When was the last time we talked about continuity announcements and idents on tv?

hip_young_gunslinger · 2017-07-06T14:14:12.269Z

the Guardian – 13 Nov 12

How do I become … a continuity announcer

Claire Gibb, who talks to millions of people in their own living rooms every day, on how she got her big break

SenorDingDong · 2017-07-06T14:14:58.504Z

en.m.wikipedia.org

BBC Two '1991–2001' idents

The BBC Two '1991–2001' idents were broadcast from 16 February 1991 until 19 November 2001, and again since 9 July 2014, on BBC Two in the United Kingdom. The idents, which consist of a sans-serif '2', accompanied by the colour viridian, were created by branding agency Lambie-Nairn (and later, BBC Animation & Design), who also created the Channel 4 logo. The ident package was retained following the corporate rebrand of the BBC in 1997 with a new logo and new idents commissioned. They were taken o...

foppyish · 2017-07-06T14:16:39.987Z

i’m going over there to talk to hyg now

Jamos · 2017-07-06T14:16:53.232Z

the bbc did a novelty one on saturday before doctor who, with the continuity fella being attacked mid announcement by a cyberman. good times.

Jamos · 2017-07-06T14:17:51.261Z

dunno why i’ve replied to you there @foppyish, soz

foppyish · 2017-07-06T14:19:33.606Z

that’s okay

Icarus-Smicarus · 2017-07-06T14:21:57.820Z

think he might still do voiceovers but they recently scrapped his on-screen appearances.

plus there’s now a separate UTV Ireland in the republic which he’s not on at all (as David O’Doherty mentioned his disappointment about it when i saw him live last year). i think we get both versions of it at my parents’ house but i so rarely watch either that i still can’t tell the difference aside from him.

also i once saw him being taken to the VIP section of a nightclub in Belfast

cutthelights · 2017-07-06T14:28:00.039Z

this is a very pleasing anecdote.

can still picture him introducing the latest episode of coronation street or blind date with a cheeky remark

foppyish · 2017-07-06T14:30:05.713Z

It would be a bit of a weird job:

“Have you thought about your objectives for this year?”

KindRegards · 2017-07-06T14:31:20.823Z

Always liked this Channel 4 ident:

hip_young_gunslinger · 2017-07-06T14:32:31.591Z

I always liked those. I don’t really get the current mining ones.

eems · 2017-07-06T14:34:19.024Z

TKC · 2017-07-06T14:41:43.966Z

this was fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS7be8PqktI

blimeycharlie · 2017-07-06T19:20:55.795Z

You do have to make sure you get the timing right mind. There’s a famous story about the continuity announcer mistiming the introduction of a programme called “[presenter’s name]: the Old Country” with the unfortunate result that the final syllable was cut off by the start of the programme.

overthehill · 2017-07-07T22:11:49.756Z

i only recently found out he doesn’t do the corrie intros anymore

you are more than welcome to disregard my silly tribute tho

FormerGhost · 2017-07-07T22:37:07.314Z

Something about idents that gets me really nostalgic and slightly melancholic. One of my favourites was the old C4 one that was just made up of coloured blocks sliding in over a black screen, and before Gazetta Football Italia it would changes to red, white and green blocks. It was because they are the colours of the Italian flag! ha ha. Remember that?

Also, the BBC balloon was good, much better than the current ‘everyday folk’ crap.

cutthelights · 2017-07-08T08:54:52.283Z

Hahaha this is wild

wonton · 2017-07-08T09:27:07.223Z

I always remember this guy from GCSE years who was really passionate about indents. We did a mock Room 101 thing at one point…and he put some new female BBC director in for “landing” the BBC balloon and replacing it with those circles of dancers, hippos, cyclists etc. He was really, really angry about it.

eems · 2017-07-08T09:30:34.471Z

DJ Extreme measures Trevor Eve

sarahispi · 2017-07-08T10:45:33.779Z

Last time I watched BBC 2, they were using the fuzzy twos from when I was a small child. Got me a bit nostalgic.