Grampian Productions
Background
This is the production arm of Grampian Television.
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1st Logo (1964-1969) | 2nd Logo (1969-1981) | 3rd Logo (1982-1999) | 4th Logo (1996-February 27, 2000) |
1st Logo (1964-1969)
Logo: Same as the 1964 ident.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.
Availability: Extinct; appears on Will Ye No Come Back Again?.
2nd Logo (1969-1981)
Logo: A still version of the 1969 ident.
Variants:
- A black and white variant exists.
- A Gaelic version exists, replacing "COLOUR" with "DATH".
- On The Haggis Half Hour, the logo is paired with the Guild of Television Cameramen logo.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.
Availability: Extremely rare.
- It was seen on original Grampian programmes from this period such as The Entertainers, Andy's Party, One Over the Party, among many others.
- Despite a large list of programmes, they are all hard to find on home media or on-demand, but some may be found on the STV Footage Sales website.
3rd Logo (1982-1999)
Logo: Like before, it is a still version of the 1982 ident but with a copyright stamp added underneath.
Variants:
- Later on, when the 1982 ident was updated with more shading, so did this logo.
- Sometimes, the company name would be replaced with text reading "A GRAMPIAN PRODUCTION FOR" and the 1989 ITV logo below.
- A superimposed variant exists.
- Another variant had the words "A GRAMPIAN PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL FOUR".
- On A Guid New Year, the logo appears alongside the 1989 Scottish Television logo with the words "A GRAMPIAN TELEVISION/SCOTTISH TELEVISION PRODUCTION FOR", with the 1989 ITV logo underneath with a copyright notice below.
- On Breakthrough, the Scottish flag symbol is within a box and paired with the TSW logo while against a white-cyan background containing the text "A Grampian/TSW Co-Production".
- On Highlanders, the logo is on the same row as the Malone Gill Productions logo.
- An extremely rare co-production variant exists where the logo is paired with six other ITV franchise logos on a blue background. Grampian's logo appears on the centre left.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.
Availability: Very rare.
- Like before, it appeared on many programmes that are hard to find outside of original TV airings such as Highlanders, Geography Junction, A Guid New Year, among others.
4th Logo (1996-February 27, 2000)
Logo: Once again, it is a still version of its respective previous logo, but with the logo now in 3D facing the right a bit and a copyright stamp added underneath.
Variant: On Vote '99 Scotland Debate, this logo is paired with the 1996 Scottish Television logo with the words "A SCOTTISH TELEVISION GRAMPIAN TELEVISION CO-PRODUCTION" appearing below.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.
Availability: Unknown.