TSW - Surely the best logo ever on ITV? Posted Sat Jul 1 16:29:37 BST 2000 by Dan F

Who else thinks that the original TSW animated ident (the blue spheres inverting into green sails) was absolutely fantastic?

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Posted By Newboy on Sun Jul 2 09:42:14 BST 2000:

I would have to agree. The logo itself was really dynamic but the tune that accompanied it was the best music to go with an ident full stop.
But TSW logo two's music was just dire: derrrrrrrderrrrdeeeerdeeeerdeeerdeeerdeeeer
OH PLEASE!
On another note the music to Today south west at one point I was addicted to! This piece was composed by Ed Welch who also composed "TSW TODAY" the succesor to Today south west.
So now you know.

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Posted By Mr Ree on Sun Jul 2 13:11:05 BST 2000:

Ed Welch did some stuff outside TSW as well. Blockbusters with Bob Holness for starters ...

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Posted By Dan F on Sun Jul 2 14:10:43 BST 2000:

>But TSW logo two's music was just dire: derrrrrrrderrrrdeeeerdeeeerdeeerdeeerdeeeer
>OH PLEASE!

I agree, the second incarnation of the TSW theme (circa 1986) was nowhere near as good as the first. It was a bit brass band - dare I say too 'northern sounding' for the southwest station!

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Posted By Chris L on Sun Jul 2 22:15:30 BST 2000:

Dan F you don't work at Langage by any chance do you?!?!?!?!? ;)

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Posted By ribbit on Mon Jul 3 09:21:10 BST 2000:

Ahh- that logo was much beloved by me, and I don't think that Westcountry's logo ever matched up to it. But it was better than the Carlton logo we now get....grrr.
Bring back Gus Honeybun!

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Posted By Anonymous on Mon Jul 3 13:31:19 BST 2000:

>>But TSW logo two's music was just dire: derrrrrrrderrrrdeeeerdeeeerdeeerdeeerdeeeer
>>OH PLEASE!
>
>I agree, the second incarnation of the TSW theme (circa 1986) was nowhere near as good as the first. It was a bit brass band - dare I say too 'northern sounding' for the southwest station!
>
>

Well cornwall has a whole bunch of silver bands so it ain't out of keeping with the area...Have to say the orginal blue blobs to green hills was a masterpiece of early '80's graphics on a budget ...but you can keep Gus Honeybun!

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