Trivia
- Contrary to the belief of many, NODD was not called so because the camera could nod in any direction at the push of a button.
- The mechanical clock that accompanied the look gained so much status that the design was included in the header of the BBC website when it was redesigned in 2007, incorporated into a clock module in the next redesign in 2009 and is again located at the top of the page in the current redesign. It is also the basis of the current styling used throughout the BBC website.
- The 1972 Mechanical Globe ident was recreated to introduce the second series of Life on Mars.
- The 1981 version of the ident was recreated to end both Northern Ireland's digital switchover and the analogue television era in the UK.
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