Draft:BBC Nine O'Clock News

Credits

Captures by
TVARK

1st Intro (1970-1972)

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2nd Intro (1972-1976)

Visuals:

Technique: Live-action and chromakey.

Audio:

3rd Intro (1976-1981)

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  1976 version
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  1979 version
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  1981 version

Visuals: Same as the 1976 BBC News intro, except "BBC" in the wordmark is replaced with "BBC NINE O'CLOCK", in slightly smaller type than "NEWS".

Variants:

• Starting in 1979, it just shows the first frame of the intro tinted in blue. "BBC NINE O'CLOCK NEWS", in a sans-serif font this time, zooms in. The text then disappears before transitioning as normal.
  • Up until sometime in early 1981, "NEWS" is slightly larger and each letter is spaced out.

Technique: The 1976 variant uses cel animation, whereas the 1979 variant uses chyron.

Audio: Same as the 1976 BBC News intro.

4th Intro (1981-1986)

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Visuals: Same as the original variant of the 1981 BBC News intro, except the lines form a numeral "9" instead of a circle, and "BBC NEWS" is replaced with "BBC 9 O'CLOCK NEWS".

Variant: The thickness of the stripes may vary.

Technique: 2D computer animation overlaid onto live-action footage.

Audio: Same as the 1981 BBC News intro.

5th Intro (1985-1988)

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Technique: CGI.

Audio:

6th Intro (1988-1993)

Visuals: Same as the 1988 BBC News intro, except "BBC NEWS" is replaced with "BBC NINE O'CLOCK NEWS".

Technique: 2D computer animation by Lambie-Nairn.

Audio:

Legacy: Like its parent counterpart, the design of the symbol was criticised for resembling a swastika.

7th Intro (1993-1999)

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  1993 version
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  1997 version

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Variant: Starting in 1997, the intro was updated to use the 1997 BBC logo in white, and "NEWS" is in Gill Sans.

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References

BBC Nine O'Clock News

BBC News at Ten ►