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In 2004 the question was asked,
"How was the famous EastEnders credits map made?"
Answer: An aircraft flew over the East End of London at about 1000 feet taking photos in strips.
Note: You may notice that the picture is in a box shape, Eastenders episodes in the '80s and '90s were filmed in 4:3 and later changed to 16:9, that is today's filming standard.
Note: The font used for EastEnders is "Gloucester MT Extra Condensed". Between 1 November 1988 - 8 November 1988 the end credits seemed to be bold but were later changed back to their original design.
The original EastEnders theme was reinstated 11 April 1994, albeit a remixed version, as a consequence of the negative viewer feedback to the so-called Jazzy Theme. The graphics themselves, however, remained unchanged until 2 September 1999. ► Watch Credits
Note: In 2010 Eastenders switched from Standard Definition (SD) to High Definition (HD) with the arrival of BBC One HD. The First HD episode was shown 25 December 2010.
Episode Count: 469 episodes (481 if counting hour-long episodes)
Note: These new titles show the Olympic Park, including the stadium.
Apart from this amendment, the titles remain unchanged to this day, and are the longest-used set of titles in the show's history, both in terms of episode count and tenure (years used).
Lucy Beale flashback episode (2015), A special title card used for the Lucy Beale Flashback episode 19 February 2015. It was used again during the 35th Anniversary week. This title cards is very similar to current Eastenders title card a part from it has been coloured black to indicate its a flashback.
Series 1 - 2010, broadcast 8 January 2010. This title card is very similar to Eastenders title card a part from the addition of the E20 next to the word Eastenders and the big E20 watermark.
Series 2 - 2010, broadcast 7 September 2010. In the second series the title card changed, similar to the previous E20 title card, the only difference is the E20 watermark is no longer transparent but has a solid red colour.
Series 3 - 2011, broadcast 21 September 2011. In the third series the title card changed with the E20 becoming transparent again like in series one but it now has a red border and the E20 lettering next to Eastenders has changed from red to black.
East Street a 2010Children in Need special with the cast of EastEnders and Coronation Street.
Documentaries[]
EastEnders Greatest Hits (2004),A five part series of famous characters that has featured in EastEnders.
Eastenders Xtra (2005), As part of the 20th Anniversary of Eastenders a ten episode series was made. It was available BBCi on and featured games and interviews with cast members, looked behind the scenes and allowed viewers to take part in quizzes on their mobile phones. This series was first shown February 2005.
Eastenders Greatest Cliffhangers (2010), As part of the 25th Anniversary of Eastenders a three episode series was created showing all the greatest cliffhangers and interviews with the cast, first shown 26 January 2010.
Eastenders: 30 Years of Cliffhangers (2015), As part of the 30th Anniversary of Eastenders a three episode series was created showing all the greatest cliffhangers and interviews with the cast, first shown 27 January 2015.
Eastenders: Back to Ours (2015), As part of the 30th Anniversary of Eastenders a six episode series was created, presented by cast members and showing their best bits, first shown 27 January 2015.
Eastenders: Backstage Live (2015), As part of the 30th Anniversary of Eastenders a two part episode was created, aired after the final live episode and presented by Zoe Ball, Ore Oduba and Joe Swash and first shown 20 February 2015.
EastEnders in other Shows[]
Celebrity Juice: Corrie vs. EastEnders Special (2012), A special episode of Celebrity Juice was filmed with special guests John Partridge & Rita Simons. It was first shown 22 March 2012
The Graham Norton Show Eastenders Special (2015), As part of the 30th Anniversary a special edition of The Graham Norton was made with interviews from the cast and was first shown 16 February 2015.