VHS tapes of idents

I have a bunch of VHS tapes of idents, bumpers, stings, etc - mostly from the broadcasters themselves... 1980s/1990s ITV regions and a little bit of Sky stuff.

if anyone wants them and is prepared to pay postage, PM me!

Am I allowed to ask the story behind these? How did you end up with them?

Hopefully they will end up with someone that has a decent capture card and a YouTube account.

Sent off for them when I was younger. They are pretty cool actually, it seems the engineers used to love dubbing off the idents!

The set includes every Channel ident and the complete Central pres kit for 1994..

Is there anything from Meridian at all?

Right, here's the list:

- Central: 1994 pres kit - every ident
- Channel: every ident up to I guess mid 90s
- TVS: channel launch in 1982 and 90s network promo
- TTTV: 1993 ident and news ending
- Carlton: complete set of 'people' idents from 1995ish
- Sky News 1996 titles/closer
- London News Network London Tonight titles/closer
- Money Channel idents (!)

Agreed, Meridian TV presentation seems rare - I uploaded a clip of some continuity to YouTube and its the Most Viewed video.

It's also the nicest IMO, although I am biased as its my region, but as you say it is rare at the moment.

Yeah, my region too, I'm awaiting the upload of the original Meridian Tonight "orange map transmitter" titles from 1993 as well.

Looking through a few tapes a while back, Alongside various TVS bits I only ever found footage of a single Meridian ident & Xmas trail in a box-full of vids originating from the South. Perhaps it is inexplicably rare!

Liked the Sun-Moon face logo though, very memorable!

Well I'm very hopeful that we'll be getting some Meridian continuity onto TV Ark when the ITV South pages finally return. Can't say for sure because I've not even touched my Meridian tapes yet and it would be unfair to hold off all the other goodies the section has to offer - but one day I can promise I do have some Meridian Continuity and I will share it with the internet in due course.

Somewhere on a tape deeply hidden away I have footage of two people, a bald woman and a man with a funky red mohican making up the Meridian logo with their own faces - so surreal! I really hope I can find that tape.

Dear LOVIN_IT

Subject: VHS tapes of idents

Could you please tell me how much the postage will cost, ? as I am interested in the bunch of VHS tapes of idents, bumpers, stings, etc


I would like to take this opportunity to thank you in advance for your
assistance and look forward to receiving your reply in due course

Bye for now

Yours faithfully



MICHAEL GRANT CHAPMAN

Hilarious! The Tyne Tees tape actually starts with a VT clock on a blackboard, with chalked up programme/take number! I've never seen anyone else do this!