BBC  "Bat's Wings"

In 1953, renowned graphic designer Abram Games was commissioned to create a new on-air identity for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). His intricate design featured radiating waveforms spreading from a central globe and eye motif, symbolising the Corporation's far-reaching influence and worldwide audience. While reflecting the BBC's dominance in radio broadcasting, the design also conveyed an ambitious vision for the emerging medium of television.

Affectionately nicknamed the "Bat's Wings", the distinctive emblem became familiar to millions of British television viewers throughout the 1950s. It remained the BBC's principal on-screen identity until 1958, when it was replaced by the first version of the now instantly recognisable BBC "blocks" logo.