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 …
18th February 1985 was a red letter day for BBC One. A “new look” to the channel was …
Other than TV and radio tradesmen and engineers – and presentation enthusiasts – few …
General elections are big events for broadcasters. Huge efforts go into mounting the overnight …
A great little find from the archives was recently shared on Twitter by STV Footage Sales.
TV Presentation has a cousin – trade test transmissions and in-vision teletext pages.
At 10am on Saturday 7th October 2006, BBC One launched a new on-air identity. On the thirteenth …
The project to replace the Noddy-based clock caption device (where a camera was placed in front of a …
Until the early 1980s, BBC One and BBC Two made use of mechanical clock devices as a means of …
A few weeks ago I took a look at the ultimate failure of the first attempt to create a unitary image …
It’s 30 years since ITV’s first attempt at a proper corporate identity was launched.
In the days before BBC News 24/BBC News Channel, BBC One closed down overnight. The BBC One …
In September 1981 the BBC One globe was modified – the electronic colour was changed and the …