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We were very excited at Jump to have the chance to team up again with So Television to create the title sequence for their new BBC chat show The Claudia Winkleman Show.

Claudia is best known for co-presenting Strictly Come Dancing and hosting The Traitors. This new show will see her welcome the biggest names from the worlds of film, television and music and beyond to her sofa for lively conversation with the help of a studio audience.

Harry Handyside - Art Director at Jump:

"In our early conversations with the producers, the show’s world was described as something closer to a late-night piano bar or jazz lounge than a traditional chat show. With the theme being composed by Ezra Collective, the brief naturally pushed us toward visual languages that felt rhythmic, musical and expressive.

Early inspiration came from classic title sequence design, particularly the work of Saul Bass, with references like Dr. No and Catch Me If You Can. What we liked about those was their ability to convey character and energy through simple, abstract forms rather than literal imagery.

The concept we developed was called “Circles of Conversation.” Rather than depicting Claudia or the guests directly, we represented everyone in the show; host, guests and audience, as simple dots. Claudia appears as a bright, energetic circle that brings the show to life, introducing other coloured circles that represent guests. Around them sit the audience, rendered in deeper background tones.

The animation plays with the relationships between these elements, abstract gestures that loosely mirror the rhythm of conversation. The aim was to evoke storytelling, interaction and audience energy without ever becoming literal. It keeps the sequence graphic and musical, allowing the movement to respond naturally to the jazz score.

Our palette evolved when we saw the full set photography. The environment was really warm with browns, caramels, burgundy and deep reds dominating the space. This gave us the opportunity to move the titles into a rich, more chocolate-toned colour world that felt perfect for the atmosphere of a jazz bar.

We created a distinctive typographic hierarchy for the logo, where the words THE SHOW take centre stage, while CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN sits deliberately modestly within the composition. The overall result is a playful, abstract title sequence that sets the tone for a warm, sophisticated conversation space."

The Claudia Winkleman Show goes out on BBC One / BBC iPlayer on Fridays at 10.40pm.

Jump has previously worked with So Television creating the title sequence for the multi-award winning The Graham Norton Show.