Draft:BBC News

Credits

Captures by
TVARK

Video captures courtesy of
Gilby1385

BBC News (first era)

1st Intro (1954-1958)

Visuals: TBA

Technique: TBA

Audio: TBA

2nd Intro (1958-1963)

Visuals: TBA

Technique: TBA

Audio: TBA

BBC TV News

1st Intro (1963-1966?)

Visuals: TBA

Technique: TBA

Audio: TBA

2nd Intro (1966?-1969?)

Visuals: TBA

Technique: TBA

Audio: TBA

3rd Intro (1974?-1976)

Visuals: TBA

Technique: TBA

Audio: TBA

BBC News (second era)

1st Intro (1976-1981)

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  1976 variant

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  1979 variant

1976 variant

1979 variant

Visuals: On an orange background are two dark orange circles and a brown map of the world. The circles merge into one, then the stacked text "BBC NEWS" appears. This ends with a circle transition to the beginning of the news bulletin.

Variant: Starting in 1979, it just shows the first frame of the intro tinted in blue. "BBC NEWS", in a sans-serif font this time, zooms in. The text then disappears before transitioning as normal.

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

Audio: TBA

2nd Intro (1981-1989)

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  1981 variant

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  1985 variant

1981 variant (A)

1981 variant (B)

1985 variant

Visuals: On a black background with a red stripe in the centre of the screen, white lines come in from either the left or right side to form a segmented circle. A flashing white rectangle appears below the stripe, and then "types" in "BBC NEWS". The rest is TBA.

Variant: Starting in 1985, the red stripe was changed to blue.

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

Audio: TBA

3rd Intro (1988-1993)

Visuals: TBA

Technique: 2D computer animation by Lambie-Nairn.

Audio: TBA

Legacy: The design of the symbol was criticised for resembling a swastika, resulting in future intros no longer being outsourced.

4th Intro (1993-1999)

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  1993 variant

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  1997 variant

1993 variant

Visuals: TBA

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

Technique: CGI.

Audio: TBA

5th Intro (May 10, 1999-2004)

Visuals: On a yellow background is a red oval with the Earth inside of it, spinning. The "BBC NEWS" wordmark from the 1997 variant of the previous intro is below.

Variant: In some cases (such as its debut appearance), the intro is shortened to just the final product.

Technique: CGI by Lambie-Nairn.

Audio: An orchestral tune with drumbeats and beeping sounds, composed by David Lowe.

6th Intro (2003-2006)

Visuals: TBA

Technique: CGI.

Audio: TBA

7th Intro (2004-2008)

Visuals: TBA

Technique: CGI.

Audio: TBA

8th Intro (2008-)

Visuals: TBA

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A re-arrangement of the previous intro's music.