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'''Variants:''' |
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*On ''<u>The Big One</u>'', a ghostly copy of the 1988 BBC logo from the era, after the logo animates as usual. |
* On ''<u>The Big One</u>'', a ghostly copy of the 1988 BBC logo from the era, after the logo animates as usual. |
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*An <u>in-credit version exists</u> from 1988 to 1992, containing the print version of the 1988 BBC logo and the copyright info below structured the same way as the 3rd logo. |
* An <u>in-credit version exists</u> from 1988 to 1992, containing the print version of the 1988 BBC logo and the copyright info below structured the same way as the 3rd logo. |
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*<u>Top text</u> may be placed above the logo such as "For" and "Production for". |
* <u>Top text</u> may be placed above the logo such as "For" and "Production for". |
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**On ''As Times Goes By'', the text is capitalised. |
** On ''As Times Goes By'', the text is capitalised. |
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*From <u>1988</u> to <u>1992</u>, only the copyright notice would be included. |
* From <u>1988</u> to <u>1992</u>, only the copyright notice would be included. |
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**On ''Bottom'', the copyright symbol and the logo appears to be drawn with the whole notice in black. The logo becomes inverted when the silhouette of a man overlaps with it. |
** On ''Bottom'', the copyright symbol and the logo appears to be drawn with the whole notice in black. The logo becomes inverted when the silhouette of a man overlaps with it. |
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**Like the 3rd logo, some episodes of ''<u>Last of the Summer Wine</u>'' would have this logo in yellow. |
** Like the 3rd logo, some episodes of ''<u>Last of the Summer Wine</u>'' would have this logo in yellow. |
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**On ''<u>Holiday Outings</u>'', the logo is coloured light green. |
** On ''<u>Holiday Outings</u>'', the logo is coloured light green. |
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*On some rare instances, the bars underneath the BBC boxes are <u>colourised</u> like in the standard logo. |
* On some rare instances, the bars underneath the BBC boxes are <u>colourised</u> like in the standard logo. |
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**On <u>one yet-to-be identified game show</u>, the logo is black and the bars are still colourised albeit in very dark colours. |
** On <u>one yet-to-be identified game show</u>, the logo is black and the bars are still colourised albeit in very dark colours. |
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*On the <u>''Moving Pictures'' episode "Who's Crying Now"</u>, the copyright notice is on the same row as the BBC logo. |
* On the <u>''Moving Pictures'' episode "Who's Crying Now"</u>, the copyright notice is on the same row as the BBC logo. |
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*On <u>season 5 of ''As Time Goes By''</u>, the copyright notice is aligned to the right and in a less thicker stroke. |
* On <u>season 5 of ''As Time Goes By''</u>, the copyright notice is aligned to the right and in a less thicker stroke. |
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*On ''<u>This is Your Life</u>'', "PRODUCTION FOR THE" appears above the BBC notice. Not only that, but the logo is also within [[Thames (1968-2006)|Thames Television]]'s 1990 on-screen logo. |
* On ''<u>This is Your Life</u>'', "PRODUCTION FOR THE" appears above the BBC notice. Not only that, but the logo is also within [[Thames (1968-2006)|Thames Television]]'s 1990 on-screen logo. |
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*A variant exists where the notice simply consists of an outline of the logo with no fill, which can be seen alongside the 1993 [[Tiger Aspect Productions]] logo. |
* A variant exists, where the notice simply consists of an outline of the logo with no fill, which can be seen alongside the 1993 [[Tiger Aspect Productions]] logo. |
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**Within the same Tiger Aspect logo, one variant has the logo with a black fill. This |
** Within the same Tiger Aspect logo, one variant has the logo with a black fill. This can be found on all episodes of the <u>second and final season of ''The Thin Blue Line''</u>, like a 1997 Oregon Public Broadcasting airing of the episode "Road Rage". |
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*On <u>some shows</u>, the BBC logo in the copyright notice is the same regular font as the rest of the text. |
* On <u>some shows</u>, the BBC logo in the copyright notice is the same regular font as the rest of the text. |
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*On ''<u>Sister Wendy's Odyssey</u>'', the logo has an outline. |
* On ''<u>Sister Wendy's Odyssey</u>'', the logo has an outline. |
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*On ''<u>Birds of a Feather</u>'', the logo (excluding the copyright notice) is coloured blue. |
* On ''<u>Birds of a Feather</u>'', the logo (excluding the copyright notice) is coloured blue. |
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*On ''<u>The Electronic Frontier</u>'', the notice is gold. |
* On ''<u>The Electronic Frontier</u>'', the notice is gold. |
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*On ''<u>Through African Eyes</u>'', the logo is in a British tan colour. The 1988 BBC logo can also be seen above the text reading "A BBC/RM Arts co-production". |
* On ''<u>Through African Eyes</u>'', the logo is in a British tan colour. The 1988 BBC logo can also be seen above the text reading "A BBC/RM Arts co-production". |
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*Occasionally, the in-credit logo is placed on <u>top</u> rather than on the bottom. |
* Occasionally, the in-credit logo is placed on <u>top</u> rather than on the bottom. |
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*On ''<u>Great Railway Journeys</u>'', the text "FOR BBC TELEVISION" is within the Triple Echo Productions logo and the PBS notice. The copyright also adds "NORTH" after the 1988 BBC logo. |
* On ''<u>Great Railway Journeys</u>'', the text "FOR BBC TELEVISION" is within the Triple Echo Productions logo and the PBS notice. The copyright also adds "NORTH" after the 1988 BBC logo. |
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*On ''<u>Murder Most Horrid</u>'', the notice fully reads "for BBC Television" with a shadow effect. |
* On ''<u>Murder Most Horrid</u>'', the notice fully reads "for BBC Television" with a shadow effect. |
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**On the <u>first episode of the series</u>, "Overkill", only the BBC notice was more wider and missing its shadow. |
** On the <u>first episode of the series</u>, "Overkill", only the BBC notice was more wider and missing its shadow. |
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**Starting with <u>season 3,</u> the full notice is stacked. |
** Starting with <u>season 3,</u> the full notice is stacked. |
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*''<u>The Day Today</u>'' has the same wording as the ''Murder Most Horrid'' variant except the logo is smaller. |
* ''<u>The Day Today</u>'' has the same wording as the ''Murder Most Horrid'' variant except the logo is smaller. |
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*On ''<u>The Peacock Spring</u>'', appearing before the BBC logo is Zed Ltd's notice, reading "A ZED Ltd production for" |
* On ''<u>The Peacock Spring</u>'', appearing before the BBC logo is Zed Ltd's notice, reading "A ZED Ltd production for" |
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*On ''<u>In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great</u>'', the logo appears side by side with the [[Maryland Public Television]] print logo. "British Broadcasting Corporation" is also placed above the logo. |
* On ''<u>In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great</u>'', the logo appears side by side with the [[Maryland Public Television]] print logo. "British Broadcasting Corporation" is also placed above the logo. |
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*On ''<u>Playdays</u>'', the notice is in {{color|blue}}. |
* On ''<u>Playdays</u>'', the notice is in {{color|blue}}. |
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**On <u>one episode from 1995</u>, the copyright notice is strangely the previous one while the BBC logo is still in its 1988 form. |
** On <u>one episode from 1995</u>, the copyright notice is strangely the previous one while the BBC logo is still in its 1988 form. |
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*A <u>low-budget version</u> of the 1988 logo where the text is in a normal, italicised font and the boxes are less slanted and bigger exists. |
* A <u>low-budget version</u> of the 1988 logo where the text is in a normal, italicised font and the boxes are less slanted and bigger exists. |
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*On <u>Latin Spanish prints of season 1 of ''Teletubbies''</u>, the words "{{color|red|Una produccion de Ragdoll para}}" precede the notice with the logo also in the same row as "para". |
* On <u>Latin Spanish prints of season 1 of ''Teletubbies''</u>, the words "{{color|red|Una produccion de Ragdoll para}}" precede the notice with the logo also in the same row as "para". |
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*On ''<u>The Great War</u>'', the normal logo is grouped with KCET's in-credit notice; both are separated by a dash. |
* On ''<u>The Great War</u>'', the normal logo is grouped with KCET's in-credit notice; both are separated by a dash. |
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*On some episodes of ''<u>Last of the Summer Wine</u>'', the notice is in {{color|gold|yellow}}. |
* On some episodes of ''<u>Last of the Summer Wine</u>'', the notice is in {{color|gold|yellow}}. |
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*On ''<u>Men Behaving Badly</u>'', this logo appears as a byline for the [[Hartswood Films]] logo. Since said logo is coloured green, so is the BBC notice. The top text also reads "FOR BBC TELEVISION". |
* On ''<u>Men Behaving Badly</u>'', this logo appears as a byline for the [[Hartswood Films]] logo. Since said logo is coloured green, so is the BBC notice. The top text also reads "FOR BBC TELEVISION". |
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**Similarly, on ''<u>Timekeepers</u>'', the BBC logo is blue like how the [[Action Time Productions]] is in the same colour. |
** Similarly, on ''<u>Timekeepers</u>'', the 1988 BBC logo is blue like how the [[Action Time Productions]] is in the same colour. |
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*On ''<u>Small Talk</u>'', the copyright notice adds "UK" before the BBC logo. |
* On ''<u>Small Talk</u>'', the copyright notice adds "UK" before the 1988 BBC logo. |
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*On ''<u>How Do They Do That?</u>'', appearing before the 1988 BBC logo is [[Reg Grundy Productions]]' notice, reading "A REG GRUNDY PRODUCTION for". The copyright notice is also positioned to the left side. |
* On ''<u>How Do They Do That?</u>'', appearing before the 1988 BBC logo is [[Reg Grundy Productions]]' notice, reading "A REG GRUNDY PRODUCTION for". The copyright notice is also positioned to the left side. |
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*On ''<u>Muppets Tonight</u>'', the top text reads "FOR THE". |
* On ''<u>Muppets Tonight</u>'', the top text reads "FOR THE". |
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*On ''<u>Naked City 4: The Day of Reckoning</u>'', the text is black and the rest of the logo is white with the whole thing having a shadow effect. |
* On ''<u>Naked City 4: The Day of Reckoning</u>'', the text is black and the rest of the logo is white with the whole thing having a shadow effect. |
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*On ''<u>Arena</u>'', the logo is {{color|maroon}} and is in a rippling effect. |
* On ''<u>Arena</u>'', the logo is {{color|maroon}} and is in a rippling effect. |
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*On ''<u>Horizons</u>'', the logo appears above said show's logo, has the bars colourised, and is in a stone texture. |
* On ''<u>Horizons</u>'', the logo appears above said show's logo, has the bars colourised, and is in a stone texture. |
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*On ''<u>University Challenge</u>'', The BBC logo is coloured in the same colours as the 1988 logo. |
* On ''<u>University Challenge</u>'', The BBC logo is coloured in the same colours as the 1988 logo. |
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*On <u>''Bob Says Opportunity Knocks'' seasons 2 and 3</u> from 1988 and 1989, respectively, the 1988 BBC logo is in the colours of the underlines. |
* On <u>''Bob Says Opportunity Knocks'' seasons 2 and 3</u> from 1988 and 1989, respectively, the 1988 BBC logo is in the colours of the underlines. |
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*On ''<u>Rough Justice</u>'', the logo is dark teal. |
* On ''<u>Rough Justice</u>'', the logo is dark teal. |
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*On <u>the ''Royal Institution Christmas Lectures''</u>, the logo is in a gold texture. |
* On <u>the ''Royal Institution Christmas Lectures''</u>, the logo is in a gold texture. |
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*On ''<u>Driving School</u>'', the logo appears on the top left. |
* On ''<u>Driving School</u>'', the logo appears on the top left. |
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*On <u>the ''BBC's Last Chance to See'' award-winning shorts</u>, (see [[BBC Worldwide]]'s logo description for more). |
* On <u>the ''BBC's Last Chance to See'' award-winning shorts</u>, (see [[BBC Worldwide]]'s logo description for more). |
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*On <u>season 3 of ''Noddy's Toyland Adventures'''</u>, the logo appears on the top of the screen and the words "Produced for" and "{{font|Times New Roman|''ENTERPRISES''}}" are added next to the logo. Similarly, the copyright notice includes "{{font|Times New Roman|''ENTERPRISES''}}" between the 1988 BBC logo and the copyright year. |
* On <u>season 3 of ''Noddy's Toyland Adventures'''</u>, the 1988 BBC logo appears on the top of the screen and the words "Produced for" and "{{font|Times New Roman|''ENTERPRISES''}}" are added next to the logo. Similarly, the copyright notice also includes "{{font|Times New Roman|''ENTERPRISES''}}" between the 1988 BBC logo and the copyright year. |
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*On ''<u>Over Here</u>'', the logo and copyright notice appear above and below the ''Over Here'' logo, respectively. |
* On ''<u>Over Here</u>'', the 1988 BBC logo and copyright notice appear above and below the ''Over Here'' logo, respectively. |
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*On <u>an old TLC airing of ''The Storm From The East'' episode "The Last of the Khans"</u>, the logo appears within the text reading ''An NHK BBC Co-Production'' and the copyright notice which reads ''© BBC'' (in its 1988 print logo)''/NHK MCMXCIII'' appearing at the bottom of the screen, which is then followed by the 1991 [[Lionheart Television|BBC Lionheart Television]] logo afterwards. |
* On <u>an old TLC airing of ''The Storm From The East'' episode "The Last of the Khans"</u>, the logo appears within the text reading ''An NHK BBC Co-Production'' and the copyright notice which reads ''© BBC'' (in its 1988 print logo)''/NHK MCMXCIII'' appearing at the bottom of the screen, which is then followed by the 1991 [[Lionheart Television|BBC Lionheart Television]] logo afterwards. |
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*On the UK version of ''U2: A Year in Pop'', the 1988 BBC logo appears with the [[Dreamchaser Productions]] logo. |
* On the UK version of ''U2: A Year in Pop'', the 1988 BBC logo appears with the [[Dreamchaser Productions]] logo. |
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'''Technique:''' Either a still, computerized graphic, or same as the shortened 1991 [[BBC Video]] logo. |
'''Technique:''' Either a still, computerized graphic, or same as the shortened 1991 [[BBC Video]] logo. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on programmes by the BBC during the 1988 BBC logo's time-period until 1997. |
'''Availability:''' Seen on programmes by the BBC during the 1988 BBC logo's time-period until 1997. |
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* Examples include ''Top of the Pops'' (starting in 1990), ''Auntie's New Bloomers'', ''EastEnders'', ''Bottom'', ''Last of the Summer Wine'', ''Howard's Way'', ''Playdays'' (starting in 1992), ''Teletubbies'', ''Cold Enough for Snow'', ''Multi-Coloured Saturdays'', ''States of Mind'', ''Hearts of Gold'' (season 3 onwards), ''Sum Chance'', ''Trivial Pursuit'', ''The Brittas Empire'', ''Only Fools and Horses'' (starting in 1990), ''One Foot in the Grave'' (season 2 onwards), the UK version of ''U2: A Year in Pop'', and ''Birds of a Feather'', among many others. |
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*One of the first shows to contain the standard logo is season 4 of ''Birds of a Feather''. |
* One of the first shows to contain the standard logo is season 4 of ''Birds of a Feather''. |
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*Shows that have the logo superimposed into the credits includes season 4 of ''The Rock 'n' Roll Years'', ''Sister Wendy's Odyssey'', and ''Footsteps of Alexander the Great'', among many others. |
* Shows that have the logo superimposed into the credits includes season 4 of ''The Rock 'n' Roll Years'', ''Sister Wendy's Odyssey'', and ''Footsteps of Alexander the Great'', among many others. |
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*The version with just the copyright notice is seen on season 1 of the original ''Absolutely Fabulous'' series and ''Bottom'', and was also seen ''Bob Says Opportunity Knocks'' (seasons 2 and 3), ''Drowning In The Shallow End'' (1989), ''Hearts of Gold'', ''Sum Chance'', and ''Trivial Pursuit'', among many others. |
* The version with just the copyright notice is seen on season 1 of the original ''Absolutely Fabulous'' series and ''Bottom'', and was also seen ''Bob Says Opportunity Knocks'' (seasons 2 and 3), ''Drowning In The Shallow End'' (1989), ''Hearts of Gold'', ''Sum Chance'', and ''Trivial Pursuit'', among many others. |
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*The Tiger Aspect variants which appear on ''The Thin Blue Line'' are plastered over by the 1998 Tiger Aspect logo on current prints of the show, but it is still retained on older prints (like the PAL format 2001 DVD release thereof). |
* The Tiger Aspect variants which appear on ''The Thin Blue Line'' are plastered over by the 1998 Tiger Aspect logo on current prints of the show, but it is still retained on older prints (like the PAL format 2001 DVD release thereof). |
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*The 1988-1992 version of the copyright notice also makes a surprise appearance on ''Jools's Hootenanny'' and some of the last episodes of ''Playdays'', all from late 1996 to early 1997, respectively. |
* The 1988-1992 version of the copyright notice also makes a surprise appearance on ''Jools's Hootenanny'' and some of the last episodes of ''Playdays'', all from late 1996 to early 1997, respectively. |
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*The 1992-1997 version of the copyright notice also makes a surprise appearance on the Italian VHS releases of ''Teletubbies'' from DeAgostini, with Ragdoll's 2000-present logo, likely due to the early 1997 ''Teletubbies'' variant being modified to remove Ragdoll's 1995-2000 logo, but forgot to replace the 1988 BBC logo with the 1997 one. |
* The 1992-1997 version of the copyright notice also makes a surprise appearance on the Italian VHS releases of ''Teletubbies'' from DeAgostini, with Ragdoll's 2000-present logo, likely due to the early 1997 ''Teletubbies'' variant being modified to remove Ragdoll's 1995-2000 logo, but forgot to replace the 1988 BBC logo with the 1997 one. |
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* The 1992-1997 version of the copyright notice is also seen at the end of the ''Stay Tooned'' special "Down on Animal Farm", included on the 1999 UK VHS release of ''Animal Farm'' (1954, 1999 re-release) from [[PolyGram Video]]. |
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*As for the standard logo, it was seen on ''TV Nation'', and ''The Big One''. |
* As for the standard logo, it was seen on ''TV Nation'', and ''The Big One''. |
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===5th Logo (October 4, 1997-)=== |
===5th Logo (October 4, 1997-)=== |
BBC Productions is the production arm of the BBC.
Visuals: Superimposed into the end credits is the BBC logo at the time (either the 1958, 1963 or 1971 designs) with "tv" in a wide white rhombus underneath the producer/director's credit.
Variants:
Technique: A still, printed image.
Audio: The ending theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on BBC shows from the time-period, despite the BBC's infamous practices of taping over old tapes back in the day.
Visuals: On a black background, three vertical bars are drawn: the left and right bar going upwards and the centre moving down. They become slanted and shrinks to become three slanted squares. Then "A" and "PRODUCTION" appear above and below them respectively and "BBC" in black is over the three squares.
Variant: On The Epic That Never Was, the BBC text appears to be more blocky and thicker.
Technique: Traditional animation.
Audio: The ending theme of the show.
Availability: It was so far spotted on a few programmes, which includes Steptoe and Son and The Epic That Never Was.
Visuals: The 1971 BBC logo appears within a copyright notice with the copyright symbol to the left and the year in roman numerals to the right.
Variants:
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.
Availability: Seen on BBC programmes from the time-period until 1993, even being used in tandem with the next one. In its first year of use, it would be used in tandem with the previous one.
Visuals: It's simply a shortened version of the BBC Video logo from the era, only it is smaller.
Variants:
Technique: Either a still, computerized graphic, or same as the shortened 1991 BBC Video logo.
Audio: A shortened version of the 1989 BBC theme. The ending theme of the programme or none for the in-credit logo.
Availability: Seen on programmes by the BBC during the 1988 BBC logo's time-period until 1997.
Visuals: The notice now includes the 1997 logo, consisting of three normal white squares with the company's name in Gill Sans. Text may appear on top of the logo, reading "FOR", "FOR BBC", or "PRODUCTION FOR".
Variants:
Technique: A still, computerized graphic.
Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.
Availability: Seen on BBC shows since after replacing the previous one. It was also used in tandem with the next four logos.
Visuals: Over a dark background, the logo starts with several light blue reflections of the BBC letters in light blue and glass blocks. Zooming out, the letters turn out and line up with each other while the background becomes dark blue with normal blue light wandering around. In the middle of this, "A BBC Television Programme" fades in and deblurs.
Variants:
Technique: CGI by Red Bee Media.
Audio: A soothing electronic rock piece that has five chimes play when the logo forms, which is longer on the extended version. The music was composed by Adelphoi.
Availability: Seen on some shows such as current prints of North & South on Netflix UK.
Visuals: Three 3D cubes containing the 1997 BBC logo rotate to the left to face the screen. "Productions" then fade in below. Much like the 6th logo, a copyright notice is usually seen underneath.
Variants:
Technique: CGI.
Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.
Availability: Seen on later seasons of current and then-current shows produced by the BBC such as The Weakest Link, Miranda, Luther, and Extreme Apprentice Slum Survivors, among others.
Visuals: Simply the 1997 logo in black fading in and out on a white background.
Technique: A still, digital graphic.
Audio: The ending theme of the show.
Availability: Only seen on Tales from the Royal Bedchamber.
Visuals: Just the 1997 BBC logo slowly zooming in on a black background.
Technique: 2D animation.
Audio: The opening theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on Under the Wire.
Visuals: Same as the 5th logo, but with the 2021 logo, now in BBC Reith Sans Bold.
Variants:
Technique: A still, digital graphic. The animated variant uses 2D computer animation created by SR Partners.
Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.
Audio Variants:
Availability: Seen on more recent programmes such as Dodger, Fergal Keane: Living with PTSD and the 2023 revival of Total Drama Island (which serves as the sixth season of Total Drama), respectively.