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Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 5d

I believe Lambie-Nairn decided centre-justification was a neat solution for a design system that would need to cope with presentation in 4:3, 14:9 and 16:9. The balloon idents were filmed widescreen and there was even a widescreen closedown that was never used

Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 5d

Cc @aldupres.bsky.social

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Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 6d

Oct. 4th 1997 was also the first day of the main network's new name: "BBC ONE". (A similar update befell BBC2.) Here's the main network clock... 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg...

BBC1 Balloon Clock

The BBC1 network clock, introduced in October 1997, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets.

625.uk.com

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Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 6d

WEBSITE UPDATE: On this day in 1997, the balloon idents launched, on which the BBC showed off its new corporate logo. To celebrate, here's the balloon-era clock from Northern Ireland re-created. Thanks to @nmsni.co.uk for the background image. 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg...

BBC1 Northern Ireland Balloon Clock

The BBC1 Northern Ireland clock, based on the network clock introduced in October 1997, reproduced in SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets.

625.uk.com

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Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 15d

Interesting user of the term "displays" instead of pages and weird that they call this "ITN's latest service".

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Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 15d

Link to video... bsky.app/profile/thet...

The TV Room @thetvroom.com · 15d

🟥 REWIND | Rare footage of early ORACLE trials in a brief segment in tonight's ITV News at 70.

Not the familiar teletext format we came to know.

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Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 15d

From 1973 according to the Top 20. First time I've seen any early Oracle. 2-digit page numbers, monochrome, no graphics and all caps (ignoring the colour graphic of the queen which must have been from a later time).

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Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 15d

Pages from Oracle in 1973 just shown on ITV News at 70...

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Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 17d

Was that promo broadcast or was it actually shown in cinemas? Or both?

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Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 20d

Superb... I especially like the diagram on the door showing there's a card for each hand on the clock and a card where you can manually set the time! Was this just for BBC 1 NI or does the box also have the BBC 2 background in? And what is the drop-shadow card all about?

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Mark Simpson @marksimpson.bsky.social · 23d

New watch face. Thanks to @nmsni.co.uk for extracting the background from the GNAT original hardware. 😎

The BBC One Northern Ireland 1997 clock running on an Amazfit BIP5.

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Nathan Dane @nmsni.co.uk · 21d

HQ capture (3/3)

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Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 22d

If you add in the widescreen version broadcast on the station's last day on air... 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg... and the MOCK of the Christmas-themed logo here 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg..., I think that makes 32 different versions you can view! Happy 55 years, London Weekend stripy logo!

London Weekend

London Weekend's first flowing stripes ident from September 1970, reproduced by Dave Jeffery with Adobe Flash and then translated into SVG format for viewing on phones and tablets.

625.uk.com

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Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 22d

There was also apparently a version where the lettering didn't appear. I did that one too... 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg....

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Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · 22d

On this day in 1970, London Weekend began using a new logo on screen, with a flowing blue, white and orange stripe. There was also a version with the orange and blue reversed, which introduced S1E7 of Don't Drink the Water. To celebrate, I re-created it: 625.uk.com/tv_logos/svg....

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Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · Sep 1

It wasn't a generic look, though. Generic means unbranded. This was a common or shared look. The generic was the version with no region name on it seen overnight before the ITN news.

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UKADS @ukads.bsky.social · Aug 10

Deeply saddened to hear that Mr Voiceover Ray Brooks has passed away. For me he'll be remembered as Mr Benn drinking R Whites in 1991 :(

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Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · Jul 30

In other news, have you also captured a change from C4 to CH4 in the page header?

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Andrew Wiseman @aswiseman.bsky.social · Jul 29

COUNTDOWN wasn't a programme for the ITV Network, though?

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Why Don't YouTube? @whydontyoutube.bsky.social · Jul 13

40 YEARS AGO TODAY: it's twelve noon in London, 7am in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid. Uploaded this very morning, everything except the music from the BBC2 (and BBC1 after the late news) marathon. www.youtube.com/watc...