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'''Nicknames:''' "CGI Thames Triangle II", "Thames Triangle II", "Thames' Final Stand"
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</youtube>Nickname: "Early Rising Buildings"
Logo: In an oval-shaped frame, a group of buildings meant to represent London quickly rise up from the middle of the screen. In the bottom half, another set of buildings rise upside-down, giving the effect of a reflection. The word "THAMES" in Helvetica appears in both images, then fades out from the reflection, leaving the right-side-up word. This logo was in black and white, as colour broadcasting was not introduced on ITV until November 15, 1969 at the earliest.
Variant: At first, only London got the standard logo. The rest of the United Kingdom simply got a plain black screen with the words "FROM THAMES", which revealed itself by "opening" vertically, and was the only one of the original Thames idents without a skyline until the name-only logo was introduced in 2001.
Other Variant: A still version of the variant above exists.
FX/SFX: The right-side-up and upside-down buildings rising together. For the "non-London" variant, the black screen "opening" vertically and revealing itself.
Music/Sounds: A loud eight-note horn fanfare, known as the "Salute to Thames", composed by Johnny Hawksworth. The first four notes would be played on a tenor saxophone (the fourth one sounds like a duet with another instrument), and the last four notes would either be played on a trumpet or a French horn.
Music/Sounds Variant: A re-arranged version of the fanfare was also used.
Music/Sounds Demo Variants: According to the TVArk website, a test version of the animation was discovered on a Thames demo videotape from 1967 with twenty-two separate tunes dubbed onto the animation, including predecessor ABC Weekend's chime tune; several variants of what would eventually become the standard Thames logo music in 1968 were also used.
Availability: Extremely rare. This was a placeholder logo, made weeks before the station signed on. Seen on very early productions from Thames like Father, Dear Father (intact on Forces TV airings) and Mystery and Imagination. This was also used to plaster over the Rediffusion logo on some of the predecessor company's programs that were still re-aired on ITV in the early 1970s. It is also preserved on sites such as the aforementioned TVArk.
Editor's Note: None.
Nicknames: "Rising Buildings II", "Buildings Out of the Water"
Logo: A colorized version of the previous logo, but it now has a sky background and looks more like a reflection in the water. Slight changes in definition of the image and such were made over the years, but this is basically how the logo went. This was the longest-serving Thames logo, as it ran for over twenty years.
Trivia: According to the Thames Logo Parade website: "The animated ident was created just as you would imagine. The top half of the image was laid flat and filmed from above. A sheet of foil was used to provide the reflection and was at a slight angle from the perpendicular (hence the tall vertical structures bend in towards St. Paul's dome in the reflection for a more realistic effect). Using stop-frame animation produces the appearance of movement. The skyline image did not have the letters on it. The letters were filmed separately using the same process and then the negatives from both films were married together to produce the final effect. Treating the letters separately allowed for the reflected letters to be faded out."
Variants: There were quite a few variants of this logo:
FX/SFX: The right-side-up and upside-down buildings rising together, the "THAMES" lettering rising with them and the reflection of the lettering fading away. The picture of the Thames skyline was designed by Minale Tattersfield.
Music/Sounds: Same as the last logo. By 1971, the re-arranged version was used more often. On the closing variant, it used the closing theme of the show, or none.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Music/Sounds Trivia: The theme to this logo appears in the first episode of the infamous Netflix series Neo Yokio.
Availability: Uncommon, at least in America. Seen on The Benny Hill Show, Rumpole of the Bailey, Danger Mouse, The Wind in the Willows, Count Duckula, Sooty and Co., Mr. Bean (plastering both the Tiger Television (now Tiger Aspect Productions) and Pearson Television logos at the very end of episodes in the latter series (or show) from early 1990 until its last airing in early 1994), the original 1970s UK version of The Tomorrow People, Love Thy Neighbor, George and Mildred,Man About the House (it has been tacked onto episodes of the third and fifth shows on which it did not originally appear, as well!), and the first series of The Bill, all of which are available on DVD. This logo also makes an appearance at the start of the 39th episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus (a BBC show), "Grandstand", as a joke.
Editor's Note: This is a fondly remembered logo to a generation of UK TV fans who grew up with television during this time.
Nicknames: "Rising Buildings III", "CGI Rising Buildings", "Thames Triangle", "CGI Thames Triangle", "Thames XXI", "Thames' 21st Anniversary"
Logo: Against a black background, a triangular shape rises into view from the centre of the screen. As it reveals itself, it looks somewhat like an upside-down Christmas tree shape (two triangles joined together), and the upper triangle has an abstract version of the Thames waterfront scenery against a blue skyline. The lower one is gold in colour, and contains the words "THAMES XXI" ("XXI" is the Roman numeral for 21). As the logo rises, it too has a reflection, though it does not last when it is completely formed.
Variant: At the end of programmes, the bottom of the smaller triangle was wordless, and the text "THAMES TELEVISION PRESENTATION/PRODUCTION" or (from September 4, 1989) the text "THAMES TELEVISION PRODUCTION/PROGRAMME FOR" and the then-newly-introduced ITV logo appeared below.
FX/SFX: None for any of the end-credits variants, but very good computer-generated animation, which is a modernization of Thames' "Rising Buildings" design.
Music/Sounds: An orchestral version of the Thames fanfare, with a newly-composed five-note ending. A continuity announcement would follow.
Availability: Very rare. It was only seen in the United Kingdom as it was a special ident for Thames' twenty-first anniversary, but preserved on sites like TVArk. The end-credits version with the ITV logo was originally seen on season 3 (1989-90) episodes of Count Duckula, but it does not appear on the DVD release. It also appears on 1989 episodes of Never The Twain and is intact whenever Forces TV airs this. Season 1 episodes of French Fields keep this intact on UKTV Play and whenever UKTV Drama decides to air it.
Editor's Note: None.
ITV Generic (Thames Television, 1989)ITV-Thames Television: 1989
Nickname: "ITV Generic"
See ITV for descriptions.
Nicknames: "CGI Thames Triangle II", "Thames Triangle II", "Thames' Final Stand"
Logo: The camera goes through a three-dimensional image of London. As it pans away, one of the buildings "fades" into the ident, which is now on top of a blue triangle. On the triangle are the words "THAMES TELEVISION". The background is again a skyline.
FX/SFX: The panning over the towers and fading into the triangle. Just a very nice combination of live-action and CGI.
Music/Sounds: An updated orchestral score. In December, a more festive version of the theme was used, which was heard the last time this logo was seen.
Availability: This was also a London-only station identity, due to the reason covered for the 4th logo, so it is extinct, but it is preserved on sites like TVArk.
Editor's Note: None.
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</youtube>Nickname: "Thames Triangle III", "Thames Reborn (after 1992)"
Logo: Against a medium blue background is a blue and gold version of the triangular Thames logo from before. Below that, in an italic font, is the text "THAMES TELEVISION PRODUCTION/PROGRAMME FOR", with the then-current ITV logo. After 1992, this became the primary logo, and the ITV logo was removed.
Byline: In 1996, the byline "A Pearson Television Company" was added below the triangle, and "Production" was moved on to it, now in the same font as the rest of the logo. The copyright text "© Thames Television Limited MCMXCVI" was also added at the bottom of the screen, as it was previously on the credits.
Variants:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show, or none.
Availability: Uncommon. It was seen on Executive Stress, the later French Fields (second season onward), series 6 (1990) of Danger Mouse, all episodes of Truckers and Victor and Hugo: Bunglers in Crime, later Rumpole of the Bailey episodes, and the first five series of The Bill. The first version used to appear on public TV rerun prints of the Mr. Bean Christmas episode, but it has since been removed for current broadcasts. The monochrome version was also seen on The World At War after its "remastering".
Editor's Note: None.
Nicknames: "Thames Video Wall", "Thames Triangle IV", "A Talent for Television"
Logo: A background consisting of various programme scenes configuring themselves into a video wall appear on the screen. As the wall goes out of focus, a blue and gold Thames triangle fades onto the centre of the screen.
Trivia: After Thames lost their broadcasting license to Carlton Television in 1991, it refocused itself into the production company it still is today: an active part of FremantleMedia (formerly "Pearson Television"). However, it changed its name to "talkbackThames" in the 2000s, and is now simply called "Thames" again. This was originally taken from a promotional music video which Thames aired in the run up to its closure.
Variant: There was a version of this logo which featured a byline that faded in under the Thames Triangle logo and stated: "Thames. A Talent for Television."
FX/SFX: The programme clips forming a wall, then going out of focus as the Thames Triangle logo fades in, and the "Talent for Television" byline appearing.
Music/Sounds: A synthesized moderate-tempo brass and string fanfare. This was the third and final Thames ident to not use the "Salute to Thames" fanfare. The music video advert which used this featured a cover of "I Only Want to Be with You" by The Tourists, and the video wall/logo appears during the last line of the song.
Availability: Extinct. This was a London-area-only ident, and was seen on The Bill and This is Your Life. However, it is preserved on websites such as TVArk.
Editor's Note: None.
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</youtube>Nickname: "The (Pearson) Tower Bridge"
Logo: Against a black background is a tall blue box with a whitish silhouette of the Tower Bridge. Under that are the words "THAMES" in the Copperplate Gothic Bold font and the respective company byline. On co-productions, the name of the station (e.g. "For Channel Four") would be seen under the byline. A copyright byline is seen below.
Trivia: Pearson Television bought Thames in 1996 after a vicious bidding war between Carlton and two investor groups.
Bylines:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show or silence.
Availability: Plastered over older Thames logos (primarily on British cable TV). Otherwise uncommon in America, as recent Thames productions have rarely aired on PBS. Was also seen on The Bill, among other series. Early episodes of the 4th season of the UK version of Fort Boyard on Challenge feature this logo, with the remaining episodes of that season used the next logo. Recent reruns of season 7 of Strike it Lucky on Challenge feature this logo with the Pearson byline, followed by the FremantleMedia logo.
Editor's Note: None.
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</youtube>Nickname: "River Waves"
Logo: As we see waves on the surface of a river, the name "THAMES" in a white sans-serif font is seen in the center of the screen. Like the "Rising Buildings", there is a reflection given to the Thames name (in a sky-bluish shade). The byline "A FremantleMedia Company" is under this.
Variant: On co-productions with the BBC (such as the long-running British edition of This Is Your Life), the Thames logo is seen on a black background with the BBC logo under it. Copyright notices for both are seen under the BBC Squares logo.
FX/SFX: A still image rendered in modern CGI.
Music/Sounds: Same as its predecessor.
Availability: Uncommon. It was seen on Pop Idol, The Bill, and Play Your Cards Right, among others that used this logo. Episodes of Take Your Pick that air on Challenge currently have this plaster over the 5th and 6th logos, usually adding in a copyright byline dated the year the series was originally transmitted/aired. A few episodes of the 4th season of the UK version of Fort Boyard when aired on Challenge end with this logo.
Editor's Note: None.
Thames: 2003
Logo: Against a bluish/whitish BG with many dots and lines, we see the words "THAMES" in dark blue. Below that is the talkbackTHAMES logo with "talkback" in green. "Part of the FremantleMedia Group" is shown underneath it in a smaller font. A FremantleMedia copyright date is at the bottom.
Trivia: This logo was used during the talkbackTHAMES era before the company had its own logo in 2006.
Variant: This logo was shared with the 19 Entertainment logo.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: Just the end theme from any show.
Availability: Was seen on Pop Idol, The Bill, Play Your Cards Right, Idols!, and Hardware, among others.
Editor's Note: None.
Logo: A purple circle zooms in, with the word "thames" (with a massive "t") turning on the circle. The bottom shines. The FremantleMedia byline appears on the bottom of it.
FX/SFX: The circle zooming and "thames" turning in.
Music/Sounds: Just the end theme from any show.
Availability: Seen on Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor from 2012 onwards, and the 2012 series of Blockbusters on Challenge, among others.
Editor's Note: None.
Logo: TBA
FX/SFX: TBA
Music/Sounds: The ending theme from any show.
Availability: Brand new and current.
Editor's Note: None.