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BBC News 24 introduced the corporate BBC News graphics look on Monday 25th October 1999. It was designed by Lambie Nairn.


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1999 BBC News with Jackie Hardgrave and Ben Geoghegan
 
right clip - half past the hour, coming up on News24
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1999 Another opening and rejoin sequence here with Valerie Sanderson and Bill Turnbull
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Countdown
1999 For countdown fans, here's the full 90 second BBC News 24 sequence!

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2000 Click for larger image Maxine Mawhinney presenting News 24 back in 2000

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2002 Anita McNought with The World Today includes a 40 second countdown at the start
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2002 The World Today rejoin
2002 The World Today open
2003

Gwenan Edwards & Mike Embley
2002 Susan Osman
2002 Joanna Gosling & Philip Hayton
2003

January 2003 BBC News24 launches a series of 4 'countdown' films to be shown at the top of every hour. The films feature ordinary people with busy lives in time pressured situations. The fast cut sequences are designed to increase interest in the channel, and encourage viewers particullarly under 45 to keep watching for the headlines when they see the film. Directed by Mark Chaudoir of BBC Broadcast.


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2003 Countdown v2
2003 Countdown v3
2003 Countdown v4
2003

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2003 Alastair Yates here with a BBC News bulletin
 
Right clip - closing sequence
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Examples of content graphics and house style


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