BBC One

1st Logo (April 20, 1964-April 18, 1966)

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Nicknames: "The Globe", "The Globe II", "BBC 1 Globe I", "BBC 1 Globe"

Logo: Same as BBC Television Service's 5th and final logo, but "B B C tv" is replaced with just "B B C".

FX/SFX: Just a rotating globe.

Music/Sounds: None, just the announcer.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (April 18, 1966-July 7, 1968)

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Nicknames: "The Globe III", "BBC 1 Globe II"

Logo: On a background is a rotating earth globe cutting a gray and white stripe. At the bottom we see four slanted boxes with word "B B C" on the first, second and third box, and a number "1" on the fourth box.

Variants:

• There is a prototype variant of this logo, in which there is one large white stripe instead of three in the later version; this was seen from April to June 1966.
• Christmas 1967: The globe is replaced with what seems to be a Christmas pudding. "Christmas BBC1" appears instead of the BBC1 blocks and snowflake tinsel appears on the top and the bottom.

FX/SFX: The rotating globe.

Music/Sounds: None, just the announcer.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (July 7, 1968-November 15, 1969)

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Nicknames: "The Globe IV", "BBC 1 Globe III", "Floating Globe"

Logo: Pretty much the same as the last logo, only the globe model is now different, and a white stripe is at the bottom of the logo, with a black BBC 1 logo.

Variants:

• Christmas 1968: The ident is unknown, but in a trailer package a giant snowflake replaces the globe. The BBC1 logo is inverted.
• A slightly modified variant was introduced in Summer 1969.

FX/SFX: See above.

Music/Sounds: None, just the announcer.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (November 15, 1969-December 28, 1974, 2006-2007)

Regular Idents: BBC 1 1970BBC 1 1972BBc 1 nodd 1969 clock

Christmas Idents: BBC 1 (Christmas 1970)BBC 1 (Christmas 1971)BBC 1 (Christmas 1973)BBC 1 1974

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Nicknames: "The Globe X", "BBC 1 Globe IX", "BBC One Balloon", "Explorer Balloon"

Logo: Inside a scene depending on one of several locations (seen below), a globe-patterned balloon flies. The pattern of the globe uses a red color for sea, and orange color for the continent, and complete with clouds. Superimposed at the bottom of the screen is the current BBC logo with the text "ONE" next to it. Starting in December 1999, the URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ was put at the top of the logo (and was officially introduced in June 2000). This was also the first time the channel was named "BBC One".

Locations:

• Eilean Donan Castle, Scottish Highlands
• Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
• Forth Rail Bridge, Edinburgh
• Dunluce Castle, Northern Ireland
• Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland
• Snowdonia National Park, Wales
• Cardiff City Hall, South Wales
• South Downs (Near Arundel), West Sussex
• Port of Felixstowe, Suffolk
• Cley next the Sea, Norfolk
• Swinside Stone Circle, Cumbria
• London Docklands (where not only this is the officially last ident used from this era, but the globe is also not at flight.)
• Angel of the North
• St Michael's Mount
• Second Severn Crossing
• Blackpool Tower
• The Needles, Isle of Wight

Variants:

• Accompanying clock ident: Like the previous clock, this used the GNAT system like before, but the minute hand moves every 15 seconds again, and the background appears to be the inside of the balloon. The BBC One logo is tacked on to the bottom of the screen as usual. When it was converted to widescreen in 1998, the minute hand moved every minute again, though some regions still had the previous version. It was retired when the logo was ditched, and thus is the last time a clock has been used.
• Beginning in 2000, there are new idents. The basic concept is same here, but features skateboarders, a busy market scene, a situation of bungee jumping, and a carnival.
• In 1999, a special edition was used when the balloon eclipsed the sunlight. This was due to a total solar eclipse of that year.
• There is a version for Walking with Dinosaurs where the balloon flew over a desert wasteland as a Polacanthus walks into view. Also, one version, in TV programs hosted by Ben Elton, has a version where the balloon is chased by a white balloon with the text "POLICE".
• For the celebration of UEFA Euro 2000, there is a variant where a goalkeeper spots the balloon, thinking that it is a soccer ball, and tries to catch it; unfortunately, this prevents him from saving the real soccer ball, which then hits the goal.
• Another variation has the balloon seen underwater by sharks.
• The version for Walking with Beasts is similar to the Walking with Dinosaurs variant, but substitutes the Polacanthus and the valley with the land during an Ice Age and complete with snow and a population of woolly mammoths.
• To celebrate the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, a variation was used. It nearly the same as original version, but the balloon was seen flying above the Sydney Opera House, while an athlete shone a flaming torch in its direction.
• One variant took place inside the balloon, and the flame can clearly be seen going off like a explosion.
• To welcome the new CBBC channel in 2002, a bug from that service's branding at the time peaks in for a bit.
• Christmas variants:
  • Christmas 1997: There are 4 variants, but most of these have a glowing yellow sphere on a red background, and a choir is singing:
    • 10 Lords A Leaping: Several lords appear bouncing on yellow space hoppers.
    • 8 Maids A Milking: A maid is seen balancing, with a bucket full of milk on her head.
    • 5 Gold Rings: An arm is spinning two golden rings.
    • A Partridge in a Pear Tree: A paper partridge is flying around the yellow sphere.
  • Christmas 1998: On a white background with falling snow, a red balloon is seen on the center of the screen. Sometimes, a reindeer or a couple of penguins are moving around.
  • Christmas 1999: On a night landscape of some pine trees, some auroras are seen in the sky, which takes the form of Santa Claus shaking a golden bell, with the BBC 1 globe on a side.
  • Christmas 2000: We see a view of Santa Claus dropping a present with a parachute. Then we see the complete scene of Santa Claus dropping presents all over the city, on the BBC 1 globe.
  • Christmas 2001: Three toys (a dog, a car and a dinosaur) interact and fly around a room with balloons, with a Christmas tree on the side. We move to the window, where we can see the BBC 1 globe in the sky.

FX/SFX: Just the flying balloon.

Music/Sounds: Depends on the variant. The British National Anthem played at closedown until 9 November 1997, when BBC News 24 was launched.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

Final Note: This ident marks the end of the globe symbol which had been associated with the BBC since 1963.

11th Logo (March 29, 2002-October 7, 2006)

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Christmas idents: BBC 1 (Christmas/2002)BBC 1 (Christmas/2004)BBC 1 (Christmas/2006?)

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Nicknames: "Rhythm & Movement", "Dancers"

Logo: A scene of dancing is shown. At the bottom-left of the screen is a BBC One logo that consisted of a red square with small BBC logo at the top of big word "ONE" in center of it.

Trivia: A clock was designed for this series of idents, but was never transmitted.

Dances: These are some of the dances shown in the ident:

• Acrobat: Filmed in the Royal Horticultural Society Halls in Victoria, the ident shows three acrobat performers in white costumes, on red sashes (Aerial Silks) performing acrobatic tricks while suspended from the roof. This ident was also used frequently to introduce the news. The three aerial performers are Jane Osborn (left), Melissa Merran (centre), and Michele Laine (right).
• Ballet: Filmed at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall, the ident features ten ballerinas dressed entirely in red. The camera slowly tracks, showing the Minack stage where the ballerinas perform a graceful dance, with the dramatic Cornish coastline in the background. This ident sequence was the most sombre of all the idents, and a still of it was used when BBC announced the death of the Queen Mother. For most of its life, this ident was used during times of "reflection" only, namely times of national tragedy and the death of a Royal Family member. It was mainly used to introduce coverage of funerals, such as those ofPope John Paul II and George Best.
• Bollywood: First broadcast on 8 November 2002, this ident features 9 males and 9 females dancing a traditional Indian dance, much like a Bollywood movie. The females wear red in this ident, while the males wear white.
• Capoeira: Filmed against the London skyline, it shows mestre poncianinho and contra-mestre casquinha doing Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art. The camera circles around two Capoeiristas throughout its duration. The two performers are dressed in red and white. An alternative edit, which joins the action a few seconds earlier than the standard version, was used in Wales and Scotland.
• Festival: Filmed at RAF Bovingdon, it begins with a close up of two women dancing together, somewhat resembling a rave party. Red takes on prominence in the background. Also known as "Rave".
• Haka: Filmed in a field in Wales, it first shows a closeup of a Māori native, Jo Hutley, and then pulls back to reveal 14 Welsh amateur rugby players performing Haka, a traditional Māori dance that shows art and movement by using hands, feet, legs, body, voice, tongue and eyes. The players are dressed in red-striped polo shirts. This ident was eventually withdrawn after licensing issues with the music, and did not appear in the final montage.
• Hip-Hop: Filmed on a basketball court, this ident shows three basketball players dancing in their wheelchairs. The dancers are all dressed in red, with matching accents on their wheelchairs. The lead dancer is Adrian Adepitan, a British paralympic basketball player, and presenter of the CBBC programme Xchange. The dance is made up of different wheelchair-basketball moves used in the game. Also known as "Basketball".
• Maasai: This ident was filmed on an African Savanna. It features nine native Maasai tribesmen dancing in the centre.
• Music Video: Filmed in studio with a red backdrop. It features one lead dancer and six back-up dancers. This ident resembles a music video, hence its name. Only seen on the premiere of Fame Academy.
• Salsa: Filmed in Hertfordshire against a decorated red backdrop, the camera first focuses on a couple dancing salsa, and then reveals a large group of dancing couples doing the same thing.
• Skateboarders: This ident features three skateboarders skateboarding through a shipyard. This ident was filmed on location at the Harland and Wolff Shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The featured skateboarders are, from left to right, British professional skateboarders Olly Todd, Franklin Stephens and Danny Wainwright. This ident was often used to introduce the news. It was also often used in the Midlands and Northern Ireland.
• Tai-Chi: This ident features seven people dressed in traditional Chinese clothing performing Tai-Chi on a lochside. This ident had two versions: one with the camera drawing back, revealing all the performers and their mirror image on the loch; the other (withdrawn in 2003) starts with the mirror image and spins round to reveal that the viewer is actually looking at the reflection.
• Tango: This ident was filmed in Leadenhall Market in the City of London and features three couples dancing the tango, supposedly in the rain.
• Tapdogs: This ident shows six members of the dance troupe Tap Dogs performing a tap dance.
• Tumbler: This ident features five people (all with some red on their clothes) breakdancing on a walkway. It had to be relaunched after 24 hours, apparently due to a copyright dispute over the background music. BBC One Scotland continued to use the original version until the rebranding in 2006. It was filmed on location at the now-demolished BBC Birmingham Pebble Mill studios, and was the final "Rhythm & Movement" ident to be added to its regular playlist.

Variants:

• The Channel 4's cable channel, E4, has a version that combines the 3 dances. The BBC One logo is also replaced by a purple box containing the E4 logo.
• There is also a Comic Relief variant.
• An episode of Dead Ringers has Jon Culshaw as Tony Blair dancing in a fictional ident outside 10 Downing Street.
• In the early hours of 7 October 2006, in place of the regular promos prior to handover, a montage of all the idents (bar Hakka) was played.
• Christmas variants:
  • Christmas 2002-2003: Several dancers dressed as snowflakes against a red sky, are falling to the ground and then walking round in circles.
  • Christmas 2004: Children dressed in red are bouncing on Space Hoppers that look like Christmas puddings, under white snow structures. This was designed by a young viewer of the children's programme Blue Peter, as part of a competition.
  • Christmas 2005: Several children, again dressed in red, are walking round a giant Christmas tree, carrying brightly coloured balls.

FX/SFX: Depends on the scene, but the BBC One logo is still.

Music/Sounds: Depends on the variant, though they all share the same basic melody.

• Acrobatic: A mid-tempo jingle performed by a string section.
• Ballet: A string quartet, with the cello dominant.
• Festival: A techno-style theme, somewhat resembling a rave party. This version of the jingle would be sampled in a dance track, Forever and a Day by State One in 2003.
• Haka: A slow, string theme, accompanying the sound of the rugby player's chant.
• Hip-Hop: A hip-hop version of the jingle.
• Maasai: A percussion based theme.
• Skateboarders: A mellow jingle, played on a solo piano.
• Tapdogs: An upbeat theme, incorporating the sound of the troupe's tap shoes.
• Tumbler: An upbeat jingle featuring synthesized brass.

Availability: No longer current. Was last seen on 7 October 2006.

Editor's Note: None.

12th Logo (October 7, 2006-December 31, 2016)

Regular Idents: BBC 1 KitesBBC 1 MotorbikesBBC 1 HipposBBC 1 FootballBBC 1 Ring A RosesBBC 1 SurfersBBC 1 WindowsBBC 1 MoonBBC 1 Magical ForestBBC 1 Mission ControlBBC 1 NeonBBC 1 HelicoptersBBC 1 PenguinsBBC 1 BikesBBC 1 Dog ShowBBC 1 Lawn

Christmas Idents: BBC 1 2006BBC 1 2007BBC 1 2008BBC 1 2009

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Nickname: "Circles"

Logo: Depends on the scene. At the center of the scene is the current BBC One logo, using BBC logo and the text "one" next to it, still large, but now in lowercase,in a proprietary font. It is set on a circular area. Starting in May 2009, the idents are shorter and the BBC One logo is formed before the main circle formation:

• Kites: On a cloudy and mountainous landscape, several people are playing with red kites. Some of these kites move around like a "circle".
• Motorbikes: TBA
• Hippos: TBA
• Football: TBA
• Ring A Roses: TBA
• Surfers: TBA
• Windows: TBA
• Moon: TBA
• Magical Forest: TBA
• Mission Control: TBA
• Neon: TBA
• Helicopters: TBA
• Penguins: TBA
• Bikes: TBA
• Dog Show: TBA
• Lawn: TBA

FX/SFX: Same as the previous logo.

Music/Sounds: Same as before.

Availability: No longer current.

Editor's Note: None.

13th Logo (January 1st, 2017-)

BBC One ID - Exercise Class, Avonmouth (version 1) (2017)BBC One ID - Exercise Class, Avonmouth (version 2) (2017)BBC One ID - Swimmers, Clevedon (version 1) (2017)BBC One ID - Swimmers, Clevedon (version 2) (2017)BBC One ID - Mountain Rescue Volunteers, Brecon Beacons (version 1) (2017)BBC One ID - Mountain Rescue Volunteers, Brecon Beacons (version 2) (2017)BBC One ID - Wheelchair Rugby Team, Llantrisant (version 1) (2017)BBC One ID - Wheelchair Rugby Team, Llantrisant (version 2) (2017)BBC One ID - Wheelchair Rugby Team, Llantrisant (version 3) (2017)BBC One ID - Forest (2017)BBC One ID - Skaters, Southwark (2017)BBC One ID - Birdwatchers, Rainham Marshes (version 1) (2017)BBC One ID - Birdwatchers, Rainham Marshes (version 2) (2017)BBC One ID - Cavers, Wemyss (2017)BBC One ID - Bhangra Dancers, Edinburgh New Town (2017)BBC One ID - Tandem Cyclists, Belfast (2017)BBC One ID - Night Kayakers, Killyleagh (2017)BBC One ID - Allotment Holders, Smethwick (2017)BBC One ID - Bog Snorkellers (Giraffe), Llanwrtyd Wells (2017)BBC One ID - Bog Snorkellers (Balloons), Llanwrtyd Wells (2017)BBC One ID - Boxers, Digbeth (2017)BBC One ID - Banger Racers, St Brides (2017)BBC One ID - Ten Pin Bowlers, Hockley (2017)BBC One ID - Fell Runners, Mourne Mountains (2017)BBC One ID - Llama Trekkers, Armagh (2017)BBC One ID - Drone Racers, Nottingham (2018)BBC One ID - Wild Campers, Glencoe (2018)BBC One ID - Under 7 Footballers, Barnet (version 1) (2018)BBC One ID - Under 7 Footballers, Barnet (version 2) (2018)BBC One ID - Sausage Dog Walkers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2018)BBC One ID - Cheerleaders, Manchester (2018)BBC One ID - Taekwondo Club, Trafford (2018)BBC One ID - Swing Dancers, County Durham (2018)BBC One ID - Volunteer Lifeguards, Exmouth (version 1) (2018)BBC One ID - Volunteer Lifeguards, Exmouth (version 2) (2018)BBC One ID - Steel Pan Band, Plymouth (2018)

Nicknames: "Oneness", "People", "Rhythm & Movement in a budget"

Logo: Depending on the ident, it showcases the everyday lives of British people and their activities. On the bottom are details (activity, location) of the scene, which fades out to the text "oneness" forming via a circular swirling line, in the same transition to the 2006 idents. The "e" extends to "ness" in an elegant font. "ness" fades out and the 1997 BBC logo fades in on the top left of "one".

Trivia: The BBC has commissioned Martin Parr, one of Britain’s leading documentary photo­graphers, to create 24 images and short films on the theme of “oneness”.

FX/SFX: Same as the previous logo.

Music/Sounds: Sounds vary throughout the variants, ranging from ambience, to music.

Availability: The first ident, "Exercise Class", started broadcasting at 1am on New Year's Day, and more idents would appear throughout the years. The first two idents were removed after a few months following initial negative reception. During the UK lockdown to reduce spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, and following complaints from viewers on social media that the current set of BBC One idents were not good examples of social distancing, BBC One temporarily suspended their normal idents on 1st May 2020 in favour of a special set of idents that adhere towards the current social distancing guidelines. They are expected to remain in use until the UK lockdown is lifted.

Editor's Note: Oneness is often agreed to be BBC idents at its laziest and are showing of no charm or value that previous ident branches had shown. It is often compared unfavourably to the Rhythm & Movement idents from 2002.