BBC.co.uk in pictures

The BBC website homepage has been through numerous relaunches over the past decade or so, with its branding switching from BBC Online to BBCi and now bbc.co.uk
  
  


April 1997
One of the BBC's earliest web pages in April 1997 Photograph: Public domain
July 1998
By July 1998, the design had been lightened and made easier to read Photograph: Public domain
August 2000
The longstanding central news column had appeared by August 2000 Photograph: Public domain
September 11 2001
The September 11 attacks tested the popularity of online news Photograph: Public domain
November 2001
November 2001 saw the site smartened up, with more plugs to entertainment Photograph: Public domain
November 2002
The site was faster and slicker by November 2002 Photograph: Public domain
May 2004
The new bbc.co.uk logo graced the site by May 2004 Photograph: Public domain
October 2005
October 2005, three months after several smaller sections, including Cult, are cut from the site Photograph: Public domain
UnassignedJanuary 2006
By January 2006, the budget for bbc.co.uk has reached £72m for the year Photograph: Public domain
March 2007
Little changes on the site by March 2007, though the logo is ditched in favour of the more versatile BBC squares Photograph: Public domain
May 2008
A trial version of an overhauled, customisable bbc.co.uk is rolled out in December 2007, with a full launch in February 2008 Photograph: Public domain
May 2008
The bbc.co.uk is heavily criticised by the trust in May 2008 after management went over budget by 48% to £110m Photograph: Public domain
 

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