Richard Baker announces the first bulletin in 1954. Note the minimal set and the radio-style microphone. It was not until the following year that a newsreader actually appeared on screenPhotograph: BBC
BBC news logo in the late 1970s. The Nine O'Clock News was launched in 1970 and continued for 30 years until BBC1's late evening news was moved to the 10pm slot in 2000Photograph: BBC
John Simpson in 1981. The horizontal lines of the studio were usually broken by a picture superimposed in place of the blue screen. Note the beige-on-beige colour coordination and the Trimphone. Photograph: BBC
Six O'Clock News logo in 1984, with a slabby monolithic look typical of the graphics of the time. The title sequence started out as a globe, which turned into the pages of a book and then formed the logoPhotograph: BBC
Later in 1988, the logo was changed to incorporate lightning flashes that some critics claimed had Thatcherite, or even fascist, overtonesPhotograph: BBC
In 1993, the corporation's computer design arm turned to the Silicon Graphics computers used in movies to enhance the high-tech look, with a 'virtual' studio featuring layers of visualsPhotograph: BBC
In 1999, the BBC adopted its now familiar red colour scheme. The set moved away from the high-tech look with a desk made out of what appear to be recycled beer kegsPhotograph: BBC
Rolling news service News 24 was launched in 1997. This shot from 1999 shows the harsh lighting and shiny 'sci-fi' set, which drew criticismPhotograph: BBC
