Mid-80s BBC One: the benefits of one big relaunch over piecemeal changes
18th February 1985 was a red letter day for BBC One. A “new look” to the channel was …
Engineering information for the TV and radio trade
Other than TV and radio tradesmen and engineers – and presentation enthusiasts – few …
General election treats for Pres fans
General elections are big events for broadcasters. Huge efforts go into mounting the overnight …
Archive footage provides evidence of early use of STV branding
A great little find from the archives was recently shared on Twitter by STV Footage Sales.
The BBC test card and in-vision teletext
TV Presentation has a cousin – trade test transmissions and in-vision teletext pages.
Remembering the launch of BBC One’s circle-themed idents
At 10am on Saturday 7th October 2006, BBC One launched a new on-air identity. On the thirteenth …
BBC Two clock goes electronic
The project to replace the Noddy-based clock caption device (where a camera was placed in front of a …
The mystery of the additional mechanical BBC clocks
Until the early 1980s, BBC One and BBC Two made use of mechanical clock devices as a means of …
ITV: uniting the network (Part 2)
A few weeks ago I took a look at the ultimate failure of the first attempt to create a unitary image …
ITV: uniting the network (part 1)
It’s 30 years since ITV’s first attempt at a proper corporate identity was launched.
BBC One closedown curiosities from the past
In the days before BBC News 24/BBC News Channel, BBC One closed down overnight. The BBC One …
BBC brand refresh – 1981 style
In September 1981 the BBC One globe was modified – the electronic colour was changed and the …