A hot air balloon made famous by the BBC will launch once more.
For five years, the idents for BBC One featured the orange and red globe, which was created in Bristol by Cameron Balloons.
Brothers Liam and Daniel Whitelock have restored it so that it is ready to be flown at the Midlands Air Festival after it was inflated for the first time in decades in March.
Daniel said, "I remember seeing it on television when I was a kid, so it's kind of surreal. ".
The brothers have been restoring the balloon to its former glory, including touching up its paintwork, as part of Bristol Balloon Collectors, who have about 60 balloons in their collection.
The balloon "lasted pretty well, it all feels good," Liam remarked.
The top is "a bit more faded than the bottom," according to him, because red "tends to fade a bit.".
"Now that we've finally gotten the cat out of the bag, it's actually not that bad.
"It looks amazing. I'm eager to blow it up," he continued.
It's quite surreal to have the balloon sitting in your garage, according to Daniel, who still remembers how much he enjoyed watching it on television.
"We like to release used balloons for the public to enjoy. ".
Liam explained that they had touched up the clouds with barge enamel paint, typically used on boats, because they had been painted on the fabric by Cameron Balloons many years earlier and were flaking.
As manufacturers increasingly use digital printing, he claimed that painting balloons is a thing of the past.
The BBC globe balloon will be flown during the Midlands Air Festival, which takes place at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire from June 2 to June 4.
