BBC Oneness - idents and presentation

Can't wait for NI to break ranks and do their own thing. I'm sure they will!

Yeah, no send-off montage for the old idents either.

As for that Welsh announcer, won't he be in trouble for that clearly ad-libbed on-air admission that these are crap?

Incidentally, one of my earliest pres memories is an announcement into Neighbours on the COW's last day: "for the last time with this..."

When was this?

Remember that the BBC new Charter indicates 'Distinctiveness', these sure are, but not quite as I'd expect distinctiveness to be applied.

What exactly did this Welsh announcer say?

"Mmm - no, I haven't got a clue either. I quite liked the balloons myself."

Tells you how some within the BBC loathe this POS pres package.

When was this said?

First TX in Wales I think, judging from previous posts.

If you mean the Neighbours COW anno, 1991. It's actually here, scroll to the bottom: http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/bbcone/1985_idents.html

If you mean the Welsh announcer mouthing off, it was about 22 hours ago.

The font on "Scotland" = another pound in the jar...

The HD caption for BBC One HD has changed too:
Old:


New:

I remember the balloons received negative reaction initially, I have memories of a mock up balloon flying across the screen constantly during an episode of Points of View getting in the way. Due to the fact that up to that point BBC1 idents had been a single silent logo, it's no wonder folks in Tunbridge Wells were slightly shocked. Everyone came to love them though.

Looking back the dancers weren't that bad, just that they replaced the balloons, meaning they were on a hiding to nothing. The ITV celeb idents faced a similar fate. At least they were well produced with a colour scheme, post production, identifiable well produced music etc etc. The Queen Mother passing away 2 days in didn't help.

But these have no positive qualities. No music, no production, just a static shot. They make ITV's look like the best idents ever. They look like something you might have got on Living TV not on BBC One!

The business about it being just for 2017 I would take with a pinch of salt, they'll last as long as they want them to last.