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=== Background ===
BBC Video was formed and established in 1980 as a division of BBC Enterprises to distribute BBC television programmes for home video (later "BBC Worldwide") with John Ross Barnard as head.


In 2004, BBC Video merged with [[Video Collection International (UK)|Video Collection International]] (VCI), to create [[2 Entertain (UK)|2 Entertain]], although as of 2020, BBC Studios uses their own logos on releases of their material, with the 2Entertain branding being used on Non-BBC releases the company distributes.
In the United States, the BBC released their products through [[CBS/Fox Video]]/[[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] from 1985 to 2000. The license was taken over by [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] in 2000; however, their logo was phased out on actual releases as of 2007, instead using just the standard UK logo or the 2Entertain logo except on ''Charlie and Lola'' (only the print logo is shown). As of 2017, the BBC self-distributes their releases in the United States.
In Australia, their videos were originally distributed by [[PolyGram Video (UK)|PolyGram Video]], before Roadshow Entertainment and [[ABC DVD|ABC Video]] (the Australian "ABC") took over in 1996.
==BBC Video==
===1st Logo (October 6, 1980-October 31, 1988)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "BBC Star", "Cheesy Starlight", "Scanimate BBC", "Psychedelic BBC"
'''Logo:'''
*'''Opening:''' Against a black background, many colored parallelograms come from the top and bottom of the screen towards the middle, where a white four-pointed star is being drawn, with the smaller one starting with the top spire, while the large one starts with the left. The colored shapes stop coming from the bottom as an {{font color|orange|orange}} line with a "'''V'''" shaped bend in the middle arrives, accompanied by a "shadow" effect. It stops below the star, and the parallelograms return from the bottom as the letters "'''BBC'''" and "'''IDEO'''" are drawn in white at either side of the "'''V'''", with the outsides first, then the insides on the left, then the reversed happening on the right. The line with the "'''V'''" is also traced over with white. After the logo forms, all the parallelograms eventually stop as a light shines inside the star and leaves a blue after-shadow.
*'''Closing:''' The rainbow parallelograms are flying towards "'''BBC VIDEO'''", which disappears as if it was being played backwards; that is, it's sort of being "drawn away." The parallelograms stop and the 4-pointed star remains. As a copyright notice appears (in the Futura typeface) reading "© BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION and BBC ENTERPRISES LTD. (year in Roman numerals)", the star "shines" and is drawn away too, leaving a small light which flashes a few times and then fades.
'''Variants:'''
* On ''101 Great Goals'', the logo is superimposed onto a soccer match. At the end, a still of the normal opening logo with a copyright stamp is used.
* On widescreen releases, the words "'''This is a wide screen film'''" fade in shortly before the star stops shining.
* The copyright date (in Roman numerals) may be in a different font, other than Futura. It also appears that the 1981 and sometimes 1982 versions are the only ones that appear to be "natural" as the rest appear with some kind of video effect.
* Starting in 1985, a shadow effect was added while the star is being drawn away.
* On the 1988 release of ''The Young Ones'', as well as ''Dad's Army'' tapes from the era, it cuts to the copyright notice whereas the whole thing is silent.
* On ''Watch With Mother'' tapes, the logo turns {{font color|gray|gray}}-scale when the 'V' comes in, the closing starts in gray-scale but turns into color before the text is drawn away. Another version exists of this where it fades to the B&W effect as well on some other releases.
* On a promo variant, the logo seems to fly backwards as it finishes.
* On a trailer/promo VHS, we see the regular logo for a few seconds until we cut to a black background with a {{font color|deepskyblue|blue}} book sideways with the print logo of the time. In the bottom (or in the end of the tape, the top), we see "{{font color|gold|NEW VIDEO TASTIES}}" in {{font color|gold|yellow}}. The closing logo starts when the text is drawn away, and the copyright date uses a 1982 version at its base, with an extra "I" added to the end of the copyright date to read instead as "MCMLXXXIII", and it fades out.
* On rock concert releases we see the text "ROCK FLASHBACK" appear in black, with a white outline. Another version has this in an orange Revue font with a yellow outline. The latter variant has an extra copyright added reading "Original recording © Deep Purple MCMLXXIV" below the normal copyright in a Helvetica font.
* A shortened version of the closing variant exists, starting from the small light flashing.
* On most U.S. video releases distributed by CBS/Fox Video or Playhouse Video, the copyright disclaimer in the closing version is blacked out due to legal reasons.
'''FX/SFX:'''
*'''Opening:''' The "drawing" and flying shapes.
*'''Closing:''' The logo drawing away.
'''Music/Sounds:''' There were six versions (seven all together if you include the closing):
*'''Opening:'''
**(1980-1984) A big band marching band-type tune, with kettle drums, in B♭ major. Used from the beginning until 1984.
**(1980-1984) A Moog synth tune with a marching-band flair (sounding similar to the first tune), also in B♭ major. Used in tandem with the first tune.
** (1981) An orchestrated version of the first and second tunes in a different key (C major), led by violins. Used on ''Treasures of the British Crown'' on Laserdisc, released in 1981. It is unknown if it was used on any other releases.
** (1981-1984) A laid-back rock version of the first and second tunes in a different key (D♯/E♭ major).
**(1984-1988) A bouncy synthesized theme that ends with drawn-out synth notes and a 3-note synth-horn fanfare. A "whoosh" is also used to mark the appearance of the "V". This is the one you are most likely to find and has been composed to match the animation as closest as possible. Used from 1984 until the end, and was composed by Peter Howell, who also arranged the 1980's version of the ''Doctor Who'' theme.
**(1987) A tune sounding like it was played from a music box. This was used only on ''Watch with Mother'' tapes beginning in 1987.
* '''Closing:'''
**(1980-1984 variant 1) A re-arranged version of the marching band-type tune with a powerful flourish.
**(1980-1984 variant 2) A re-arranged version of the Moog synth tune with a longer beginning and more grand ending.
**(1981) A slower re-arranged version of the string-led tune.
** (1981-1984) A slower re-arranged version of the rock tune with an electric guitar strum.
**(1984-1988) Ascending synth notes and chimes that lead into a shorter version of the opening logo's music with an extended, rather somber ending.
** (1987 ''Watch with Mother'' variant) Same as beginning, but the start of the tune is extended.
**(1980's) An extremely rare re-orchestrated variant can be found on ''Great Railways - Flying Scotsman''.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on any early releases of BBC programs.
* It appears on the original ''Fawlty Towers'' tapes, and some ''Postman Pat'' tapes too.
* The opening and closing logos appear on the 1986 Playhouse Video issues of the BBC Video release of ''Doctor Who''. Strangely, the 5th closing variant made a surprise appearance on Netflix prints of the BBC version of ''The Secret Garden'', possibly due to using an old video master.
* It also appears on early releases of Series 1 of ''Last of the Summer Wine'', including the first DVD releases (which have the episodes as compilation films for some reason).
* The 2nd closing variant can be found as an Easter egg on the DVD release of the ''Doctor Who'' story ''Revenge of the Cybermen''.
* The 4th opening/closing variant appears on a 1984 British pre-cert tape of ''Open All Hours'', released in the United States by CBS/Fox Video in 1989.
* The "NEW VIDEO TASTIES" variant can be spotted on a trailer/promo tape.
* The "Rock Flashback" variants can be spotted in ''John Martyn - In Vision 1973-1981'' and ''Deep Purple - California Jam''.
* The shortened closing variant can be spotted at the end of the VHS for ''Col. Culpeper's Flying Circus''.
* This logo was used concurrently with the next one from June to October 1988.
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is a favorite of many due to its really nice animation and catchy music, especially the 1984 music.
===2nd Logo (June 6, 1988-November 11, 1991)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "COW Globe", "BBC Globe", "Video Globe"
'''Logo:'''
*'''Opening:''' On a black background, the text from the warning screen flies in. After several seconds, the text flies out as we fade to a map of the world, {{font color|gold|metallic gold}} (land) on {{font color|blue|blue}} (sea), which waves up and down. The map folds into a rotating globe (which is a modified version of the BBC 1 "Computer Originated World" ident from 1985-1991). The reverse of the globe can be seen through the "sea" of the globe. From the front and bottom of the screen, "{{font color|gray|{{font|Times New Roman|BBC VIDEO}}}}" in a {{font color|gray|copper}} Times-like font flies in. When it stops below the globe two of the letters sparkle before the program starts.
*'''Closing:''' The sequence reverses, with the "{{font color|gray|{{font|Times New Roman|BBC VIDEO}}}}" flying out and the globe unfolding back into a map. The same copyright text from the previous logo appears. This was the BBC Enterprises copyright disclaimer, which was occasionally cut from U.S. releases by CBS/Fox.
'''Variants:'''
*On Australian releases, the tape's OFLC rating certificate appears in place of the copyright info.
*The copyright text may be in a different font, other than ITC Avant Garde Gothic.
*A rare extended variant was seen on some releases, in which the globe turns for longer.
*On BBC Video World tapes, the warning text has a different layout, and the "BBC Video" text is replaced with "BBC Video World".
'''FX/SFX:''' The text, the globe forming, and "BBC VIDEO" appearing. It's all CGI.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Calm synth music with tribal beats. For the closing version, each section of the opening logo's music plays in reverse order. The music samples "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" by Isao Tomita while the beginning may also sound like the song "Hallelujah" by "Enigma".
'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
* The closing variant could rarely have the music from the 1984-1988 version of the 1st logo.
* A stereo mix version exists, but is rarely used. This version has been spotted on ''Blackadder Goes Forth'' as well as some 1990-1991 UK VHS tapes, including ''Fireman Sam 5: Norman's Pitfall,'' ''Fireman Sam 6: All in a Good Cause'' and ''Pingu: Barrel of Fun''.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Not as common as the previous logo, but still appears on BBC material from the time, and also appears on some older CBS/Fox releases in the United States.
* ''Blackadder Goes Forth'' is one video that has this logo.
* The 2020 ''Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 26'' (UK/Australia)/''Doctor Who: Sylvester McCoy Complete Season Three'' (US) Blu-ray box set retains this logo on the alternate 1991 VHS cut of the ''Doctor Who'' serial "The Curse of Fenric".
* On the logo's final four months, it was used in tandem with the next one.
'''Editor's Note:''' While the logo is not as common as some of the other logos, it's still a unique take on the COW globe at the time.
===3rd Logo (May 1989, July 1, 1991-November 3, 1997)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "Streaks of Death", "Ominous BBC", "Bring Out the Caskets", "Blue, Red, and Green"
'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{Font color|blue|blue}} streak comes in from the right of the screen and a {{Font color|#00AF00|green}} streak comes in from the left of the screen. The two streaks merge to form a {{Font color|red|red}} line in the middle of the screen and they leave behind {{Font color|#00AF00|green}} and {{Font color|blue|blue}} lines afterwards. The BBC boxes fade in above, forming a CGI version of the 1988 BBC logo used at the time.
'''Closing Variant:''' The same as the beginning, except with the BBC Enterprises copyright disclaimer appearing on the bottom. Starting in 1995, "BBC ENTERPRISES" is replaced with "BBC WORLDWIDE".
'''Trivia:'''
*Before going onto be used for BBC Video, the logo was created by designers Sue Worthy and Brendon Norman-Ross in 1989 as an ID for the end of BBC trailers and promos at the time. As the streaks animate inwards, the words "''TELEVISION''" and "''RADIO''" in the then-current BBC corporate font (Futura Bold Condensed Italic) fade in and out above the smaller logo as it appears, said ID can be viewed [https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/bbc-motion-graphics-archive/1989-bbc-corporate-identity-sting here], if you're in the UK. Or for people outside the UK, [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fuy22hjfEDj1Bs9xV-HnwKTiw2NVcgba/view?usp=sharing said ID can be viewed here].
*The logo first appeared on-air in 1988 on BBC Sport titles and some regional news programs. The logo then appeared on copyright tag of television programs and radio station in 1990 and appeared on rebranded BBC1 and BBC2 on February 16, 1991.
'''Variants:'''
*On the 1991 VHS tape ''Bottom Fluff'', a tape containing outtakes and unused footage from the sitcom ''Bottom'', silhouettes of the show's stars, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmonson can be seen messing around at the bottom of the screen during the second half of the logo.
*On the 1995 VHS release of the ''Doctor Who'' episode "The Five Doctors", the logo is snatched up by the Time Scoop (the device that kidnapped the Doctor's incarnations and his companions at the beginning of the story).
*Very early releases with this logo have the copyright disclaimer in a different font (e.g. Helvetica or Gill Sans).
*Starting in mid-1997, the closing variant has a different caption, saying "Distributed under licence by BBC Worldwide Ltd." and underneath there is an copyright date saying "© BBC (in its print logo) (year in Roman numerals)".
*On ''They Think It's All Over: No Holds Barred'', the closing logo had a different copyright notice reading:
<center>© TALKBACK PRODUCTIONS LIMITED/<br />BBC TELEVISION<br />(year in Roman numerals)</center>
* At the end of the 1997 VHS release of ''BBC TV Cooks - Rick Stein Cooks Fish'', the copyright stamp below the BBC Worldwide disclaimer reads "© BBC Worldwide (year in Roman numerals)".
'''FX/SFX:''' The colored streaks, the merging and the boxes and notice fading-in.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A somber and creepy 9-note piano piece followed by the sound of a choir holding the final note, sometimes extended.
'''Music/Sounds Variants'''
*A low tone version of the music exists. On this version, the music comes in when the {{Font color|#00AF00|green}} and {{Font color|blue|blue}} streaks merge.
* On the "Five Doctors" variant, a spinning whirl sound is heard when the Time Scoop steals the BBC logo.
* At the end of the 1997 VHS of ''Diana: A Celebration'' (one of the last tapes to use this logo), it is completely silent. This also occurs at the beginning and end of the UK VHS of the same release, as well as ''Poldark Series 1 Volume 1''.
*On some re-releases (mainly from those that originally contained the 1984 version of the 1980 logo), if you listen very closely, you might hear the 1984 music from the 1980 logo playing faintly over the logo and warning screen, due to poor plastering.
'''Availability:''' Common.
*Appears on some BBC programs tapes from the era, like Series 1 of ''Yes Prime Minister''.
*The ''Doctor Who'' variant is also included on the 2008 DVD release of "The Five Doctors", not as the opening logo, but as an Easter egg. To find it, go to "Special Features" on Disc 2, then highlight "Nationwide" and go left.
*This logo is intact on the DVD release of ''Wallace and Gromit in Three Grand Adventures'' from DreamWorks Home Entertainment (around 2004, but not seen on the later HiT Entertainment reprint).
*This weirdly also appears on Netflix prints of ''A Blackadder Christmas Carol'', possibly due to using a video master; presumably, it also appeared on PBS broadcasts of the same, as the CBS/Fox release followed this with the BBC Lionheart Television logo.
*It can sometimes plaster previous logos on re-releases, and is seen on all ''Pingu'' tapes at the time in the UK (''Barrel of Fun'' used the last logo though, although a rare print contains this logo instead).
*A silent variant (with the 1993 (MCMXCIII) copyright date) is included at the end of the UK DVD of ''Poldark Series 1 Volume 1'' released by Playback in 2003 due to coming from the 1993 video master.
*The closing logo (with the 1994 (MCMXCIV) copyright date) is included at the end of the DVD of ''Doctor Who: More Than 30 Years in the Tardis'' from the ''Doctor Who: The Legacy Collection'' DVD box set released in 2013.
*The closing logo (with the 1995 (MCMXCV) copyright date) is included at the end of ''Red Dwarf Smeg Outs'' on the ''Red Dwarf: Just the Smegs'' UK DVD released in 2007.
'''Editor's Note:''' It's known as one of the more ominous logos in the logo community due to its somewhat depressing music and black background, combined with the strange-looking BBC logo and limited animation; however, it is a great logo.
===4th Logo (September 1992-1998?)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "Streaks of Death 2.0", "Bring Out the Caskets II", "Streaks of Peace", "Blue, Red, and Green II", "Swinging Funeral"
'''Logo:''' Against a white marble background, three black boxes swing in from the right. As they turn sideways, the letters "BBC" enter each one. Once the logo is formed, three colored streaks (one {{Font color|blue|blue}}, one {{Font color|red|red}}, and one {{Font color|#00AF00|green}}) pass under it and leave similarly colored lines under the boxes. Finally, the word "'''''VIDEO'''''" (in {{font color|gray|gray}}) appears under the completed logo. Everything seems to be italicized, even the boxes.
'''FX/SFX:''' The flying letter boxes; very modern and advanced CGI at the time.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 3rd logo.
'''Availability:''' Rare.
*It only appears on some CBS/Fox and FoxVideo North American home video releases of BBC programs, such as ''Absolutely Fabulous''. This logo was used in tandem with the other one.
*In the UK, it was recently discovered on the VHS release of ''Red Dwarf V''.
'''Editor's Note:''' Its music is still ominous, but the brighter environment and more dynamic movements make it a bit calmer.
=== 5th Logo (October 1997-2009)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "BBC Blocks", "Square Boxes", "Rainbow Smoke", "BBC Ribbons" "Calm BBC", "Blue, Red, and Green III"
'''Logo:'''
*'''Opening:''' On a {{Font color|navy|navy blue}} background there are several ribbons going from top right and top middle of the screen and the bottom middle of the screen highlighted in {{Font color|red|red}}, {{Font color|blue|blue}}, and {{Font color|#00AF00|green}}. The current 1997 BBC logo (in white) fades in.
*'''Closing:''' Same as above, except when the BBC logo fades in, the BBC Worldwide copyright disclaimer and copyright date fade in. This variant was common on DVDs and VHS's until 2005, and since then it was no longer used.
'''Variants:'''
*Sometimes, the logo can be in widescreen; also, the ribbons move differently. This is mostly seen on recent DVDs on shows with the widescreen format.
*An extremely rare variant (presumably a prototype) exists, where the ribbon is thicker and only moves a little bit before looping. The background is also black and the BBC logo is slightly different, with shorter squares and black text.
*On ''The Best of BBC Comedy'', instead the text "BBC Worldwide & The Sunday People Present The BBC Comedy Collection" appears in Gill Sans. BBC Worldwide and The Sunday People have their logos represented instead, and they, along with "BBC Comedy Collection" are much larger. An announcer also is present, saying "You're watching The Best of BBC Comedy, a hilarious compilation prepared exclusively for readers of The Sunday People." At the end of the tape, we see a line-up of BBC Comedy videos of the time being shown on the animated ribbons background as the same announcer says "We hope you enjoyed this selection of ''The Best of BBC Comedy'', specially compiled for the readers of the Sunday People. Why not watch them in full with your very own collection of BBC comedy videos? Available from all good video retailers." After he finishes, the BBC Video theme plays out as the second BBC Comedy Video line-up fades over to the closing version of the BBC Video ident.
*Sometimes around 2004, the BBC copyright stamp doesn't have "BBC" in its print logo anymore.
*There is a slightly altered variant where the ribbons are further away, this can be seen on blue and black backgrounds.
*On the Polish VHS release of ''The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit'', the logo is shortened so that only the remaining animation (with the BBC logo) is shown. At the end of the tape, the logo is static.
'''FX/SFX:''' The ribbons moving.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A calm synth-string/harp theme with a hi-hat clash that's actually a slightly more upbeat arrangement of the 1991 theme. For the logo's first year, the theme was slightly different. The "prototype" variant is silent.
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On the Polish VHS release of ''The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit'', the ''Wallace & Gromit'' theme plays over the logo. At the end of the tape, it is silent.
'''Availability:''' See 3rd logo. Seen on VHS tapes and DVDs released by the company from 1997 to 2009.
*One of the last releases to use this logo was the Warner/2Entertain Region 1 DVD of ''Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection - Remastered''.
* The 2000 closing variant is strangely seen on the 2005 Region 4 DVD Release of ''Wallace and Gromit: 3 Cracking Adventures'' (possibly because the master is likely taken from the original 2000 UK DVD release, it is also likely a reprint of the original 2001 region 4 DVD).
*The 2020 ''Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 26'' (UK/Australia)/''Doctor Who: Sylvester McCoy Complete Season Three'' (US) Blu-ray box set retains this logo on the alternate 1998 VHS cut of the ''Doctor Who'' serial "Battlefield".
*Surprisingly, the closing version of the logo (with the 2006 (MMVI) copyright date) appears on ''BBC Children's Favourites'' DVD, released in 2005.
*The "prototype" logo was seen on a 2001 Italian VHS print of ''Teletubbies: Tubby-Toast!''.
*The altered ribbon variants were found in the game files of the PC version of ''Play With the Teletubbies!''.
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is a favorite of many, especially in the UK. There is a debate that this logo was originally going to be for the 1988 BBC logo due to the colors being prominent with it, but was changed at the last minute.
==BBC Home Entertainment==
===6th Logo (2009-2019?)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "BBC Blocks II", "Square Boxes II", "Flashing Box", "Colour Concentric", "Purple BBC"
'''Logo:''' A {{Font color|red|red}} screen flashes in a {{Font color|red|red}} lens flare, and it causes a BBC squares logo to appear, this time in a small, {{Font color|blueviolet|purple}} background. The background then glows in {{Font color|red|red}} as several flares in different colors, suddenly flashing one by one, light the BBC logo. The effect of flashing also appears on circles that left. The color in the background changes each time a flash appears.
'''FX/SFX:''' The flashing, the background changing colors, and the lighting up of the BBC logo. Designed by Lambie-Nairn.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A synthesized tune accompanied by strings, organs and drum beats.
'''Availability:''' No longer current. Can be seen on BBC Home Entertainment releases from 2009 until 2019. In it's last three years of existence, it was used in tandem with the next one.
'''Editor's Note:''' A decent logo, but it's not as popular as previous ones from the company.
===7th Logo (2017-Late 2021?)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "BBC Blocks III", "Square Boxes III", "BBC Dandelion", "Spark 10"
'''Logo:''' We see several white lines stretching and forming a star-like shape, then these separate (explode) and disappear, leaving some of the dots moving, while the BBC logo appears in the center. The dots disappear after a few seconds.
'''Variant:''' A shortened variant which starts with the "explosion" can be seen at the start of post-2017 episodes of ''Doctor Who'' whenever they are shown as well as streaming and international prints of some BBC shows such as ''Top Gear''.
'''FX/SFX:''' The lines and dots moving, the fading of the BBC logo.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A creaking sound, which is later accompanied by an orchestral theme.
'''Availability:''' No longer current. You may find this logo in ''Doctor Who'', ''Hey Duggee'' and ''Bluey'' DVDs and Blu-ray Discs.
'''Editor's Note:''' It is somewhat plain compared to the previous logos. With the introduction of the 2021 BBC logo, it's days may be numbered.
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