The BBC South region, which covers the South of England, was officially launched on 3 September 2001. Here’s how the BBC’s channel branding has looked from BBC South over the years from its base in Southampton.
1960s
New, it's not
Quality: ST
1961
Views: 367
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
BBC TV South ~ Before the introduction of the regional mechanical BBC1 globe , each of the BBC regions had a graphic symbol as their ident. They were used from 1968 – 1969. This is the BBC South version. These images are a recreation
1970s
BBC South Symbol ~ The image shown on the left is courtesy of Francois Frappe. Francois took this black and white photo of a transmission from the Chillerton Down trasmitter in 1970. The right image shows another variation of the BBC South symbol later in the 1970s minus the white strap, and given an outline treatment.
1974 – 1981
New, it's not
Quality: HQ
Date unknown
Views: 163
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: ST
31st August 1978
Views: 443
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: HQ
26th October 1978
Views: 122
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: HQ
9th November 1978
Views: 168
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: ST
1979
Views: 686
Likes: 1
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: ST
1980
Views: 100
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: HQ
20th June 1980
Views: 51
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: HQ
1980
Views: 51
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
1981 – 1985
New, it's not
Quality: ST
1983
Views: 126
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: ST
1983
Views: 139
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: HQ
7th November 1983
Views: 92
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: ST
1984
Views: 121
Likes: 1
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: HQ
18th February 1985
Views: 178
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
1985 – 1991
New, it's not
Quality: ST
1987
Views: 134
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
1991 – 1997
New, it's not
Quality: HQ
Date unknown
Views: 242
Likes: 1
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: ST
8th April 1993
Views: 146
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
1997 – 2002
New, it's not
Quality: ST
1999
Views: 140
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: ST
1999
Views: 156
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: ST
2001
Views: 112
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: ST
2001
Views: 122
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: ST
2001
Views: 128
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: ST
2001
Views: 123
Likes: 0
Format: 4:3
2002 – 2006
New, it's not
Quality: HQ
2004
Views: 126
Likes: 1
Format: 16:9
2006 – 2017
New, it's not
Quality: HQ
2009
Views: 99
Likes: 0
Format: 16:9
New, it's not
Quality: ST
2010
Views: 133
Likes: 0
Format: 16:9
New, it's not
Quality: ST
2011
Views: 153
Likes: 1
Format: 16:9
2017 – 2023
New, it's not
Quality: HQ
15th July 2019
Views: 139
Likes: 1
Format: 16:9
BBC Two South Idents
New, it's not
Quality: ST
1985
Views: 175
Likes: 1
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: HQ
1986
Views: 132
Likes: 1
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: ST
1999
Views: 194
Likes: 2
Format: 4:3
New, it's not
Quality: ST
2001
Views: 218
Likes: 2
Format: 4:3