BBC North West Branding

The BBC North West region was launched on November 30, 1969. This regional service covers the North West of England and provides news and local documentaries. Here’s how the BBC has looked in the North West over the years.

1953 – 1962

BBC North Ident
BBC North Ident ~ Thanks to Andrew Emmerson for contributing the image

1960s

1969 – 1974

BBC North West Symbol
BBC North West Symbol ~ Before the introduction of the regional BBC1 globe in 1974, each of the BBC regions had a graphic symbol as their tv ident. The image shown on the left is courtesy of Francois Frappe. Francois took this black and white photo of a transmission from the Winter Hill transmitter in 1971. The image on the right is reconstruction of the BBC North West arrow symbol ident.
BBC North West Symbol recreation
BBC North West Symbol recreation

1974 – 1981

The regional full continuity was last broadcast from Studio P on the fourth floor on 23rd May 1980. Here’s some stills from the BBC North West continuity Studio P at the Piccadilly studios

1981 – 1985

1985 – 1991

BBC1 North Ident

New, it's not

Quality: ST

1st June 1990

Views: 160

Format: 4:3

BBC1 North Ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

14th January 1991

Views: 170

Format: 4:3

1991 – 1997

BBC1 North Ident

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

Date unknown

Views: 916

Format: 4:3

Promotions from this period

BBC RDS promo

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

1993

Views: 466

Format: 4:3

BBC GMR promo

New, it's not

Quality: HQ

5th September 1996

Views: 76

Format: 4:3

BBC GMR Promo

New, it's not

Quality: ST

1997

Views: 142

Format: 4:3

1997 – 2002

Promotions from this period

2002 – 2006

Promotions from this period

2006 – 2023

Promotions from this period

BBC Two North West Idents