1999 - 2003
Video Downloads
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At 6am on 25th October 1999, BBC News 24 relaunched with presentation, idents and a general look similar to news on BBC One. Tim Orchard, controller of BBC TV News wanted the channel to be seen as "the heart of the BBC News operation - viewers turning to the channel will instantly recognise the relationship with the flagship bulletins on BBC One." The look was created by
Martin Lambie Nairn and his team - Martin designed the original flag motif for BBC News 24. |
BBC News 24 Ident 1 
358kb - 11secs - Stereo |
BBC News 24 Ident 2
220kb - 9secs - Stereo |
RTS Award Winner
175kb - originally used on
the half hour |
Digtial Channel of the Year
157kb - originally used on
the half hour |
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Countdown
to the Hour
In the run up to the hour BBC News 24 shows a countdown. This varies in length between each hour and the full original version is available below. It lasts 90-seconds and was first seen on Friday 10th March at 1:58.30am as the crossover between BBC One and BBC News 24. It also has a fantastic
backing tune.
At 9am on Monday 13th January 2003 the countdown changed. Still with the same music but now around three 'live-action' versions featuring people and time. Usually a menu is overlaid giving details about programmes in the next few hours. |
BBC News 24 Original Countdown
(Full 90 seconds - 1.65mb) |
BBC News 24 Countdown 1
926kb - 30secs - Stereo |
BBC News 24 Countdown 2
922kb - 30secs - Stereo |
BBC News 24 Countdown 3
1.54mb - 54secs - Stereo |
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Overnight
BBC World takes a five hour feed from BBC News 24 from 0100 therefore generic presentation is used, including a BBC News ident and sting.
The sting out is used shortly before the end of the simulcast when BBC
World viewers opt out. |
BBC News 24/ World
359kb - 10secs - Stereo |
World Sting Widescreen
207kb - 9secs |
Generic Sting Out
279kb - 7secs - Stereo |
Generic Sting In
262kb - 7secs - Stereo |
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News
24 Stings.
The short sting was introduced in April 2001 and usually used part way
through the bulletin. The main sting was used on the half hour. |
Sting Widescreen
255kb - 7secs - Stereo |
Short Sting Widescreen
152kb - 3secs - Stereo |
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The
World Today
The World Today is a special programme which airs simultaneously on BBC News 24, BBC One and BBC World from the World Studio each weekday at 5am. It began on September 3rd 2001 to provide more world news with a combined World Business Report. |
The World Today
230kb - 9secs |
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