BBC Cymru/Wales (UK)

BBC Cymru

1st Logo

(1982-1988)

Logo: On a black background, 2 dual-colored lines draw in from the left and right sides of the screen, both right on each other. The colors are red and green, with white borders on the outside. The lines then snake around into a four-leaf clover shape, overlapping each other. The lines on the side then retract and the lines connect to each other, as "BBC CYMRU" fades in below.

FX/SFX: The snake lines, and the fading-in text.

Music/Sounds: An orchestral fanfare.

Availability: Extinct. It proceeded all it's Welsh language programmes broadcast on S4C.

Editor's Note: The drawing logo on the darkness and the fanfare accompanying may get to a few, but it's harmless.

2nd Logo

(1988-1991?)

Logo: On a white background, we see red ribbons flying around; they form a picture of a dragon. The text "BBC CYMRU" fades in after.

FX/SFX: Good animation.

Music/Sounds: A nice orchestral fanfare.

Availability: Like the previous logo, extinct.It was also used as the BBC Cymru Wales letterhead at the time. However, it's no more that BBC Cymru/Wales would make an ident again on S4C.

Editor's Note: The dragon's looks may not sit well with some.

BBC Wales

(1997-2009)

Logo: The BBC logo is shown next to the word "Wales". Copyright info is shown below, as well as a URL for the show.

Variant: Sometimes when broadcasted on one of the BBC networks, below it will say: "(NAME OF SHOW) is repeated tomorrow on (NAME OF CHANNEL) at (TIME)".

FX/SFX: Nothing special, just a simple logo.

Music/Sounds: The last part of the end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on some BBC shows at the time, especially Series 1-4 of Doctor Who.

Editor's Note: None, it's just plain.

BBC Cymru Wales

1st Logo

(2009-2011)

Logo: On a black background, we see a red rectangle, with barely noticeable stripes moving. The BBC Logo flips in and a rectangle draws. The words "cymru wales" in myriad pro bold slide from the line. The same copyright and website URL are seen below.

Variant: On the animated Doctor Who serial "Dreamland", it's next to the then-current CBBC logo.

FX/SFX: The stripes, the BBC logo, "cymru wales" sliding in.

Music/Sounds: Same as the BBC Wales logo.

Availability: Common. Seen on later Series 4 Doctor Who episodes and Series 5, aswell as other BBC shows.

Editor's Note: None, it's better than previous logo, in other words.

2nd Logo

(2011-)

Logo: We see a large red cut rectangle, zoom out and letters in "cymru" zoom away, with fast paced triangles zooming past. An almost formed rectangle zooms out and flashes, revealing a gradient red background, and forming the line in the logo. The 1997 BBC logo and "cymru wales" emerge from the rectangle with particles flying through.

Variant: On TV shows, it is cut to the logo flashing.

FX/SFX: Just....gorgeous animation. Fast paced, but good.

Music/Sounds: Lots of whooshes with some digital sounds noticable. TV shows have the same as previous 2.

Availability: Common and current. Seen on all BBC shows currently, and Series 6-9 of Doctor Who and will be continued to be used forward.

Editor's Note: A logo with great animation, definitelyan improvement over the two that preceded it.