Atlantic Productions

Background
Atlantic Productions is a London-based documentary production company founded in 1992 by Anthony Geffen.

1st Logo (9 February 2000-18 May 2002)
Logo: Against a smoky background is the company name in a bold, serif font and stacked format. In between them, a glowing, wavy line is drawn from left to right. After that sequence is complete, the glow disappears.

Variant: Sometimes, a copyright stamp will appear on the bottom of the screen.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: It can be seen on their documentaries from the early 2000's, which include The Ancient Greeks: Crucible of Civilization, The Real Untouchables, and Queen of Sheba: Behind the Myth. Some of them are nowhere to be seen outside of their original airings or the BFI vault.

2nd Logo (17 August 2003-11 October 2009)
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Logo: The logo is set on a cloudy background. Behind a bright light, "{{color|silver|{{Font|Helvetica|Atlantic}}" is in a silver texture and on top of a moving, wavy  line with a shiny appearance. To the bottom right of the text is "{{color|silver|{{Font|Helvetica|PRODUCTIONS}}". The logo is aligned to the left side of the screen.

Variants:
 * Sometimes, additional in-credit information may be added on the on-screen logo, focusing on co-producers/channels.
 * A boxed variant exists, placing the logo on top of in-credit information.
 * On some programmes, the logo is cropped to only cover the logo portion.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: This logo made its debut on Nefertiti Resurrected and was later seen on Columbus: Secrets from the Grave, both of which use the on-screen variant. The boxed variant is more common and appears on Apollo 11: The Untold Story, War of the Birds, and Spartans at the Gates of Fire, among many other history and nature documentaries. The alternate in-credit variant appears on Sphinx Unmasked and Holy Warriors.

3rd Logo (16 May 2010-24 October 2012)
Logo: Set on a dimly lit stone background, a stylised "A" consists of two thick lines comprised of small, vertical lines. Next to the logo is "tlantic productions" in a stacked format.

Variants:
 * On some cases, the on-screen logo has copyright information below.
 * An in-credit version of this features the logo mainly in white.
 * There is an alternate in-credit variant that only consists of the logo and no background.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Rare, due to its short lifespan. The on-screen variant appears on Flying Monsters and Kingdom of Plants, both starring David Attenborough. Several of the naturalist's documentaries would frequently feature this and future logos at the end. This also include First Life for the in-credit variant.

4th Logo (20 September 2013-13 April 2017)
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Logo: A -white hole-less delta zooms in while its counter expands albeit slightly out of sync with the shape's movement. The company name in a stacked format fades in below while the whole logo slowly backs away from the screen.

Variants:
 * Sometimes, the logo is still.
 * The logo may be arranged horizontally where the company name, still in a stacked format, is positioned to the right of the delta.
 * There is an early version where the bottom of the delta is darker and the company name is.
 * On Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough, the gradient was adjusted where there is more white on the bottom of the delta.
 * On American prints of Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough, the original notice with the BBC's logo is inside a box and positioned on the bottom left section of the screen. Copyright information is display outside and below the box.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Uncommon. It first appeared on Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates and was last seen on Galapagos. Other documentaries featuring this logo include Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough and Time Scanners.

5th Logo (20 December 2017-)
Logo: There is a stylised "A" with a pointy top and curved legs. The inner portion that surrounds the letter's hole is. The company name, with "PRODUCTIONS" underneath, is positioned below the logo.

Variants:
 * Like before, there exists a horizontally aligned variant.
 * Sometimes, the top text is.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the programme.

Availability: Current. It made its first appearance on Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees and also appears on another documentary featuring the famed actress, Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure. A lot of their newer documentaries are easy to find on streaming and on-demand sites.