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'''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 2 Entertain branding being used on non-BBC releases the company distributes.

 

In Australia, their videos were originally distributed by [[PolyGram Video]], before [[Roadshow Entertainment]] and [[ABC DVD|ABC Video]] (the Australian "ABC") took over in 1996.

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*'''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 {{color|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.

*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 {{color|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 of this exists 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 {{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 "{{color|gold|NEW VIDEO TASTIES}}" in {{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 {{color|orange}} Revue font with a {{color|gold|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.

'''Music/Sounds:''' There were six versions (seven if you include the closing):

**(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 close 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.

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**(1981-1984) A slower re-arranged version of the rock tune with an electric guitar strum.

**(1987 ''Watch with Mother'' variant) Same as beginning, but the start of the tune is extended.

*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.

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*'''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, {{color|gold|metallic gold}} (land) on {{color|blue}} (sea), which waves up and down. The map folds into a rotating globe (which is a modified version of the [[BBC One (UK)|BBC1]] "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, "{{color|gray|{{font|Times New Roman|BBC VIDEO}}}}" in a {{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 "{{color|gray|{{font|Times New Roman|BBC VIDEO}}}}" text 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.

*The copyright text may be in a different font other than ITC Avant Garde Gothic.

*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''.

*''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.

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'''Logo:'''

*'''Opening:''' On a black background, a {{color|blue}} streak comes in from the right of the screen and a {{color|#00AF00|green}} streak comes in from the left of the screen. The two streaks then intersect to form a {{color|red}} line in the middle of the screen and they leave behind {{color|#00AF00|green}} and {{color|blue}} lines afterwards. The BBC boxes fade in above, first rather dimly before fully brightening up, forming a CGI version of the 1988 BBC logo used at the time. The letters appear to have shadows underneath them and the lines have glows on the bottom of the blocks.

*'''Closing:''' Same as the opening, except with the BBC Enterprises copyright disclaimer appearing on the bottom. Starting in 1995, "BBC ENTERPRISES" is replaced with "BBC WORLDWIDE".

*Before going onto usage 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; for people outside the UK, said ID can be viewed [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fuy22hjfEDj1Bs9xV-HnwKTiw2NVcgba/view?usp=sharing here] .

*The 1988 BBC logo (which was designed by Michael Peters) first appeared on-air the very same year on the BBC Sport titles and some regional news programmes. The logo then appeared on copyright tag of television programmes and radio station in 1990 and appeared on the rebranded [[BBC One (UK)|BBC1]] and [[BBC Two (UK)|BBC2]] on February 16, 1991.

*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)".

'''Music/Sounds:''' A somber 9-note piano piece followed by the sound of a choir holding the final note, sometimes extended.

*A low tone version of the music exists. On this version, the music comes in when the {{color|#00AF00|green}} and {{color|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''.

*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 America|BBC Lionheart Television]] logo.

'''Editor's Note:''' It's known as one of the more ominous British 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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'''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 {{color|blue}}, one {{color|red}}, and one {{color|#00AF00|green}}) pass under it and leave similarly colored lines under the boxes. Finally, the word "'''''VIDEO'''''" in {{color|gray}} appears under the completed logo.

'''Editor's Note:''' The music is still ominous, but the brighter environment and more dynamic movements make it a bit calmer.

*'''Opening:''' On a {{color|navy|navy blue}} background, there are several ribbons moving from top right and top middle of the screen and the bottom middle of the screen highlighted in {{color|red}}, {{color|blue}}, and {{color|#00AF00|green}}. The 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 was used on DVDs and VHS's until 2005.

*Sometimes, the logo can be in widescreen; also, the ribbons move differently. This is mostly seen on DVDs of shows with the widescreen format.

*On ''The Best of BBC Comedy'', the text "BBC Worldwide & The Sunday People Present The BBC Comedy Collection" appears on the background in Gill Sans. BBC Worldwide and The Sunday People have their logos represented instead, and they, along with "BBC Comedy Collection" are much larger.

**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. After a while, the line-up fades over to the closing version of the BBC Video ident.

*There is a slightly altered variant where the ribbons are further away; this can be seen on {{color|blue}} and black backgrounds.

'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''

*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.

*One of the last releases to use this logo was the Warner/2 Entertain 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).

'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is a favorite of many, especially in the UK. There is a debate that this logo was originally expected to be for the 1988 BBC logo due to the colors being prominent with it, but was changed at the last minute.

===1st Logo (2009-2019?)===

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'''Logo:''' A {{color|red}} screen flashes in a {{color|red}} lens flare, and it causes the BBC logo to appear, this time in a small, {{color|blueviolet|purple}} box. The background then glows in {{color|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.

'''Availability:''' No longer current. Can be seen on BBC Home Entertainment releases from 2009 until 2019. In its last three years of existence, it was used in tandem with the next logo.

===2nd Logo (2017-)===

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'''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''.

'''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, its days might be numbered.

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