BBC Worldwide

Background

BBC Worldwide was the commercial arm of the BBC. On April 1, 2018, they merged with BBC Studios to bring licensing, production and distribution into one company.

1st Logo (May 12, 1996)

Logo: We see the CGI version of the 1988 BBC logo from the 1991-1997 BBC Video logo, except "WORLDWIDE" is seen underneath. "DISTRIBUTED THROUGH" is also seen above the logo.

FX/SFX: None, unless you count the logo fading in.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme from the closing credits.

Availability: Appears at the end of the 1996 TV movie of Doctor Who.

Editor's Note: TBA.

2nd Logo (1996)

Nicknames: "That Last Chance to See Title Card logo at the end of award winning shorts", "A United Artists (Marble Stone & Gathering Lights) logo Rip-Off", "Boring Title Card of Award Winning Shorts"

Logo: On a grey-dark green marble wall background with two black widescreen bars at the top and bottom, we see 2 white lines. Above the first white line is the text "LAST CHANCE TO SEE" in Adorn Serif bold font. Above the "LAST CHANCE TO SEE" text is either name of animal, plant, sea creature, insect, reptile or bird with a question mark in Copperplate Gothic font above the second white line. The 1988 BBC logo (in white) is shown above the second widescreen box, which reads:© [BBC logo] WORLDWIDE LTD (year in Roman numerals)in white.

Variant: At the end of the last ever Last Chance to See award winning short, instead of "LAST CHANCE TO SEE" text, the text: "WAS THIS YOUR" in the same Adorn Serif font and the same "LAST CHANCE TO SEE" text in the same Copperplate Gothic font with the same question mark.

FX/SFX: Just the fading in.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme to the award winning shorts.

Availability: Seen on BBC's Last Chance to See. The award winning shorts no longer aired on BBC Two during the schools programmes while all of the award winning shorts can be found on the Vimeo website.

Editor's Note: TBA.

3rd Logo (1997-2009?)

Logo: We see the BBC logo. "Worldwide" is to the right of it.

Variant: Sometimes, the logo is in-credit.

FX/SFX: None, unless you count the logo fading in.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Appears on several shows such 2001 revivals of Bill and Ben and Andy Pandy. Also seen on non-remastered prints of The Big Knights.

Editor's Note: TBA.

4th Logo (2010?-early 2019?)

Logo: Same as the 2009-2019? BBC Video/DVD logo but it is shortened, and sometimes a copyright notice appears below.

Variants:

"Worldwide Sales & Distribution" sometimes appears below the BBC logo.
Another version of the "WS&D" logo exists on non-Australian prints of early season 1 episodes of Bluey, (through episodes 1 to 26) in which the above text "PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH AND DISTRIBUTED BY BBC WORLDWIDE" and the below text "Bluey © 2018 Ludo Studio" fades in.
Sometimes, "Worldwide Channels" replaces "Worldwide Sales & Distribution".
Another version exists with the word “Worldwide” inside the rectangle around 2012. An in-credit variant of this also exists.

FX/SFX: Same as the 2009 BBC Video/DVD logo, logo but it is shortened, and "Worldwide Sales & Distribution", "Worldwide Channels", or a copyright notice fading in on the variants. None on the in-credit version.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 2009 BBC Video/DVD logo but it is shortened and only fireworks sounds are heard.

Music/Sounds Variants:

The ending theme can be played over the logo sometimes.
Sometimes on Bluey, the logo's music and the finishing of the episode's ending theme plays at the same time.

Availability: Seen on some shows from BBC Worldwide, such as Clangers. One of the shows with the in-credit logo is Hey Duggee. The "Worldwide Sales & Distribution" logo can be seen on season 1 episodes of Bluey on Disney Junior.

Editor's Note: TBA.