TV ARK | BBC South | Continuity

1960s

BBC TV South
1961

BBC Television in the South.

1970s

BBC South Symbol
1970

Before the introduction of the regional BBC1 globe in 1974, each of the BBC regions had a graphic symbol as their ident. The image shown on the left is courtesy of Francois Frappe. Francois took this black and white photo of a transmission from the Chillerton Down trasmitter in 1970.

The right image shows another variation of the BBC South symbol later in the 1970s minus the white strap, and given an outline treatment.

1974 - 1981

BBC1 South Closedown
1970s

BBC1 South Closedown
1979

Paul Harris closing down BBC1 South on 13th April 1979.

BBC1 South
13.2.1980

The Mirror Globe from BBC South.

1981 - 1985

BBC1 South
1983

Another later Mirror Globe from BBC South.

1985 - 1991

BBC1 South
1987

The COW globe from BBC South.

1991 - 1997

BBC1 South
1993

And now on BBC 1, tonight's edition of South Today.... (In Stereo!)

1997 - 2002

BBC One South Ident
1999

BBC One South Clock
1999

BBC One South Ident
2001

BBC One South Clocks
2001

2002 - 2006

BBC One South Ident
2004

2006 - Present

BBC One South Ident
2010

BBC One South Ident
2011

BBC Two South Idents

BBC2 South Ident
1985

BBC Two South Ident
?

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www.bbc.co.uk/england/southtoday/

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