April 1964 - November 1969
Idents/Clocks [1]
In April 1964, the BBC TV service became BBC One, following the launch of BBC Two. The channel's symbol was a globe - an emblem adopted by the BBC TV service in September 1963.
Above: BBC One ident [April 1964 - April 1966]. Introduced on April 20 1964, at the launch of BBC One (formerly BBC TV).
Above: in-vision continuity from the late Anne Gregg [1964]. In-vision continuity was a regular part of the BBC TV service; it continued for a short time following the launch of BBC One.
Above: BBC One clock [April 1964 - April 1966].
Above: BBC One ident [1964 - 1966] [left]. This ident was static and is believed to have been used for important announcements.
Above: other captions following a similar design: Weather Forecast [left] and Newsflash [right].
Above: BBC One ident [April 1966 - June 1966]. This short-lived symbol is thought to have been introduced on April 18 1966.
Above: BBC One clock [April 1966 - June 1966].
Above: BBC One ident [June 1966 - July 1968]. Believed to have been introduced on June 06 1966.
Above: BBC One clock [June 1966 - July 1968].
Above: BBC One ident [July 1968 - summer 1969] [left]. Around July 07 1968, this 'floating' globe symbol was introduced. BBC One clock [July 1968 - summer 1969] [right]. This clock face design was to become a BBC classic, running on BBC One and BBC Two until the early-1980s. In fact, it was incorporated into the new homepage design for the BBC website, unveiled in December 2007.
The 'floating' globe symbol is believed to have been modified slightly during the summer of 1969. Do you have any photos or video footage of this symbol? If so, we'd like to hear from you.
Above: BBC One Northern Ireland ident [1968 - 1969] [left]. BBC One Northern Ireland programme change caption [right].
Above: BBC One 'Schools & Colleges' presentation [early-1960s - early-1970s]. With apologies for the poor picture quality on these images. The 'Pie Chart' [left] would appear between schools programmes, accompanied by music, to be followed by a countdown clock [right] which ran for one minute, also accompanied by music.
