Welcome to our section looking at the idents and continuity used on BBC 1 between 1985 and 1991.
Out went the mechanical model of the last 20 years and in came the Computer Orientated World, otherwise known as COW.
In reality, the COW was a big sliver metal box containing circuit boards, each representing different layers of the ident. The individual regions would also have their own version of the ident for regional opt-outs.
With the odd exception, most notably Christmas, there was not a great deal of variation in the idents themselves during this era.
BBC 1 CONTINUITY – DOCTOR WHO – PARADISE TOWERS – PART ONE (5th OCTOBER 1987)
This continuity was for part one of the Doctor Who episode – Paradise Towers featuring Richard Briers
BBC 1 CONTINUITY – DOCTOR WHO VIDEOS (5th OCTOBER 1987)
This continuity was advertising some Doctor Who VHS videos
BBC 1 CONTINUITY – HI-DE-HI (5th OCTOBER 1987)
This continuity was for classic comedy Hi-De-Hi
BBC 1 CONTINUITY – DOCTOR WHO – PARADISE TOWERS – PART TWO (12th OCTOBER 1987)
This continuity was for part two of the Doctor Who episode – Paradise Towers featuring Richard Briers
BBC 1 CONTINUITY – BRUSH STROKES (19th OCTOBER 1987)
This continuity was for comedy Brush Strokes
BBC 1 CONTINUITY – DOCTOR WHO – PARADISE TOWERS – PART THREE (19th OCTOBER 1987)
This continuity was for part three of the Doctor Who episode – Paradise Towers featuring Richard Briers
BBC 1 CONTINUITY – DOCTOR WHO VIDEOS (19th OCTOBER 1987)
This continuity was advertising some Doctor Who VHS videos
BBC 1 CONTINUITY – JAZZ RECORDS (26th OCTOBER 1987)
This continuity was advertising some BBC Jazz Records
BBC 1 CONTINUITY – DOCTOR WHO – PARADISE TOWERS – PART FOUR (26th OCTOBER 1987)
This continuity was for part four of the Doctor Who episode – Paradise Towers featuring Richard Briers
BBC 1 CONTINUITY – DOCTOR WHO – DELTA AND THE BANNERMAN (26th OCTOBER 1987)
This continuity was for the Doctor Who episode – Delta and the Bannerman
BBC 1 CONTINUITY – BERGERAC (22nd NOVEMBER 1989)
This continuity was for the drama series Bergerac
BBC 1 CONTINUITY – DOCTOR WHO – SURVIVAL – PART ONE (22nd NOVEMBER 1989)
This continuity was for the first part of Survival – a story which would mark the end of the original run of Doctor Who
BBC 1 CONTINUITY – BERGERAC (29th NOVEMBER 1989)
This continuity was for the drama series Bergerac
BBC 1 CONTINUITY – DOCTOR WHO – SURVIVAL – PART TWO (29th NOVEMBER 1989)
This continuity was for the second part of Survival – a story which would mark the end of the original run of Doctor Who
BBC 1 CONTINUITY – DOCTOR WHO – SURVIVAL – PART THREE (6th DECEMBER 1989)
This continuity was for the third and final part of Survival – a story which would mark the end of the original run of Doctor Who
