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

grievoustim · 2017-07-06T14:10:22.517Z

I remember the sense of novelty when a TV channel changed their indents

Continuity announcer strikes me as a piss easy job

foppyish · 2017-07-06T14:10:41.396Z

saw him once in M&S in Ballyhackamore when we were both buying our dinner.

SenorDingDong · 2017-07-06T14:11:20.019Z

BBC 2 have went back to using the ones from the 90s haven’t they?

foppyish · 2017-07-06T14:11:30.397Z

I’d like to do that job, how much do you get paid?

foppyish · 2017-07-06T14:11:48.638Z

oh right, that would explain it

grievoustim · 2017-07-06T14:13:17.502Z

I’m not a continuity announcer

foppyish · 2017-07-06T14:13:41.507Z

I genuinely like the tune on this one

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