Channel 4’s 80s takeover day sees old trailer graphics used as idents
Channel 4’s 80s-themed presentation is a fascinating glimpse of what might have been.
Channel 4’s 80s-themed presentation is a fascinating glimpse of what might have been.
The downside of UTV’s move to network continuity was exposed embarrassingly and painfully on Monday night. Political programme The View from Stormont was referred to as “Views from Stormfront”.
The return of a form of schools broadcasting next week has provoked inevitable nostalgia – and not just from pres fans.
This week saw tributes to Martin Lambie-Nairn – the man behind many famous TV graphics. The original Channel 4 blocks, the 1991 BBC Two idents and the BBC One balloon truly deserve the word iconic. But not all of his …
Pres fans watching Strictly last night may have been cheering just after the show finished. But their celebrations would have had nothing to do with the winner of the dreaded ‘Dance-Off’.
BBC TV has launched a new cross-channel promotion graphic that sits outside programme end credits.
Channel 4 has reintroduced its “#StayAtHome” DOG – albeit the latest incarnation goes under the title “#StayAtHome2”.
It was the style of speech which defined the BBC for decades. For a long time Received Pronunciation was used by virtually all BBC broadcasters. It was Lord Reith who believed this to be a form of speech which would be …
There are indications today that the BBC iPlayer logo has been tweaked.
Earlier this week following the release of a BBC Two trail featuring short snippets of various new films, we asked a question:
An unfortunate error here during a BBC Two junction yesterday.
A day after its 38th birthday, Channel 4 found an excuse to dust off one of its original batch of ‘4’ idents.
It’s the last thing anybody would have wanted. Circuit breakers in Wales, Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland have been followed by an impending 4-week lockdown in England.
First published: 13th September 2019. Last updated: 3rd November 2020. I know it’s a point that’s been raised many times by viewers and in various online forums – but, ten years since an HD version of BBC One was launched …