Grampian Productions

Credits

Compiled by
Camenati

Editions by
Michael Kenchington

This article is about the production logos. For the TV idents, see Grampian Television.

Background

This is the production arm of Grampian Television.

1st Logo (1964-1969)

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Visuals: Same as the 1964 ident.

Technique: None.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Appears on Will Ye No Come Back Again?.

2nd Logo (1969-1981)

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Visuals: A still version of the 1969 ident.

Variants:

• A black and white variant exists.
• A Gaelic version exists, replacing "COLOUR" with "DATH".
• On The Haggis Half Hour, the logo is paired with the Guild of Television Cameramen logo.

Technique: None.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability:

• It was seen on original Grampian programmes from this period such as The Entertainers, Andy's Party, One Over the Party, among many others.
• Despite a large list of programmes, they are all hard to find on home media or on-demand, but some may be found on the STV Footage Sales website.

3rd Logo (1982-1999)

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Visuals: Like before, it is a still version of the 1982 ident but with a copyright stamp added underneath.

Variants:

• In the late 1980s, when the 1982 ident was updated with more shading, so did this logo.
• Sometimes, the company name would be replaced with text reading "A GRAMPIAN PRODUCTION FOR" and the 1989 ITV logo below.
• A superimposed variant exists.
• Another variant had the words "A GRAMPIAN PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR".
• On A Guid New Year, the logo appears alongside the 1989 Scottish Television logo with the words "A GRAMPIAN TELEVISION/SCOTTISH TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR", with the 1989 ITV logo underneath with a copyright notice below.
• On Breakthrough, the Scottish flag symbol is within a box and paired with the TSW logo while against a white-cyan background containing the text "A Grampian/TSW Co-Production".
• On Highlanders, the logo is on the same row as the Malone Gill Productions logo.
• A (.*) variant exists where the logo is paired with six other ITV franchise logos on a blue background. Grampian's logo appears on the centre left.
• On James the Cat, the copyright notice reading "THE JAMES THE CAT COMPANY (C) COPYRIGHT 1984" appears underneath the logo.

Technique: None.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability:

• Like before, it appeared on many programmes that are hard to find outside of original TV airings such as Highlanders, Geography Junction and A Guid New Year, among others.
• It also appears at the end of James the Cat.

4th Logo (1996-February 27, 2000)

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Visuals: Once again, it is a still version of its respective previous logo, but with the logo now in 3D facing the right a bit and a copyright stamp added underneath.

Variants:

• On programmes produced for Channel 4, the text reads "A GRAMPIAN TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR", sometimes with a copyright notice appearing below reading "(C) CHANNEL FOUR CORPORATION (year)".
• On Vote '99 Scotland Debate, this logo is paired with the 1996 Scottish Television logo with the words "A SCOTTISH TELEVISION GRAMPIAN TELEVISION CO-PRODUCTION" appearing below.

Technique: None.

Audio: The ending theme of the programme or none.

Availability: Unknown. ^[Examples?]