Designing the BBC provides an insider perspective on the groundbreaking work of the BBC's Television Graphic Design Department from 1954-2005.
Drawing on the unique holdings of the BBC Motion Graphics Archive, and first-hand perspectives of former BBC staff, this book provides a timely overview of over 50 years of the BBC's innovative practice and lasting impact in the field of television motion graphics.
Taking a thematic approach, the volume considers the graphic design of a range of TV genres, including household favourites such as Doctor Who; sports programming such as Grandstand and big sporting events like the Olympics; children's television including Grange Hill; popular science programmes such as Tomorrow’s World; news output such as The Nine O'Clock News, Election Night specials, the weather and the channel idents of BBC 2. The book brings together BBC staff with leading scholars in design and television studies who investigate the Archive, bringing to life cultural memories, and consider the Graphic Design Department's lasting impact, both at the time and today.
Foreword – Bernard Lodge
Acknowledgements
Introduction – Iain Macdonald & Paula Williams
1. Branding the BBC: The Cultural and Creative Impact of Identity – Paula Williams & Charlie Mawer
2. Painting With Sound – Melissa Morton
3. Consistency or Change? Top of the Pops’ Meandering Journey Towards a Sense of Self – Matthias Hillner
4. Blue Peter: ‘Here’s One I Made Earlier’ – Iain Macdonald & Kevin Hill
5. A Play in Themselves: Drama Titles & Graphics – Iain Macdonald & Iain Greenway
6. Doctor Who: Motion Graphics For A Time Lord – Iain Macdonald
7. Global Circulations, National Traditions: BBC Motion Graphics and Canadian Television – Andrew Burke
8. The Old School Cool: Youth Culture & Multiculturalism in Pre-2000s Britain – O Haruna
Section II
9. No Width, No Speed. – Graham McCallum
10. A Hybrid Creator’s Tool: The Introduction of Quantel Paintbox – Margaret Harvey
11. Drawn to Paintbox – Morgan Almeida
12. The Best Technique For The Job: Making The Right Choices For The Right Reasons – Liz Friedman
13. BBC OU: Moving Education Design from Analog to Digital – Haydon Young
14. Digital Pathfinders: The BBC Computer Graphics Workshop 1980 to 1987 – Bill Gardner
15. BBC Sport: Of Dash and Dare – Steven Aspinall
16. ‘…and now for the News’: Television, Probably: The Age Of Cardboard – Brian Eley
17. Breakfast Time: To Infinity and Beyond – Terry Hylton
18. News 24/7 – Chyaz Buffett, Mark Chaudoir, Andy Davy, Ian Wormleighton, & Iain Macdonald
Epilogue
Appendix
Timeline
Index
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