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'''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''. | '''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''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''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 (1988-1991)=== | ===2nd Logo (1988-1991)=== | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Calm synth music with tribal beats. For the closing version, each section of the opening logo's music plays in reverse order. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Calm synth music with tribal beats. For the closing version, each section of the opening logo's music plays in reverse order. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Uncommon. | ||
ppears on some older CBS/Fox releases of BBC material. ''Blackadder Goes Forth'' is one video that has this logo. On | |||
he logo's final year, it was used in tandem with the next one. 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". | |||
'''Ehe logo's final year, it was used in tandem with the next one. 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". | |||
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'''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. | '''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. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "Streaks of Death", "Ominous BBC", "Bring Out the Caskets", "Blue, Red, and Green" | '''Nicknames:''' "Streaks of Death", "Ominous BBC", "Bring Out the Caskets", "Blue, Red, and Green" | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''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 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). | * 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). | *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)". | *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)". | ||
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<center>© TALKBACK PRODUCTIONS LIMITED/<br />BBC TELEVISION<br />(year in roman numerals)</center> | <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)". | * 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. | '''FX/SFX:''' The colored streaks, the merging and the boxes and notice fading-in. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variants''' | '''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. | *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. | * 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''. | * 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 originaly contain 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. | *On some re-releases (mainly from those that originaly contain 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:''' 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 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 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 copyright date) is included at the end of ''Red Dwarf Smeg Outs'' on the ''Red Dwarf: Just the Smegs'' UK DVD released in 2007. | '''Availability:''' Common, but no longer current. | ||
* 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 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 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 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. | '''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. | ||
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===4th Logo (1992-1997)=== | ===4th Logo (1992-1997)=== | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 3rd logo. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 3rd logo. | ||
'''Availability:''' It only appears on 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''. | '''Availability:''' Uncommon. It only appears on 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 calmer. | '''Editor's Note:''' Its music is still ominous, but the brighter environment and more dynamic movements make it calmer. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A calm synth-string/harp theme with a hi-hat clash that's actually a slightly more upbeat arrangement of the 1990 theme. For the logo's first year, the theme was slightly different. The "prototype" variant is silent. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A calm synth-string/harp theme with a hi-hat clash that's actually a slightly more upbeat arrangement of the 1990 theme. For the logo's first year, the theme was slightly different. The "prototype" variant is silent. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' See 3rd logo. Seen on VHS tapes and DVDs released by the company prior 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". | |||
* 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 | '''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. | ||
===6th Logo (2009-2018?)=== | ===6th Logo (2009-2018?)=== | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' A decent logo, but it's not as popular as previous ones from the company. | '''Editor's Note:''' A decent logo, but it's not as popular as previous ones from the company. | ||
===7th Logo (2017- )=== | === 7th Logo (2017- )=== | ||
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'''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. | '''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. | ||