BBC Parliament is a British free-to-air television channel which broadcasts live and recorded coverage of the House of Commons, House of Lords and Select Committees of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the Scottish Parliament, the London Assembly, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Senedd. The channel also broadcasts reports from the European Parliament and the annual conferences of the main political parties and the Trades Union Congress.
The Parliamentary Channel
1992–1998
SVG NEEDED
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Unknown
Launched:
January 13, 1992
BBC Parliament
1998–2009, 2015–2021
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Gill Sans
Launched:
September 23, 1998
1998 ident
2002 ident
BBC Parliament took over the cable-only Parliamentary Channel on the same day that BBC Choice launched (23rd September). The presentation package was updated in 2002, featuring Big Ben's spirals. The service went to full screen video on Freeview in November 2006. This version of the logo is currently used as the channel's DOG from 2015 until February 2021, when the astons where altered to the resemble those of BBC News, this was also carried over to the October 2016 rebrand.
2008–2020
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Gill Sans
Launched:
Unknown
Used on BBC iPlayer
Logo introduced before 2009. BBC Parliament was once again given a refresh in April 2009 to coincide with the BBC News graphics. This version of the logo was used concurrently with the 2009 package on promos and trailers, and is still used on the BBC website, as of April 2021.
2009–2016
Designer:
April 2009
Typography:
Gill Sans
Launched:
Unknown
Linear version used elsewhere, and was used as the channel's DOG from 2009 until 2015, when the 1998-2009 linear logo replaced it.
Ident
2016–2020
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Gill Sans (BBC) Helvetica (Parliament)
Launched:
October 10, 2016
Ident
Introduced in October 2016, this logo was only used on idents. With the DOG remaining that of the 1998-2009 linear logo in Gill Sans until February 2021.
2020–present
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Gill Sans (BBC) BBC Reith Sans (Parliament)
Launched:
January 2020 (ident) February 2021 (DOG)
202? (tentative)
Horizontal variant
Logo without the BBC logo, used on BBC iPlayer from 2021
This logo has been used on TV guides since 2022. It is not known when it will launch on-air.
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