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BBC TWO old programmes, old pres?

(October 2013)

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denton
Yes, they've been dropped in NI.
JA
JAS84
This is an observation rather than a criticism (we're really being spoiled here and I'm grateful to all concerned) but I'm surprised that none of these idents - with the exception of the NI TWO - have a subtitles indicator. I realise it doesn't mean much these days as pretty much everything is subtitled, and that for some of the older idents it might be out of place to add it, but I would have thought that the 1997 and later idents would have it.
It would definitely be out of place on the 1964 and 1967 idents (pre-Teletext) and the 1970s, 80s and 1991 idents probably said 888 instead of Subtitles - which of course is not where subtitles are found now. It's definitely good that the idents lack a subtitles tag. They really don't need it nowadays anyway as virtually all shows should have subtitles now.
CA
Cavan
A 1991 still appeared before Cagney & Lacey today.
DP
D.Page
Cavan posted:
A 1991 still appeared before Cagney & Lacey today.


There was also one in a 1986 style, before Bergerac.
Last edited by D.Page on 12 March 2014 6:47pm
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Other than looking absolutely lovely - that 'Silk' BBC2 slide is very much on brand considering the current colour of the BBC2 box (on the idents at least).
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What a nice slide covering the 1989 - 1991 era. There must have been showing a repeat.




Such a nice 1991-92 slide here aswell, all linked I see.
GO
gordonthegopher
This is an observation rather than a criticism (we're really being spoiled here and I'm grateful to all concerned) but I'm surprised that none of these idents - with the exception of the NI TWO - have a subtitles indicator. I realise it doesn't mean much these days as pretty much everything is subtitled, and that for some of the older idents it might be out of place to add it, but I would have thought that the 1997 and later idents would have it.

Haven't BBC NI dropped the 'Subtitles' tag on all idents full stop? Or am I confusing them with another nation?


BBC NI have not had the Subtitles tag on any idents for a while now.
DA
David


Poor choice of picture. Mr Mash, Mr Lucas and Mr Grainger left the show ages ago.
LL
Larry the Loafer
The 90s 2s really don't look all that out of place in 2014...
VM
VMPhil
The 90s 2s really don't look all that out of place in 2014...

Might have something to do with how well they transferred them to widescreen back in 97.
WP
WillPS
The 90s 2s really don't look all that out of place in 2014...

Might have something to do with how well they transferred them to widescreen back in 97.

I don't think the fact they're in Widescreen is here nor there really. They're just bloody lush visuals; regardless of whether the top and bottom tenth (or whatever) is there. The later additions which were shot in widescreen are just as good, just less remembered probably on account of their relatively short lives.

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