Logos[]
1st Logo (January 15, 1959-July 16, 1970)[]
On a black background, an anchor zooms in to the middle of the screen. Once it zooms in, the anchor morphs into a "T" and two smaller "T"s emerge from the "T" from the left side and the right side. The circle part of the anchor then moves to the left and reveals the words "TYNE TEES" while moving to the right and vanishes after. "TELEVISION channel 8" then appears below the giant "T".
2nd Logo (July 17, 1970-1979)[]
On a blue background, four yellow lines go by really quickly from all four sides of the screen. Once they all intersect across the screen, they morph into a stylised "TTTV" which consists of a "T" and a "V" connected together and a "T" connected to the top of the two letters. "TYNE TEES" then appears below the logo and then six red diamonds appear below "TYNE TEES" which then turn into "COLOUR".
3rd logo (October 24, 1979-September 4, 1988)[]
On a blue background, the "TTTV" symbol (designed the same as the 2nd logo) moves towards the center of the screen in Star Wars text fashion, leaving a trail of rainbow lines in the process. Once it reaches the center of the screen, it flips back to normal and its outline flashes at the screen with a cheap rainbow "candy-stripe" effect. The background then turns blue, and "TYNE TEES" zooms out from the bottom of the screen, making a white trail and stops below the "TTTV" symbol.
4th Logo (September 5, 1988-September 1, 1989)[]
Against a yellow background textured to look like sand, a stream of grey-coloured water moves across the screen in a wave-like motion. It then splits into several streams and forms the logo in light blue and has a drop shadow. The camera turns upwards and "Tyne Tees", in white, fades in below.
5th Logo (September 1, 1989-February 1991)[]
See ITV.
6th Logo (1990-1991)[]
We see a twisted, spiral-esque neon stream shooting forward, morphing into the Tyne Tees logo.
7th Logo (February 1991-October 4, 1992)[]
A "screen" containing several images of England flips up from the bottom on a black background. The screen then rotates around to reveal more screens. They then flip upward to form the same logo from before, which is coloured with red, blue, green, and grey diagonal stripes, and situated against a bright light. "TYNE TEES", in a white serif font, appears below.
8th Logo (October 5, 1992-September 2, 1996)[]
A series of thick white flashes move quickly in various directions across a blue and white background, tracing what turns out to be a new "TTTV" logo, three-dimensional and in silver, with the letters in a chunky serif font and not joined to each other. As the "TTTV" is being formed, it turns to face us, reflecting numerous colours along the way. When it does face us, it shines briefly, and "TYNE TEES", in blue with a white drop-shadow, fades in below.
9th Logo (September 2, 1996-March 8, 1998)[]
Against a stylized blue background, a large gold "3" swoops in from the right and zooms out. To the left of the "3", the letters of the words "NORTH EAST", in gold, unfold, with several rings and electricity moving across them. "TYNE TEES TELEVISION", also in gold and in a Friz Quadrata font, is formed below in a similar fashion.
10th Logo (March 9, 1998-September 3, 2000)[]
On a similar blue background to the one in the previous logo, we see a map of the North East of England, together with the outlines of the letters "TTTV" (arranged in the same way as before) in a stylised serif font. After a while, the letters turn yellow and become more three-dimensional, while "TYNE TEES TELEVISION" in a Friz Quadrata font appears below.
11th Logo (November 8, 1999-October 27, 2002)[]
See ITV.
12th Logo (September 4, 2000-October 27, 2002)[]
A montage of various imagery plays out showcasing various landmarks and activities in the Tyne region, overlayed with a blue tint and a grid of dots playing behind them, all in this order:
- A show of Tynemouth Castle that starts on a up-close piece of rubble before focusing on the main castle.
- A horse running over a hurdle.
- A close up of a train's wheels moving, panning from left to right.
- A blurry crowd of people walking around.
- A panning shot of the Angel of the North's upper body.
As the last clip plays, white dots streak in and form a crescent shape on the left side of the screen, with the largest dot situated in the north east and the rest of the dots getting smaller from it, and then it shines brightly. As the shine dies down, it reveals the new Tyne Tees logo with the familiar "TTTV" in a Radiant font along with the dots next to it, all on a thick white stripe that fades out near the end. The background also now shows a rippling cloth with dots fading in and out, as well as the Angel of the North zooming out on the right before settling.
Music/sounds[]
1st logo: An announcer says "Tyne Tees Television, channel 8", and then a nautical sounding fanfare plays. Composed by Arthur Wilkinson and is also contained in its start-up theme, "Three Rivers Fantasy".
2nd logo: A majestic horn fanfare, sounding somewhat like the 20th Century Fox fanfare.
3rd logo: A triumphant sounding fanfare made on an synthesizer.
4th logo: A synthesised fanfare sounding a little similar to the 3rd logo.
5th logo: TBA.
6th logo: None.
7th logo: David Dundas' 1989 ITV fanfare from the 5th logo.
8th logo: An interesting composition of four "chimes", two each at the start and end of the logo, and several "swish" sounds as the "TTTV" is being formed.
9th logo: A rather heroic fanfare, ending with Glorious Finale by Peter Siedlaczek from the Orchestral Colours sample library.
10th logo: An abridged version of Glorious Finale by Peter Siedlaczek.
11th logo: TBA.
12th logo: A happy-sounding tune using a piano and violin, which becomes more dramatic as the logo gets revealed. An announcer usually follows it up.
Scare factor[]
1st logo: Low to medium. The zoom in, announcer, lack of color, and fanfare might get to some.
2nd logo: Low to medium, as the music might get to some. It can lower for those who are used to it though. But in 1978, Low to high. It could basically scare alot when the music is a weird, trembled 20th Century Fox (Studios) fanfare.
3rd logo: Low. The loud fanfare can get to some.
4th logo: Minimal to low. This is a favorite of many.
5th logo: TBA.
6th logo: Minimal to medium. The animation and neon effects can get to some.
7th logo: Low, depending on what you think about the imagery.
8th logo: None. This is a soothing logo.
9th logo: Low. The huge "3" zooming out and the animation might scare some. The fanfare however, is nice.
10th logo: Minimal. It might annoy you, though some people don't mind it.
11th logo: TBA.
12th logo: Low. The fanfare appearing at random might surprise you.
Videos[]
Gallery[]
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