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1960s


Click for larger image BBC Newcastle Ident
1963 Click for larger image

1970s


Click for larger image BBC North Ident
1971 Click for larger image This image is courtesy of Francois Frappe, he took this photo in 1971 from a transmission of the Caldbeck transmitter.

Click for larger image BBC Newcastle Ident
1970s Click for larger image Recreation of BBC Newcastle's 70s graphic identity

1974 - 1981


BBC North East
1977 The BBC North East mirror globe - MK1 Recovered from Super 8 footage, with thanks to Dave Baldwin

1981 - 1985


BBC North East
1981 It's the mirror globe Mk2 as seen on BBC 1 North East in the early 80's

1985 - 1991


BBC North East
1985 The first COW to be shown on BBC 1 North East. The 'East' was later dropped (see below)

BBC North
1989 The COW from BBC North. Note with no East and no Cumbria. Cumbria moved to BBC North West

1991 - 1997


Click for larger image BBC North
1992 Still only BBC North, no sign of Cumbria coming back yet

Click for larger image BBC1 North East Closedown
1993 Click for larger image Details of French Means Business, a programme aimed at improving your french "in a business sense" leads into BBC1 North East's bedtime, followed by the National Anthem.

1997 - 2002


Click for larger image BBC One North East & Cumbria Clock
1999 Click for larger image The North East and Cumbria version of the BBC1 clock introduces the Six O'clock News.

Click for larger image BBC One North East & Cumbria
2000 Click for larger image A balloon ident from the North East

Click for larger image BBC One North East & Cumbria
2000 Click for larger image

Click for larger image BBC One North East & Cumbria
2001 Click for larger image

2002 - 2006


BBC NE & Cumbria
2003 An acrobats ident from 2003

2006 - Present


Click for larger image BBC One North East Ident
2009 Click for larger image The North East and Cumbria version of the Capes ident introduces BBC North East and Cumbria's Inside Out.

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