weekend began using a new logo on screen, with a flowing blue, white and orange stripe. There was also a version with the orange and blue reversed, which introduced S1E7 of Don't Drink the Water. To celebrate, I re-created it: 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg....

It wasn't a generic look, though. Generic means unbranded. This was a common or shared look. The generic was the version with no region name on it seen overnight before the ITN news.

Deeply saddened to hear that Mr Voiceover Ray Brooks has passed away. For me he'll be remembered as Mr Benn drinking R Whites in 1991 :(

In other news, have you also captured a change from C4 to CH4 in the page header?

COUNTDOWN wasn't a programme for the ITV Network, though?

Saturday, 13th July, 1985: Live Aid is one of those events that's attained near-mythical status in the four decades since, and it truly was a day like no other. That said, while the cause and concerts will quite rightly forever be the main focus, my channel is all about how telly used to be, and I'v Live Aid - COMPLETE (apart from the music)

40 YEARS AGO TODAY: it's twelve noon in London, 7am in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid. Uploaded this very morning, everything except the music from the BBC2 (and BBC1 after the late news) marathon. www.youtube.com/watc...

Got this on double cassette after having the first two volumes on vinyl.

More Flash-free Files British television idents originally reproduced by Dave Jeffery using Adobe Flash and now translated into SVG format.

All 100 ITV/C4 re-creations are here: 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg.... Hope you like them.

ATV - Colour Production An ATV Colour Production, as seen in February 1973, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets.

Here's the 'rare' 'AN ATV COLOUR PRODUCTION' caption from the end of Crossroads... 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg...

ITV Schools - 1975-6 ITV Schools Caption from 1975-6, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets.

And the ITV Schools interval slide, the last one that resembled a test card... 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg...

Associated-Rediffusion From 1956, the spinning star of Associated-Rediffusion's second ident, reproduced by Dave Jeffery with Adobe Flash and then translated into SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets.

There's the animated Associated-Rediffusion ident - the only time I believe that we see the star spin clockwise... 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg...

Ulster Clock Ulster's clock as seen in 1976, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets.

Plus this one from Ulster Television... 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg...

Scottish Television Clock - Blue Scottish Television's clock with thistle logo, as seen in 1991, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets.

WEBSITE UPDATE: The ITV/C4 re-creations now number one hundred. The eight new additions include ATV and Central production captions and clocks from Scottish including this colourful affair... 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg... (More...)

A final closedown from our brilliant colleague David Olver after 47 years as an announcer with BBC Northern Ireland. Looking forward to a celebration with him this evening.

Not sure, but Cock of the Roost, which appears as the second track when I click that link, was used for the titles of the original Stop, Look, Listen schools programme made by ATV.

"Command Center", sadly :-)