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If it was a copyright claim, the page would say so, it just says it's been changed to private.

Granada continuity from Christmas Day 1996, featuring a festive Granada Studio Tours advert at 1:18, followed by the Coca-Cola advert in situ at 1:48.

Twenty years ago, one man made a decision not to kill himself.

The major news story of Christmas Day 1991 of course was the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Central continuity Christmas Day 1991 - ITN report on Gorbachev resignation

A superb compilation of Channel 4 idents and promos from 1982-2002.

Thank goodness there DUMPED and never used that crap 1990 Ident!

That's at 9:20 if anyone's wondering. I guess they wanted a simpler version that could be scaled easier but went against it because it wasn't as unique.

Does nobody at the BBC think its time to do another one of those now? You know considering all the bad press the BBC is getting at the moment.

When was the last time they did one? I can understand how they wouldn't want to now given anytime they've tooted their horn recently (last 10-15 years) there's been someone to stick a cork in it.

You mean by the right-wing press that wants to abolish the license fee? Yeah. I believe everything they say, why wouldn't you...

Any rational thinking person wouldn't either but what with the BBC being a little careful with this sort of thing it doesn't seem like they'd want to for fear of it being seen as a waste or being viewed advertising on the BBC which always seems to come up. I wouldn't be against seeing them do something like this again but it feels like there's been such a gap in time that it'd be like resurrecting the balloons for BBC One again; nice and possibly well-received but ultimately behind in too many ways to be a sensible idea.

Basically, it's the same thought processes which made sure they couldn't promote the Radio Times any more.