Uden Associates

Background
Uden Associates is the production company of Patrick Uden, formed on April 1, 1982 after resigning from the BBC a few months ago. He would close down the company on January 19, 2004.

1st Logo (1984-1991)
Logo: On a black background, "UATV" tilted 45 degrees counterclockwise trails throughout the screen from left to right while the text "Arial" fades in, either stacked or in one line. A co-producer's name (e.g. Channel 4) may also appear alongside the copyright notice.

Variants:
 * Sometimes, either the text or letters appear first.
 * On the Equinox documentary "Twang Bang Kerang", the bottom text flashes after the trail leaves the screen.
 * On The Nuts And Bolts of Ben Bowlby, the bottom text is the same as the logo.
 * On the Equinox documentary "Turbo: Once Around The Block", the text is.

Technique: The "UATV" trail.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Very rare. While their programmes are no longer reran, several of them managed to see preservation from archival sites and some releases on home media. This includes many Equinox documentaries from this period including "Twang Bang Kerang", "The Mind Benders", "John's Not Mad", and many more. It also appeared on The Nuts And Bolts Of Ben Bowlby and Scorpio Files.

2nd Logo (1991-1995)
Logo: On a black background, there are multiple bars consisting of hot pink,, purple, and colors moving from either the left or right sections of the screen, briefly forming "UATV" before breaking it apart and moving off the screen. Underneath is the same text from before with the exact behavior as last time.

Technique: The bars forming/breaking up the logo.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Like before, it can be seen on several Equinox documentaries, including "Spacesuit", "The Dyslexic Engineer", and "Zen On Wheels". It also appeared on the Secret Lives documentary "The Young Freud".

3rd Logo (1996-2000)
Logo: On a black background, a roughly drawn ball has two arrows coming from the left, flashing said color when stopped. Over to the right are multiple scribbles and sketches of various equipments and tools with the last being a simplistic smiley face. Fading in from this is "Arial", which was circled a few times. After a few moments, the smiley face and the other scribbles disappear. Underneath is "A Uden Associates Production" alongside a co-producer's name and the copyright notice.

Variant: A shortened variant exists.

Technique: The scribbles, the arrows moving, and the text fading in.

Music/Sounds: Frequency changes with a voice recorder and two beeps briefly heard. Music/Sounds Variant: On the shortened variant, only one beep is heard.

Availability: Very rare. This is again due to their releases being hard to find outside of original TV airings. However, it was spotted on a 1999 VCI VHS release of Classic Trains as well as The Spying Game and The Mini Job: the Making of The Italian Job.

4th Logo (2000-2002)
Logo: Similar to the previous logo where the ball is and the text is light blue and tilted at a different angle.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Extremely rare, since it had a shorter lifespan than the previous logos. Seen on Concorde: The Plane that Fell to Earth and some episodes of The Most Evil Men and Woman In History produced in 2001, including the episode "Joseph Stalin".

5th Logo (2002-2004)
Logo: On a dodger blue background, there are two transparent dark bars moving downwards. Simultaneously, the stretched curved text "uden", and a white and black oval fade in and stop when the two shapes intersect, forming an eye. The bars continue to move until they disappear when moving upwards for the last time. Underneath is "An Uden Associates Production", a co-producer's name, and the copyright notice.

Variant: A print version exists where the logo is less stretched and the eye is different, plus tilted more vertically.

Technique: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Extremely rare. Like before, some episodes of The Most Evil Men and Woman In History has this logo, specifically those produced in 2002. Split-screen credits of said show do not contain this or the previous logo.