Tyne Tees Television

Credits

Descriptions by
Reactor37654

Captures by
Reactor37654, Mr. Logo Lord, and Shadeed A. Kelly

Editions by
Michael Kenchington

1st Logo (January 15, 1959-July 16, 1970)

Nicknames: "Tri-Ts of Roughness", "TTT"

Logo: On a black background, an anchor zooms in to the middle of the screen. Once it zooms in, the anchor morphs into a "T" and two smaller "T"s emerge from the "T" from the left side and the right side. The circle part of the anchor then moves to the left and reveals the words "TYNE TEES" while moving to the right and vanishes after. "TELEVISION channel 8" then appears below the giant "T".

Variants:

• At the beginning of some news programs, "TYNE TEES TELEVISION NEWS" can be seen above the symbol and "PRESENTS" can be seen below.
• At the end of some news programs, "TYNE TEES NEWS" can be seen above the symbol and "PRODUCTION" can be seen below.

FX/SFX: The zooming of the "T", the morphing, the animation of the "T"'s and the circle part of the anchor.

Music/Sounds: An announcer says "Tyne Tees Television, channel 8", and then a nautical sounding fanfare plays. Composed by Arthur Wilkinson and is also contained in its start-up theme, "Three Rivers Fantasy".

Music/Sounds Variant: Rarely, there's no announcer, with the music higher pitched, sounding more cheerful.

Availability: Extinct. Logo enthusiasts in the UK have preserved this logo on tape, like most, if not all logos from ITV. See tvark.org.uk for a good example.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (July 17, 1970-1979)

Nicknames: "TTTV", "The Trumpets and Diamonds"

Logo: On a blue background, four yellow lines go by really quickly from all four sides of the screen. Once they all intersect across the screen, they morph into a stylised "TTTV" which consists of a "T" and a "V" connected together and a "T" connected to the top of the two letters. "TYNE TEES" then appears below the logo and then six red diamonds appear below "TYNE TEES" which then turn into "COLOUR".

Variant: There's a closing version, where the logo is still, and on a dark blue background. The byline reads, "© Trident Television Ltd. [YEAR]".

FX/SFX: The lines moving and morphing, "TYNE TEES" and "COLOUR" appearing.

Music/Sounds: A majestic horn fanfare, sounding somewhat like the 20th Century Fox fanfare.

Availability: Rare.

• Appears at the start of The Unknown Genius which is available for viewing on the Internet Archive.
• Also appeared on other Tyne Tees programmes throughout the era.
• Should appear on the Network DVD of Nobody's House.

Editor's Note: This is the first appearance of the TTTV symbol, which would be used for the next 22 years.

3rd Logo (October 24, 1979-September 4, 1988)

Nicknames: "TTTV II", "TTTV's 20th Anniversary"

Logo: On a blue background, the "TTTV" symbol (designed the same as the 2nd logo) moves towards the centre of the screen in Star Wars text fashion, leaving a trail of rainbow lines in the process. Once it reaches the centre of the screen, it flips back to normal and its outline flashes at the screen with a rainbow effect. The background then turns blue, and "TYNE TEES" zooms out from the bottom of the screen, making a white trail and stops below the "TTTV" symbol.

Variants:

• There is a Christmas variant of this logo, used around 1981. The background is lighter and there is a cheap holly border surrounding it.
• There is a still version of this logo with a copyright stamp at the end of TV series and sometimes, the word "COLOUR" from the second logo appears underneath "TYNE TEES" and above the copyright stamp.
• For programmes that Tyne Tees made for Channel 4 the text underneath the TTTV logo reads either "A TYNE TEES TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR" or "A TYNE TEES PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR" with sometimes the copyright disclaimer appering below. Sometimes the Channel 4 appears alongside the TTTV logo with a slash on the middle of the two logos.

FX/SFX: The "TTTV" moving, the rainbow lines and flashing, "Tyne Tees" zooming out.

Music/Sounds: A synthesised tune.

Availability: Seen on Tyne Tees programmes like Northern Life, Crosswits, Supergran and the first series of Chain Letters, among others.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (September 5, 1988-September 1989)

Nicknames: "CGI TTTV", "The River", "TTTV III"

Logo: Against a yellow background textured to look like sand, a stream of grey-coloured water moves across the screen in a wave-like motion. It then splits into several streams and forms the logo in light blue and has a drop shadow. The camera turns upwards and "Tyne Tees", in white, fades in below.

Variant: The production variant features the 1988 TTTV logo with a copyright notice below it.

FX/SFX: The water. This was great CGI for the time, and it would have worked better if it was used a few years before to replace the previous one.

Music/Sounds: A synthesised fanfare sounding a little similar to the 3rd logo.

Availability: Extinct, once again.

• However, the production variant was seen on Tyne Tees programmes such as Northern Life and Chain Letters, among others.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Logo (September 1989-April 1991)

Nicknames: "ITV Generic", "TTTV IV"

See ITV.

6th Logo (1990-1991)

Nicknames: "Neon TTTV", "TTTV Bumper"

Logo: We see a twisted, spiral-esque neon stream shooting forward, morphing into the Tyne Tees logo.

FX/SFX: The spiral morphing into the logo.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extinct. Used as a break bumper in-between programmes and advertisements.

Editor's Note: None.

7th Logo (April 1991-October 4, 1992)

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Nicknames: "Tri-Colored TTTV", "CGI TTTV II", "TTTV V" , "The Museum"

Logo: A "screen" containing several images of England flips up from the bottom on a black background. The screen then rotates around to reveal more screens. They then flip upward to form the same logo from before, which is coloured with red, blue, green, and grey diagonal stripes, and situated against a bright light. "TYNE TEES", in a white serif font, appears below.

Variants:

• A variant used a slightly dimmer spotlight below the TTTV.
• Sometimes, there's no name below.
• The second variant features the logo on a multicoloured background which was used from January to May 1992.
• The third variant features the logo on a bluey-grey background and the words "TYNE TEES" in a blue serif font, appearing below which was used from May to October 4, 1992.
• The three production variants feature the TTTV logo with the words A TYNE TEES PRODUCTION FOR and the 1989 ITV logo below and the copyright notice also appearing below as well.

FX/SFX: The "screens".

Music/Sounds: David Dundas' 1989 ITV fanfare from the 5th logo.

Availability: Extinct.

• Only used as a station ID.
• The production variants have been seen on Tyne Tees programmes from the era such as Northern Life and Crosswits, among others.

Editor's Note: None.

8th Logo (October 5, 1992-September 2, 1996)

Nicknames: "Silver TTTV", "TTTV of Steel", "TTTV VIII", "CGI TTTV III"

Logo: A series of thick white flashes move quickly in various directions across a blue and white background, tracing what turns out to be a new "TTTV" logo, three-dimensional and in silver, with the letters in a chunky serif font and not joined to each other. As the "TTTV" is being formed, it turns to face us, reflecting numerous colours along the way. When it does face us, it shines briefly, and "TYNE TEES", in blue with a white drop-shadow, fades in below.

Variants:

• A still variant also exists which was used in some TTTV junctions.
  • Sometimes, "STEREO" also appears underneath both the TTTV logo and the words "TYNE TEES" as well.
• A sign-language version exists that has a person spelling out "Tyne Tees TTTV" (maybe) in sign language, fading out before the logo finishes.
• A short version exists, where all the flashes move in at once to create the logo as it eases back and the text and background (which is slightly lighter), appears.
• The production variant features the 1992 TTTV logo with the words "A TYNE TEES PRODUCTION", "A TYNE TEES PROGRAMME" or "A TYNE TEES PRESENTATION" below the logo, sometimes with the 1989 ITV logo appearing below and sometimes with a copyright notice also appearing below as well.

FX/SFX: The "TTTV" shining and reflecting colours, and the flashes.

Music/Sounds: An interesting composition of four "chimes", two each at the start and end of the logo, and several "swish" sounds as the "TTTV" is being formed.

Music/Sounds Variants: Sometimes, an announcer can be heard as well.

Availability: Rare.

• It was seen on the prints of several Tyne Tees programmes from the era such as Chain Letters and Crosswits, among others.

Editor's Note: This is the first appearance of the new TTTV symbol.

9th Logo (September 2, 1996-March 8, 1998)

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Nicknames: "The Large 3", "Channel 3 North East"

Logo: Against a stylized blue background, a large gold "3" swoops in from the right and zooms out. To the left of the "3", the letters of the words "NORTH EAST", in gold, unfold, with several rings and electricity moving across them. "TYNE TEES TELEVISION", also in gold and in a Friz Quadrata font, is formed below in a similar fashion.

Trivia: The sample used in the logo's theme can be heard on one of the radio stations in the first Grand Theft Auto game, and also be heard on other logos such as the 3rd Alliance Atlantis logo.

Variants:

• Sometimes, 888 would also appear in the top left corner as well for programmes featuring subtitles.
• For networked programmes by Tyne Tees, a production variant has the name "TYNE TEES" appear against the background with the words "A TYNE TEES TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR" and the 1989 ITV logo below, sometimes with a copyright notice either below the "TYNE TEES" name or the 1989 ITV logo.
• Another production variant of the above features the words "A TYNE TEES TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR NEWCASTLE UNITED FOOTBALL COMPANY LTD" with "Copyright 1997" below which was seen on a 1997 UK VHS release titled Newcastle United NUFC 1996 - 97 Season Review: Road to Europe.
• For local programmes by Tyne Tees, on Home and Away, and also on US imported programmes and movies, another production variant features the "3" with either the words "A TYNE TEES TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL 3 NORTH EAST" or "A TYNE TEES TELEVISION PRESENTATION FOR CHANNEL 3 NORTH EAST", sometimes with a copyright notice below the 3.

FX/SFX: The 3 and the letters being formed. Pretty good mid-90s CGI. The production variants are still.

Music/Sounds: A rather heroic fanfare, ending with Glorious Finale by Peter Siedlaczek from the Orchestral Colours sample library.

Music/Sounds Variants:

• Sometimes, an announcer can be heard.
• The production variant is silent.

Availability: The normal version is extinct, and was only used as a station ID.

• The production variant is very rare, and appeared on shows and TV movies from the period such as Quayside, Crosswits, and The Essential Guide to Parties, among others.
• However, the DVD releases mostly cut off this logo, so it could be found on old tapes of Wingless Bird and Round Tower.
• This ident also appears on a 1997 UK VHS release titled Newcastle United NUFC 1996 - 97 Season Review: Road to Europe as well.

Editor's Note: This logo annoyed more people than it delighted. It has even been said by the company who produced it that it was done in one afternoon.

10th Logo (March 9, 1998-September 3, 2000)

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Nicknames: "TTTV Returns", "TTTV IX", "CGI TTTV VI"

Logo: On a similar blue background to the one in the previous logo, we see a map of the North East of England, together with the outlines of the letters "TTTV" (arranged in the same way as before) in a stylised serif font. After a while, the letters turn yellow and become more three-dimensional, while "TYNE TEES TELEVISION" in a Friz Quadrata font appears below.

Variants:

• Like the 9th logo, sometimes, 888 would also appear in the top left corner as well for programmes featuring subtitles until 1999.
• There was an evening variant of this logo, with the background in a darker shade of blue.
• There was also a variant of this logo used before news programmes, with the map replaced by news footage.
• There was also a variant used before sports programmes, with the map replaced by scenes from football matches.
• The 40th anniversary variant used a ruby background.
• The production variant features the 1998 TTTV logo with the words "A TYNE TEES TELEVISION PRODUCTION", "A TYNE TEES TELEVISION PROGRAMME" and "A TYNE TEES TELEVISION PRESENTATION", sometimes with a credit to ITV (and with the 1989 ITV logo below until October 4, 1998) or Channel 4, sometimes with a copyright notice below and/or the ITV URL on the bottom right saying: "www.itv.co.uk".
• On the 1998 UK VHS release titled Newcastle United NUFC 1997 - 98 Season Review: The Toon, the still variant of the 1998 Tyne Tees ident is used with the words "Production for Newcastle United Football Company Plc" underneath the words "TYNE TEES TELEVISION" and "Copyright 1998" below.
• On the 2000 UK VHS release titled Newcastle United NUFC 1999 - 2000 Season Review: United Under Robson, the production variant features the 1998 TTTV logo with the words "TYNE TEES TELEVISION Production for Newcastle United Football Company Plc" and "(C) MM" below, respectively.

FX/SFX: The letters turning yellow.

Music/Sounds: An abridged version of Glorious Finale by Peter Siedlaczek.

Music/Sounds Variants:

• Sometimes, an announcer can be heard.
• The ruby background variant uses some pulsating music similar to the 1st logo.

Availability: Extinct.

• However, the 1998 Tyne Tees idents were eventually only used before local programmes with the introduction of the ITV Hearts idents on November 8, 1999.
• The production variant appears at the end of their programming and shows produced for ITV and Channel 4.
• This gets plastered by the 2002 logo when Channel 4 reaired The 100 Greatest TV Ads in 2004.

Editor's Note: Like with the previous logo, it annoyed people more than delighting them.

11th Logo (November 8, 1999-October 27, 2002)

Nicknames: "TV From the Heart", "TTTV XI"

Variants:

• From December 13, 1999 to 2000, the G-Wizz URL appears on the bottom right of the screen reading "www.g-wizz.net/tttv".
• From 2000 to 2001, the URL was changed to "www.tynetees-tv.co.uk".

See ITV.

13th Logo (September 4, 2000-October 27, 2002)

Note: This logo was only used for regional programming.

Nickname: "TTTV XI", "Modern TTTV"

Logo: Clips of North East footage in a blue tint with dots in the background are playing. When the camera scrolls upwards on the Angel of the North footage, dots fly from big to small in a crescent pattern and a bright flash is seen. The TTTV logo is seen with the dots in blue on a white fading strip. The footage still continues.

Variants:

• A version is seen with the logo formed and no footage.
• A sports version of this ident also exists which features footage of horse racing, rugby and snooker and ending with the site of a football hitting a goal net, which was used before local sports programmes.
• The production variant features the 2000 TTTV logo with the words "A Tyne Tees Television Production" underneath and the copyright notice below it saying (C) Tyne Tees Television (year).
• On 100 Greatest, the logo is still and appears next to the 1999-2004 Channel 4 logo with the text underneath the white bar with the TTTV logo reading "A Tyne Tees Television Production" and the Channel 4 or the Tyne Tees copyright disclaimer below the text.

FX/SFX: The footage and dots with the flash.

Music/Sounds: A piano and violin tune with an announcer.

Availability: Extinct.

• The production variant can be seen on Tyne Tees programmes during that time.
• It also appears on programmes that they produced for Channel 4.

Editor's Note: None.

14th Logo (2002-2004)

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Nicknames: "Purple TTTV"

Logo: We see the same Granada purple end card with the corporate logo used by all other Granada-owned regions, however, the shadow copies are of the 2000-2002 TTTV symbol, and the square has the white 2000-2002 TTTV logo inside with the text reads "A Tyne Tees Television Production".

Variants:

• On Ultimate Sci-Fi Top 10, the text was changed to "A Tyne Tees Television Production for Sky Television" with no Granada logo underneath.
• For shows that they produced for Channel 4, the 1999-2004 Channel 4 logo appears alongside the 2000 TTTV logo.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the ending theme to the show.

Availability:

• Appears as a production banner on content produced by Tyne Tees Television.
• It also appears on it's programmes and documentaries such as As They Were Famous and Westenders, among others until 2004.

Editor's Note: None.

External Links

• Tyne Tees Television on TVARK