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- lattrig, on 04/22/2008, -2/+72A real trip down memory lane. Of course, if you believe Bill Bailey, the BBC News theme music is really from an apocalyptic rave ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=488yhG2OPrM - arcooke, on 04/22/2008, -1/+47Whoa.. BBC's video player volume goes up to 11.
- erhanaltay, on 04/22/2008, -2/+39I cannot believe I actually sat through that whole video... Its 3:21am and I have nothing better to do than stare at the changing intro graphic of an overseas news provider...
- danubecities, on 04/22/2008, -2/+33Much better motion graphics than any US broadcaster.
- BelatedHero, on 04/22/2008, -0/+24But these go to 11.
- luke374, on 04/22/2008, -1/+23I love how they don't pollute the screen with graphics ... nice and simple.
- moethelawn, on 04/22/2008, -5/+23And now some puppies will like your faaaaaaaaace...
- luket13, on 04/22/2008, -0/+171988 might as well have been the intro to American Gladiators
- sigafoo, on 04/22/2008, -1/+18I can't believe I just watched 4mins of just news intros....
Is it possible to be "newsroll'd" ? - dmac41, on 04/22/2008, -1/+18The clock effect in 1984 was so realistic!
- northernmunky, on 04/22/2008, -4/+20Wow that brings back some memories, I was born in 1980, and I can still remember that second '84 look and the music vividly. Amazing stuff.
Makes you proud to be British! - prefan21, on 04/22/2008, -0/+16Dugg for the guy nonchalantly typing one-handed on the computer.
- luke374, on 04/22/2008, -2/+18Why don't they just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?
- northernmunky, on 04/22/2008, -5/+19Its not about the graphics, its the fact that the BBC is one the oldest, trusted and most respected publicly answerable broadcasting corporation in the world. Even most yanks I know admit to that!
- thelimopit, on 04/22/2008, -0/+142011's intro is going to be all the Lord of the Rings films played back-to-back.
- meatmcguffin, on 04/22/2008, -0/+14http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR438vV6YoY&feature ...
- Hangly, on 04/22/2008, -1/+14I need a full-length mp3 of the 1999-2008 intro. That music kicks so much ass.
- icianom, on 04/22/2008, -0/+12Brass Eye and The Day Today have the best news intro music and graphics ever.
- jameshighmore, on 04/22/2008, -0/+11A lot of the early 3D ones remind me of Brass Eye.
- dualboy24, on 04/22/2008, -0/+10I think the 1954 version was perfect the way it was.
- Angostura, on 04/22/2008, -1/+11Yes, because the BBC would never commission a whole prime-time series on the difficulties of multiculturalism, would they. Oh wait: http://www.bbc.co.uk/white/
In general though, you just seem a bit bitter that the BBC won't grind your political axes for you. - Myonosken, on 04/22/2008, -0/+9@luckyguy: I dunno, maybe because we all are paying for it and have done for 64 years?
- bpbarrick, on 04/22/2008, -0/+8Wait, how can this be news? Where are all the American flags?
- keyratt, on 04/22/2008, -0/+7each year the intros just get more epic than the previous year.
- daviejer, on 04/22/2008, -0/+7What? You can't seriously mean that? Pro jihad (not jihadi) would mean that the BBC has employees that are linked to (if not part of) the mujahideen; that these same people can seed their teachings and broadcast on the national news station?
We would have noticed...
Or (as I believe) you said that because you may have seen the BBC airing al jazeera footage. But then in a fair (and I am not sating the BBC is 100% impartial) journalistic democracy this is surely the right thing to do.
Keep watching Fox - xieodeluxed, on 04/22/2008, -0/+7Well, as an American who just stayed up to 2:30am watching ALL of part troll, Id have to say Bill Bailey is the ***** funniest guy i have ever seen!
thanks for the link lattriq :) - Myonosken, on 04/22/2008, -0/+7I was only 4 at the time, but I thought that big crystal thing on 1993's version was actually real and in the studio.
- acdcfanbill, on 04/22/2008, -0/+6Haha, Bill Baily is awesome.
- craighoxton, on 04/22/2008, -1/+7Did you notice how the music changed from serious to 80's power ballad? And how newscasters have lost their plummy BBC accents and we have people with regional accents now.
"Why aye there's been a coup in Mogadishu, like" - Angostura, on 04/22/2008, -0/+6It is getting a bit 'The Day Today' isn't it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv-LKUtiOxU
- davidlow, on 04/22/2008, -1/+7My Fellow Losers, Please read my meta-comment about this non-story.
- Jio666, on 04/22/2008, -0/+6You're American so it's not surprising you're having trouble understanding the concept of a non-bias media, or even liberalism (check wikipedia). The TV license doesn't seem strange so long as you don't fear the government, and the BBC does way more than just TV, radio and it's website.
Oh, and left wing means socialist. - bosssmiley, on 04/22/2008, -1/+7BBC News. SERIOUS BUSINESS!
- starkly, on 04/22/2008, -0/+5More on old BBC news programmes (and more recent stuff) in this episode of Screenwipe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLdHWng-3v8 - nevpayne, on 04/22/2008, -1/+6Oh man there a few there I remember late 80s early 90s - full of epic orchestral awesomeness.
Have to agree tho the 1998-2008 theme is a deffinant listener - ITN's / ITV's got nothing on them. - nevpayne, on 04/22/2008, -0/+5Well they've got to spend our license money some where - not like it goes into anything creative, fresh and "not previously thought off re-branded repeats.
- Hanzomon, on 04/22/2008, -0/+5i bet that the computer typing from 1986 is completely fake.
- WhipTail, on 04/22/2008, -2/+6Thanks for that!! i thought of it whilst watching that clip and was aboot to go looking for it :)
- Hangly, on 04/22/2008, -1/+5I got it. Dugg.
- n8to, on 04/22/2008, -0/+4Hey, I have a request for anyone who is a BBC fan:
A few years back on BBC World they had a montage that featured the Moby song "Natural Blues" over clips of news events from around the world. I think it was around 2000 and BBC had just revamped the BBC World graphics.
Anyone familiar with the clip I am talking about? And if so, do you have a link?
thanks
-Zeqe - anagoge, on 04/22/2008, -3/+7I'm not sure if I like the new titles. They don't allow me to focus my eyes on on thing for long enough to realise what's going on.
- Angostura, on 04/22/2008, -0/+4Actually, compared to the previous changes, the recent clutch have been minor - they've kept the music and the overall design theme, it's mainly been small tweaks.
- cheese06, on 04/22/2008, -0/+4Graphics-wise, 1985 seemed like a landmark year in changes/adjustments. coincides with the increasing use of computers for motion graphics. i wonder what program they use now for motion graphics? after effects? avid?
- protogenxl, on 04/22/2008, -0/+4They left out the time that the news studio was used as a construction detour for the A219.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ytYCq81Jq4 - rdas7, on 04/22/2008, -0/+4The new idents are really nice, especially the progressive evolution from 2004 to present day. Too bad about the reporters though.
- zixx, on 04/22/2008, -0/+4Here is some info on the composer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lowe - cr3ative, on 04/22/2008, -0/+3RAAAAAAAAAAAAVE!
- meatmcguffin, on 04/22/2008, -0/+3He might be confused because Al Jazeera was founded and run by ex-BBC Middle East staff. Although this also makes them mainly impartial.
Or he might be a moron. - gincarnated, on 04/22/2008, -1/+4The BBC does tackle those issues, just not on BBC News. BBC News these days just reports on the current events without really taking a stance (as it should). For the opinionated stuff theres all the programs on BBC Radio and TV like Hardtalk, Politics Shows, Panoroma, etc. It's there if you look for it.
When i lived in the US BBC World and EURO News were the only news channels worth watching. - PoopSalad, on 04/22/2008, -0/+3the 50's one was totally baller they should bring it back
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