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The Ident Review Season 4, Episode 5: Sombre Idents

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This time on THE IDENT REVIEW, we're taking a look at a rare breed of ident that hardly ever make appearances on UK television. Going out after the announcement of the death of Prince Philip, we look at how the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 reformatted themselves, in order to broadcast this news. Watch The Ident Review Season 4, Episode 5 Sombre Idents in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of The Ident Review Season 4, Episode 5 and share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Episodes

11 episodes
1

Channel 4 80's Throwback Idents

This time on THE IDENT REVIEW, we are jumping right to the present day, in 2021... sort of! To help promote and celebrate the launch of new Russell T. Davies drama, It's A Sin, Channel 4 decided that for one day only, they would go for a full rebrand! Bringing out many classic sequences that they first aired, back in the 1980's!

15 min
2

GOLD 2008 Idents

This time on THE IDENT REVIEW, we're back taking a look at a channel from the UKTV Network! Having aired since 1992, the channel known as UKTV Gold was about to undergo a major rebrand. Now simply GOLD (or G.O.L.D.), the channel was now focused on comedy, and when this happened in 2008, it meant a whole new host of idents. But how did they stack up? Find out in this review!

9 min
3

BBC1 B&W Idents: 1953-1969

This time on THE IDENT REVIEW, we're taking a look at some of the oldest existing idents for one of the oldest television channels in the world! We are of course talking about BBC TV/BBC1, and we look at all of their on-screen identities from the original Batwings from 1953, all the way up to the Watch Strap variants of the late 1960's!

10 min
4

Channel 4 Aardman Idents

This time on THE IDENT REVIEW, we're heading back to the year 1996, and just before Channel 4 was due for its first major rebrand, there was time for one last collaboration. They teamed up with Aardman, an award-winning animation studio who were responsible for such loved classics like the Wallace and Gromit series! They were tasked with creating numerous short sequences for Channel 4, so we're going to see exactly what they gave them!

12 min
5

Sombre Idents

This time on THE IDENT REVIEW, we're taking a look at a rare breed of ident that hardly ever make appearances on UK television. Going out after the announcement of the death of Prince Philip, we look at how the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 reformatted themselves, in order to broadcast this news.

7 min
6

Nickelodeon Idents: The Early Years (1979-1993)

This time on THE IDENT REVIEW, we're examining some of the earliest idents from what was the premiere children's channel, arguably across the world, Nickelodeon! We start in 1979, after the channel launched, rebranding from Pinwheel, it's early 80's attempt with the silver ball, the debut of the famous orange splatter and signature tune in 1985, and some of the early CGI work seen in the early 1990's!

11 min
7

BBC1 Colour Idents: 1969-1997

This time on THE IDENT REVIEW, we continue our journey through the history of BBC1 idents! Last time we visited we covered the black-and-white era of idents for the BBC's flagship channel. Well this time, we're moving into full colour! And taking a look at each main ident that represented BBC1 from 1969, all the way up until 1997!

11 min
8

Sky One Idents (1984-2021)

This time on THE IDENT REVIEW, we pay our respects to one of the most established satellite channels, that has kept us entertained for nearly 40 years. With the announcement that it will be replaced in September, we look back on several idents from the long history, of SKY ONE!

30 min
9

Nickelodeon Idents: The Later Years (1993-2021)

This time on THE IDENT REVIEW, we continue our journey through the history of Nickelodeon Idents, picking up where we left off in 1993, bringing it all the way up until the present day in 2021!

19 min
10

Channel 4 2004 Idents

This time on THE IDENT REVIEW, we return to Channel 4 to take a look at the vast majority of sequences that occupied viewers screens from 2004 to 2015!

30 min
11

BBC One 2021 Christmas Idents (ft. Shaun the Sheep)

This time on THE IDENT REVIEW, we get into the festive spirit by looking at the festive offerings that will be seen on BBC ONE this year in 2021! Featuring one of Aardman Animations most beloved characters, it's Shaun the Sheep!

11 min