TVARK | BBC Scotland Continuity

1974 - 1981

BBC 1 Scotland Ident
1980

The mirror globe as seen on BBC 1 Scotland from 1980.

Apologies for the poor recording!

1981 - 1985

BBC1 Scotland Ident
1982

BBC Scotland Closedown
1983

A mirror globe closedown from 1983. Your announcer is Bob Christie.

BBC Scotland Ident
1984

The last version of the popular mirror globe as seen on BBC 1 Scotland from 1984. Once again, Bob Christie is your announcer.

BBC Scotland Ident
1984

BBC 1 Scotland Closedown
1984

A playing of the national anthem over BBC Scotland's 1984 Christmas ident.

1985 - 1991

BBC 1 Scotland
1985

An imaginative approach for BBC1's Scotland ident in '85 with a Christmas box of delights

BBC 1 Scotland
1986

Stars are added to the COW ident for Christmas 1986.

BBC Scotland Ident
1987

right clip from 1988

BBC1 Scotland Continuity
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BBC Scotland Clock
1987

Note that Scotland's version of the 1985 clock has a centre dot, something absent from the clock used in England.

BBC 1 Scotland Ceefax Ident
1988

Bob Christie with the COW globe from 1988, introducing an episode of Neighbours.

BBC1 Scotland Christmas Idents
1988

BBC 1 Scotland Christmas
1988

A stained glass theme for Christmas 1988 in Scotland

BBC 1 Scotland
1989

2 clips here from Christmas 1989

BBC 1 Scotland Closedown
1991

The last-ever COW closedown from BBC Scotland. Signing off for the night is Alma Cadzow.

1991 - 1997

BBC1 Scotland Clock
1991

BBC 1 Scotland Continuity
1992

Bob Christie with BBC 1 Scotland's new-look globe, from 1992, introducing a change of programme.

BBC1 Scotland Idents
c1992

BBC 1 Scotland Closedown
1996

A gentle closedown from Bob Christie.

BBC1 Scotland Clock
c1997

BBC1 Scotland New Year Ident
1997

1997 - 2002

BBC One Scotland Ident
1999

The new look BBC ONE Scotland globe

BBC One Scotland Ident
1999

another BBC ONE Scotland globe

BBC One Scotland Ident
2000

BBC One Scotland Ident
2001

The BBC ONE Scotland 'Snowdon' balloon ident. Your announcer is Maura McManus.

BBC One Scotland Ident
2001

Maura McManus introduces another programme with the BBC ONE Scotland 'Forth Bridge' balloon ident.

BBC One Scotland Clocks
1999

BBC One Scotland Clock
2001

The current BBC ONE Scotland clock leading up the BBC News, announced by Maura McManus.

2002 - 2006

No clips from this era at present

2006 - Present

BBC One Scotland Christmas Ident
2008

Aardman Animations produced the BBC One Christmas 2008 idents. Here's a clean Scotland version.

Gromit pushes Wallace up a snowy hill in his sledge "Rosebud", only for Wallace to wipe out leaving Gromit to show off his snazzy snowboarding skills.

BBC One Scotland Ashes to Ashes Ident
2009

An Ashes To Ashes ident for, yes you've guessed it, Ashes To Ashes.

BBC One Scotland Hippos Ident
2009

BBC Scotland Edinburgh Festivals Promo
2009 Promoting the BBC's coverage of the Edinburgh festival.

BBC Scotland Promo
2009

BBC One Christmas Ident
2009

BBC One Scotland's Christmas ident from 2009.

Right clip - clean version in full

BBC One Scotland Christmas Promo
2009 A BBC Scotland promo for Christmas comedy.

BBC One Scotland Ident
2009

BBC One Scotland Ident
2010

BBC Scotland Ident
2010

BBC TWO Scotland

BBC Two Scotland Ident
1991

BBC 2 Scotland opts out of the network for a regional news programme - here from 1991. Your announcer is Gillean McDougall.

BBC Two Scotland Ident
2001

BBC TWO Scotland introduces The Beechgrove Garden. Your announcer is James Gillies.

BBC Two Scotland Tent Ident
2009

BBC Two Scotland Ident
2010

BBC Two Scotland Promo
2010

BBC Two Scotland Christmas Ident
2010

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