BBC One

Oh dear. Not only are sparkles back but also 2005 "One For Christmas" whisperer.

What other ideas do you have for endboards? Apart from get rid of them...

Snowflakes bursting out from the "o"?

Rather unimaginitive this is what we're getting for a fourth consecutive year.

But in this age of corporate branding I don't really think it matters if they use the same promo ideas. It's the ident I'm more concerned about.

That's essentially the same idea.

Not what I had in mind! You could have snowflakes which "explode" from the central O as if coming from a snow machine. That's to say, the further away they get the bigger they appear, and they would also keep coming. Obviously a degree of translucency would be needed in the flakes to keep the BBC1 logo legible and any other text; (perhaps they could even be glass-like) plus for added effect a slight reduction in the background opacity to allow a fallen-snow-like texture. The special endboards for Jekyll (and something else which I forget) showed what can be achieved.

Just out of i9nterest, what is the name of the jolly continuity announcer on BBC1? You just5 knew a Christmas trail was coming when he said..."And now let me be the first to wish you a Merry Christmas!" Nice touch!

That's Duncan Newmarch! Joined in 2004.

If he's on over Christmas, expect some real crackers from him

Thanks Simon. I remember him vaguely giving some superb continuity announcements during Christmas Eve 2004 about switching on lights, Santa etc. I think it was him anyway!

Skating for an ident would have suited the dancer era. What's the betting the ident will end with an aerial shot of skaters in a circle!

Yes good old Duncan - best continuity announcer at the moment - ITV1 should take note of how its done.

I know I haven't seen it yet but skaters in a circle just sounds very dull to me unless they throw in a few effects. Live action idents are just mind numbingly boring in my opinion. Having said that I loved the UK Gold 'gold ingots' idents. The only live action idents that ever worked in my view.

Here's an appeal regarding Christmas TV (well almost!) Usually at this time we get someone to post the design of this yea'r Christmas Radio Times. Has anyone got that info yet?