Click for larger image Yorkshire TV Ident
1968
Click for larger image The very first ident from Yorkshire Television featuring it's famous Chevron symbol, Just what is it supposed to be?

Click for larger image Yorkshire TV Ident
1970s
Click for larger image The front-cap to ITV's programmes made in the 1970s
 
What's Coming on, Emmerdale Farm or Farmhouse Kitchen?


Yorkshire TV Start-Up
1970s
An early 1970s start-up sequence and "In Colour". Pity everything is either in beige or brown!

Yorkshire TV Clock
1974
Before a double helping of Emmerdale Farm, it's the News at 10 at 13 past 10!

Yorkshire TV Start-Up
1977
An earlier start-up at 8.25am preceding Britain's First Breakfast Television Programme, "Good Morning Calendar"

Click for larger image Yorkshire TV Ident
1981
It's Yorkshire Television with that familiar music.

Yorkshire TV Idents
1981 / 1984
These were only seen in the Yorkshire Region to introduce programmes.

Yorkshire TV Start-Up
1982
Featuring the "Calendar" Theme.

Yorkshire TV Ident
1983
An early version of the Serving 6 Million Viewers animation.
 
Right clip - Next it's the News at 5.45 from the studios of ITN in London


Yorkshire TV Ident
mid 1980s
keep it nice and simple!

Yorkshire TV Christmas Start-Up
1984
Here we have a computer generated snow covered chevron from Christmas Morning 1984. The graphics are rather basic but the announcement from Paul Lally is delightful!

Yorkshire TV Ident
1985
Yorkshire, in 1985

Yorkshire TV Idents
1985
It's that Serving 6 Million Viewers slogan again, this time with a map.
 
right clip - Here it is again, this time starting from Outer Space!


Click for larger image Yorkshire TV Ident
1986
Click for larger image The 'Liquid Gold' YTV ident cost £40,000 to make. Judge for yourself if it was worth the money!

Click for larger image Yorkshire TV Christmas Ident
1986
Click for larger image 'This Is Your Christmas' Radio-type jingles promote Xmas night before the first of those programmes

Click for larger image Yorkshire TV Ident
1988
Click for larger image The liquid gold ident again, but the one used for network made programmes

Yorkshire TV 21 Years Ident & Clock
1989
Click for larger image Yorkshire celebrating their 21st Birthday in 1989.

Click for larger image Yorkshire ITV Ident
1989
Click for larger image YTV used its version of the 1989 generic look.
 
Right clip - Later on in '89 they re-edit so that it has the chevron moving to the center and ITV disappearing.


Yorkshire ITV Clocks
1989
It's 1 O'clock, time to join ITN for the Lunchtime News.

Yorkshire TV Idents
1995 / 1996
A new set of idents introduced following the demise of the 1989 generic look.
 
Left clip - It's Christmas morning on Yorkshire Television, complete with Santa and his reindeers
 
Right clip - Ident from 1996


Yorkshire TV Idents
1999
Click for larger image It's the welcome return of that music.
 
The light version was used during the day and the darker version at night.


Yorkshire TV Ident
1999
During 1999 Yorkshire introduced a set of new idents, used for continuity into local programmes, such as Calendar. The announcer in this example is Pete Haslam.

Yorkshire TV Idents
1999
A couple more examples of the local ident.


Washing Line ID
1999
Train Station ID
1999
Fairground ID
1999
Moving House ID
1999


Click for larger image ITV1 Yorkshire Ident
2001
Click for larger image ITV became ITV1 on 11th August 2001. This is an example of the Yorkshire version.
 
Right clip - ITV1 links into the World News. No mention of Yorkshire sadly.


ITV1 Yorkshire Ident
2002
On Monday 28th October 2002 a brand new look was introduced for ITV1. All networked programming for the english regions was preceded by the ITV1 network idents. Regional idents were now only used prior to local programming. This is the ident for ITV1 Yorkshire.

Official Website
www.itvlocal.com/yorkshire